Name
Nia Vardalos
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-09-24 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Biography
Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos (born September 24, 1962) is a Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. Her most notable work is the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which garnered her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She's also known for starring in the sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, and the TV series My Big Fat Greek Life.
She starred in the films Connie and Carla, My Life in Ruins, I Hate Valentine's Day, and Helicopter Mom. She starred on TV as Domino in Team Knight Rider and as Annie Spiro in Graves. She hosted The Great American Baking Show along with her then husband, actor Ian Gómez.
Known For
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Following the death of their patriarch Gus, the Portokalos family travels to Greece for a ...
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A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to acce...
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When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enr...
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When a woman crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner's fiancée, she discov...
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A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guidin...
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The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. A follow-up to the 2002 comedy, "My Bi...
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A Halloween-hating dad reluctantly teams up with his teenage daughter when an evil spirit ...
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Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lin...
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Witness the legendary origin of renowned Justice League member Wonder Woman as she fights ...
- 2009 I Hate Valentine's Day as Genevieve Gernier
- 2009 My Life in Ruins as Georgia Ianakopolis
- 2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos
- 1999 Meet Prince Charming as Jennifer
- 2004 Connie and Carla as Connie
- 2012 For a Good Time, Call... as Rachel Rodman
- 2011 Larry Crowne as Map Genie (voice)
- 2013 Dealin' with Idiots
- 2015 Helicopter Mom as Maggie
- 2023 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 as Toula Portokalos-Miller
- 2022 Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go as Mrs. Trantz
- 2022 The Curse of Bridge Hollow as Madam Hawthorne
- 1997 Men Seeking Women as Iris
- 2016 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 as Toula Portokalos-Miller
- 2006 Greece: Secrets of the Past as Narrator
- 2018 Charming as Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
- 2016 Car Dogs as Sharon
- 2012 An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars as Mrs. Brooks
- 2019 Wonder Woman: Bloodlines as Julia Kapatelis (voice)
- 2019 Same Time, Next Christmas as Faye Anderson
- 2020 Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story as Stacey
- 2020 Tiny Beautiful Things as Sugar
- 2020 A Taste of Christmas as Olivia
- 2007 The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos as Herself
- 2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters as Self
- 2022 Ivy + Bean as Mrs. Trantz
- 2026 You, Me & Tuscany as Mrs. Dunn
- 2017 Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni as Angie Diaz (voice)
- Soon 21 Down as Aunt Robbie
- Soon Nutmeg & Mistletoe as Mayor Rita Brown
- 2025 SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 1995 The Drew Carey Show ( 1 episode ) as Grace Almada
- 1993 Boy Meets World ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Gallagher
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 3 episodes )
- 2003 My Big Fat Greek Life ( 7 episodes ) as Nia Miller-Portokalos
- 2015 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ( 1 episode ) as Wendy Legrand
- 1997 Team Knight Rider ( 22 episodes ) as Domino
- 2009 Drop Dead Diva ( 1 episode ) as Lisa Shane
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 The Soup ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2014 Jane the Virgin ( 1 episode ) as Barbara
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 5 episodes ) as Minonna Efron
- 2015 Dr. Ken ( 1 episode ) as Tiffany
- 2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm ( 1 episode ) as Lawyer
- 2015 Star vs. the Forces of Evil ( 5 episodes ) as Angie Diaz (voice)
- 2023 Battle of the Decades ( 1 episode ) as Self - Judge
- 2016 Graves ( 7 episodes ) as Annie Spiro
- 2014 Celebrity Name Game ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2021 Chucky ( 1 episode ) as Evelyn Elliott
- 2017 DuckTales ( 4 episodes ) as Selene (voice)
- 2015 Celebrity Family Feud ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Great American Baking Show ( 12 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2010 The Good Guys ( 1 episode ) as Eileen
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2009 Cougar Town ( 1 episode ) as Angela Torres
- 2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities ( 1 episode ) as Madame Levine
- 2018 Station 19 ( 1 episode ) as Patricia
- 2005 Grey's Anatomy ( 1 episode ) as Karen
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2020 Stars in the House ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2004 On Air with Ryan Seacrest ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
- 2015 Star vs. the Forces of Evil ( 6 episodes ) as Mrs. Diaz (voice)
- 1998 Two Guys and a Girl ( 1 episode ) as Evelyn
- 2021 Name That Tune ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 The Talk ( 1 episode ) as Self
