The beautiful Sofia Vergara is the latest actor to sign on to star in The Smurfs. The star of ABC’s hit comedy Modern Family has been cast in the big screen adaptation of the Saturday morning cartoon from the ’80s according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Vergara joins fellow humans Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, George Lopez, Glee’s Jayma Mays and singer Katy Perry for the story about the little blue critters who live in the woods. Vergara is apparently on board to play Harris’s wife, an executive at a ritzy cosmetics company.

The film will be a hybrid of live-action and CGI animation. Director Raja Gosnell, who has previously brought audiences Scooby Doo and Beverly Hills Chihuahua, will be at the helm.

Colombian actress and model Vergara’s star is rising thanks to her attention-getting performance on Modern Family. She also recently signed to join the cast of Happy Feet 2 in 3D. That film is currently in production with an expected November 2011 release date.