Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara is a Colombian-American actress and television personality who has been nominated for Emmys, Golden Globes, and Screen Actors Guild awards. She's best known for her roles as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on Modern Family and Griselda Blanco in the Netflix miniseries Griselda. A photographer discovered Vergara at the beach, launching her modeling and television career.