[1][2] Sorrah was born in Rio de Janeiro, to Míriam Leonardo Pereira, who is of Portuguese ancestry and Peter Sochaczewski, a Polish immigrant.

In 1964 she joined a cultural exchange program and moved to Los Angeles, where she took dramatic arts classes and finished her studies.

[7] The meme has its origins in a scene from the 2004 telenovela Senhora do Destino, which was widely popular in Brazil at the time, receiving high ratings even in reruns.

[8] Nazaré Tedesco, Sorrah's character in the show, is one of the most famous villains in the history of Brazilian telenovelas, and different memes involving her are popular in the country.

[9] However, this particular meme, which shows the actress with a confused look, usually accompanied by overwhelming mathematical formulas, has gone beyond Brazilian borders, being used internationally.