Zsa Zsa Gabor played celebrity guest character Sonya Lamor in season 2 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Gabor appears in the episode “Hi-Ho Silver,” in which Will and Carlton suspect that the glamorous actress has taken Vivian Banks’s silverware. The character is a comic version of the kind of larger-than-life Hollywood celebrity Gabor was known for portraying and embodying in popular culture.
The episode aired on November 18, 1991, during the show’s second season. Gabor’s appearance fit the sitcom’s recurring practice of bringing real celebrities into the Banks family’s orbit, often turning their public personas into part of the joke. Sonya Lamor is therefore a fictional character, even though the guest performer was a famous actress and socialite.
A common mix-up is the spelling of the character’s name: episode listings generally use “Sonya Lamor,” while some references or recollections may vary slightly. The performer’s identity is not in doubt—Gabor, rather than Jasmine Guy, Vivica A. Fox or Naomi Campbell, played the role.