Sonja Morgan Biography
Sonja Morgan is an American TV personality, socialite, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who rose to prominence by appearing in The Real Housewives of New York City. She appears in The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy SN 4 which premieres on December 14, 2023, on Peacock.
Sonja Morgan Education
Morgan joined the Fashion Institute of Technology after she completed her high school education. While there, she studied Marketing.
Sonja Morgan Career
Morgan debuted her fashion line, Sonja by Sonja Morgan, in 2015. The clothes are sold at the Vanessa Noel store online and on East 64th Street. Also, they could be found at Century 21 before they filed for bankruptcy in 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic. She worked as an event planner, interior director, and hostess in the 1980s and 1990s for a chain of high-end Manhattan restaurants.
Morgan made her debut off-Broadway in 2017 when she appeared in Sex Tips for Straight Women by a Gay Man. The same year, she debuted a restricted tour of improv shows named Sonja In Your City. The shows were sold out in cities like Baltimore, New York, Boston, and Washington DC. Frequently, she appears on Watch What Happens Live as a guest. Further, she has appeared in several TV series like Worst Cooks in America, Difficult People, and Kocktails with Khloé. In 2023, she appeared in Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake with Luann de Lesseps.
Aside from her TV work, Morgan has donated to charities that involve children. animal rights, LGBTQ+ rights, visual, and performing artists. Additionally, she serves as a host of cabaret and burlesque events named Sonja in the City which help gather funds for charity. In 1990, she received a Singular Sensation Award for her work with Vanessa Noel and Mira Sorvino. For her charity work, she attained a New York State Senate Award.
Clothing/Clothes
Morgan debuted her fashion line, Sonja by Sonja Morgan, in 2015. The clothes are sold at the Vanessa Noel store online and on East 64th Street.
Sonja Morgan Age
Morgan was born on November 25, 1963, in Averill Park, New York, U.S.A. She is 60 years old as of 2023. Morgan celebrates her birthday every November 25th.
Sonja Morgan Height
Morgan stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches
Sonja Morgan Family
Morgan was born to Sandra Cooper Quell and Dennis Howard Tremont. Her father and grandfather managed a lumber company in Averill Park. Nicholas Tremont, her earliest ancestor, came to the U.S. sometime before 1880. It is not known if Morgan has any siblings.
Sonja Morgan Husband
Morgan revealed that she had been dating a new man for six months at BravoCon in 2023. She called him a Viking cause he has “a beard, a mustache, white a little gray…” according to PEOPLE Magazine.
Ex-Husband(John Adams Morgan)/Relationship
Previously, Morgan was married to John Adams Morgan. They exchanged vows in 1998 and divorced in 2006 after an 8-year marriage. They met in the 1990s when she worked for an Italian restaurant on Madison Avenue as a hostess. Next, they met in Aspen where they dined together and he popped the big question later that night.
Adams is a sailor and Olympic champion who founded Morgan Joseph. He was born on September 17, 1930, and is 93 years old as of 2023. Henry Sturgis Morgan, his father, co-founded Morgan Stanley while J. P. Morgan, his great-grandfather, founded J.P. Morgan & Co.
Daughter
Before the divorce, they had a daughter named Quincy Adams Morgan. Quincy was born in October 2000 in the Upper East Side townhouse and is 23 years old as of 2023. She joined at the University of Pennsylvania’s College of Arts and Sciences after studying at The Taft School. She graduated Summa Cum Laude in May 2023 as evidenced by Morgans’ Instagram post where she congratulated her for her achievement on May 16, 2023.
Divorce
Morgan divorced John Adams Morgan in 2006 after an 8-year marriage. She said that she had lost her best friend and a wonderful marriage. Also, she said that she’s sometimes conflicted about the decision wondering whether she should’ve stayed so that Wuincy could have everything that she needed and spent more time with her.
After the divorce, she was in financial bankruptcy and filed for bankruptcy. Later, she paid her creditors for four years. She sold her Ramatuelle house for $5.7 million and remortgaged her $3.3 million New York City home. She paid Hannibal Pictures Incorporated $6.95 million after she didn’t appear on a movie project. Her estate and the deed to her $5.8 million Telluride home earned the American Home Mortgage Servicing $600,000
Sonja Morgan Net Worth
Morgan has an estimated net worth ranging between $5 Million – $10 Million which she has earned through being a TV personality, socialite, entrepreneur, and reality TV star.
Sonja Morgan The Real Housewives Of New York
Morgan started appearing in Bravo TV’s The Real Housewives of New York City in 2010 during its 3rd season. She appeared as the main cast of the show for 11 seasons till 2021. She had a large following in the series and was voted “Best Comedienne” in the fan-picked Real Housewives Awards for four solid years starting in 2015. In 2021, Cameo revealed that she was among its top ten highest-earning celebrities in 2020.
Sonja Morgan The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy
Morgan appears in The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy SN 4 which premieres on December 14, 2023, on Peacock. The show’s 4th season surrounds and reunites the original run of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” as they venture to St. Barths for an adventure. The show stars pop culture icons like
- Kelly Killoren Bensimon
- Dorinda Medley
- Kristen Taekman
- Luann de Lesseps
- Ramona Singer
Sonja Morgan Ethnicity
Morgan is of German, English, and Luxembourgian ancestry.
Sonja Morgan OnlyFans
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Sonja Morgan House/Townhouse
During SN 12 of The Real Housewives Of New York, Morgan admitted that her Upper East Side townhouse was financially and emotionally draining her. She said that after her daughter went to college the house became too big for one person and that she was ready to let go of the house to a new family.
Thus, she did a huge renovation and listed it for $10.75 million in 2020. However, her plans failed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She said that she had been living in a Columbus Circle apartment for two years and moved back to the townhouse when the pandemic struck because she had rented the apartment. Further, she said that she’ll stay in the townhouse as a guest until the house is rented or sold.
Morgan sold her Ramatuelle house for $5.7 million and remortgaged her $3.3 million New York City home. Her estate and the deed to her $5.8 million Telluride home earned the American Home Mortgage Servicing $600,000
Sonja Morgan Arrest
In 2010, Morgan was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Southampton Village. She was pulled over by a police officer in Southampton Village after she had partied on the East End during the Memorial Day weekend. She took several field sobriety tests which she failed and refused to take a Breathalyzer test. Following the incident, she was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated/DWI.
Sonja Morgan Instagram
Morgan has an active Instagram account that has over 1.2 million followers. CLICK HERE to view her account.