Sonja Morgan Age & Biography

Sonja Morgan is 62 years old and was born on November 25, 1963, in Averill Park, New York. The American television personality, philanthropist and entrepreneur is best known for starring in Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City, which she joined in 2010 during its third season and remained with as a main cast member for eleven seasons until 2021. A longtime fan favorite, she was voted “Best Comedienne” at the fan-chosen Real Housewives Awards for four consecutive years, from 2015 through 2018, and she launched her own fashion line, Sonja by Sonja Morgan, in 2015.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sonja Morgan (née Tremont)
Age	62 years old
Date of Birth	November 25, 1963
Birthplace	Averill Park, New York, United States
Education	Fashion Institute of Technology (BS)
Occupation	Television personality, philanthropist, entrepreneur
Known For	The Real Housewives of New York City
Children	1

Who Is Sonja Morgan?

Sonja Morgan (née Tremont; born November 25, 1963) is an American television personality. She is popularly known for her starring role on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of New York City.

Morgan joined RHONY in 2010 during its third season and stayed with the show until 2021, remaining a main cast member for eleven seasons. Widely regarded as a franchise fan favorite, she was voted “Best Comedienne” in the fan-chosen Real Housewives Awards for four consecutive years, from 2015 through 2018. In 2021, celebrity video messaging platform Cameo disclosed that Morgan was among their top ten highest-earning celebrities the previous year.

Beyond reality television, Morgan is a philanthropist who has contributed to charities involving children, visual and performing arts, and LGBTQ+ rights. In February 2026, she was announced as a cast member in the upcoming E! reality television series The Golden Life, reuniting with former Real Housewives stars Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Kelly Bensimon and Dorinda Medley in Palm Beach, Florida.

Early Life & Background

Sonja Tremont was born on 25 November 1963, in Averill Park, New York, to parents Dennis Howard Tremont and Sandra Cooper (née Quell). Her grandfather and father ran a lumber company in Averill Park, the town where Sonja was also raised. She is of German, English, and Luxembourgish ancestry. Her ancestor Nicholas Tremont arrived in the United States sometime before 1880.

Morgan studied marketing at the Fashion Institute of Technology. In the 1980s and 1990s, she worked as an interior director, event planner, and hostess for a series of high-end Manhattan restaurants, where she met prominent figures including John McEnroe, Jack Nicholson, Richard Lewis, Eric Clapton, and Prince Albert of Monaco.

Career

Morgan’s fashion line, Sonja by Sonja Morgan, was launched in 2015 and sold at the Vanessa Noel store on East 64th Street and online. Morgan’s line also retailed in Century 21 stores prior to their bankruptcy filing in 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2010, Morgan joined the cast of Bravo’s hit reality television series The Real Housewives of New York City during its third season. She stayed with the show until 2021, remaining a main cast member for eleven seasons. In 2017, Morgan made her off-Broadway debut in the play Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man. In 2021, she launched a regional tour of improv shows entitled Sonja in Your City, playing sold-out shows in cities including New York, Boston, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. She is a frequent guest on Andy Cohen’s late night chat show, Watch What Happens Live, and she has made guest appearances on a number of other television series, including Difficult People, Kocktails with Khloé, and Worst Cooks in America.

In 2023, she co-starred in a Real Housewives spin-off series with longtime castmate Luann de Lesseps, titled Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake, which premiered on July 9, 2023. Morgan starred in the fourth season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, a spin-off featuring various women from The Real Housewives franchise, which premiered in December 2023 on Peacock.

Morgan met John Adams Morgan, a member of the prominent Morgan family, in the 1990s while working as an emcee at an Italian restaurant on Madison Avenue. They were married from 1998 until 2006, and spent much of their marriage residing on Caritas, a 3.5-acre private island at Wallack’s Point in Stamford, Connecticut. They have one daughter, Quincy Adams Morgan. Her divorce left her in financial ruin; she filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, paying off creditors over four years.

A longtime philanthropist, Morgan received a Singular Sensation Award in 1990 at the St. Regis Hotel for her work alongside Vanessa Noel and Mira Sorvino, and in July 2013 she received a New York State Senate Award for charity work. Her show, Sonja in Your City, which has included cabaret and burlesque elements, has helped raise money for charity.

Facts About Sonja Morgan

• She joined The Real Housewives of New York City in season 3 in 2010 and stayed as a main cast member for eleven seasons.
• She was voted “Best Comedienne” at the fan-chosen Real Housewives Awards for four consecutive years, from 2015 through 2018.
• In 2021, Cameo disclosed that she was among their top ten highest-earning celebrities the previous year.
• She launched her fashion line, Sonja by Sonja Morgan, in 2015.
• She received a New York State Senate Award for charity work in July 2013.

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