Sofia Laine is the mother of Vanessa Bryant, the grieving widow of Kobe Bryant, the famous NBA player; she recently made headlines when she filed a lawsuit against her daughter for financial support.
Kindly keep reading to get to know more about Sofia Laine.
Sofia Laine: What does Vanessa Bryant mother do for a living?
Sofia Urbieta Laine was born on 4 October 1952, in the USA. She studied to become a schoolteacher, but she hasn’t stated which educational institutions she attended.
Sofia was a shipping clerk at an electronics company. She worked two jobs just to support herself and the girls.
She remarried Stephen Laine in 1990, However, Stephen never adopted Vanessa and Sophie, but they adopted Stephen’s surname in 2000.
Unfortunately, Sofia and Stephen divorced in 2002 because they were unable to resolve their bankruptcy issues, which Stephen had filed for in 2000.
Unlike Kobe Bryant’s parents, Sofia was very supportive of Kobe and Vanessa’s romance. She encouraged them to go forward.
Kobe’s parents who were against their relationship, saying she was too young, and not African-American.
