Sofia Vergara: The Serial Killer Role Before Modern Family
02.22.2009 | By SBC Staff |
*Updated April 2026
Before Sofia Vergara became the highest-paid woman on American television, she was handing brownies to Madea inside a Tyler Perry jail cell, as a serial killer. The Colombian actress played Terry “T.T.” in Madea Goes to Jail (2009), a Lionsgate comedy that grossed $90.5 million worldwide. The role featured a cheerful serial killer who ends up as Madea’s cellmate.














