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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0889522
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32335
Facebook: https://facebook.com/NiaVardalosverified
Instagram: https://instagram.com/niavardalos
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Filmography (Movies)
You, Me & Tuscany
Character:Mrs. Dunn
Release Date:09/04/2026
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Character:Toula Portokalos-Miller
Release Date:07/09/2023
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
Character:Madam Hawthorne
Release Date:14/10/2022
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
Character:Mrs. Trantz
Release Date:02/09/2022
Ivy + Bean
Character:Mrs. Trantz
Release Date:02/09/2022
A Taste of Christmas
Character:Olivia
Release Date:20/11/2020
Tiny Beautiful Things
Character:Sugar
Release Date:02/05/2020
Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
Character:Stacey
Release Date:01/02/2020
Same Time, Next Christmas
Character:Faye Anderson
Release Date:05/12/2019
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Character:Julia Kapatelis (voice)
Release Date:04/10/2019
Charming
Character:Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
Release Date:26/03/2018
Car Dogs
Character:Sharon
Release Date:24/03/2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Character:Toula Portokalos-Miller
Release Date:23/03/2016
Helicopter Mom
Character:Maggie
Release Date:24/04/2015
Dealin' with Idiots
Character:
Release Date:12/07/2013
For a Good Time, Call...
Character:Rachel Rodman
Release Date:31/08/2012
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
Character:Mrs. Brooks
Release Date:14/07/2012
Larry Crowne
Character:Map Genie (voice)
Release Date:30/06/2011
I Hate Valentine's Day
Character:Genevieve Gernier
Release Date:27/06/2009
My Life in Ruins
Character:Georgia Ianakopolis
Release Date:05/06/2009
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos
Character:Herself
Release Date:15/02/2007
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2006
Greece: Secrets of the Past
Character:Narrator
Release Date:16/02/2006
Connie and Carla
Character:Connie
Release Date:16/04/2004
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Character:Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos
Release Date:19/04/2002
Meet Prince Charming
Character:Jennifer
Release Date:01/01/1999
Men Seeking Women
Character:Iris
Release Date:08/03/1997
Television Appearances
Battle of the Decades
Character:Self - Judge
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Character:Madame Levine
Chucky
Character:Evelyn Elliott
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Character:Self - Contestant
Name That Tune
Character:Self - Contestant
Stars in the House
Character:Self
Station 19
Character:Patricia
DuckTales
Character:Selene (voice)
Graves
Character:Annie Spiro
The Great American Baking Show
Character:Self - Host
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Character:Wendy Legrand
Dr. Ken
Character:Tiffany
Celebrity Family Feud
Character:Self
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Character:Angie Diaz (voice)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Character:Mrs. Diaz (voice)
Jane the Virgin
Character:Barbara
Celebrity Name Game
Character:Self
The Good Guys
Character:Eileen
Cougar Town
Character:Angela Torres
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Drop Dead Diva
Character:Lisa Shane
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Karen
The Soup
Character:Self
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Character:Self
My Big Fat Greek Life
Character:Nia Miller-Portokalos
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Lawyer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Minonna Efron
Two Guys and a Girl
Character:Evelyn
Team Knight Rider
Character:Domino
The View
Character:Self
The Drew Carey Show
Character:Grace Almada
Boy Meets World
Character:Mrs. Gallagher
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
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