Sofia Vergara named highest paid US TV actress for third year running
Sofia Vergara has been named the highest paid US TV actress by Forbes magazine for the third year in a row.
The Columbian actress who plays Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the hit show Modern Family reportedly earns $325,000 for each episode of the comedy series, and raked in an estimated $37 million between June 2013 and June 2014.
In addition to her lucrative acting career, the 42-year-old - who is dating former True Blood star Joe Manganiello - also made millions from her numerous endorsement deals with Diet Pepsi, Cover Girl, Kmart and a string of others.
Forbes magazine highest paid US TV actresses
She also co-founded Latin World Entertainment, a talent, management and entertainment marketing firm.
Emmy-winning Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actress Mariska Hargitay, 50, - who is paid $450,000 per episode - came in second place again after earning $13 million, while The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, 28, came in third with $11 million.
Other actresses on this year's list include Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo, 44, Girls creator and star Lena Dunham, 28, The Good Wife beauty Julianna Margulies, 48, and Cobie Smulders, 32, from How I Met Your Mother.
The top 10 actresses on the 2014 list made a combined $140 million.
