
Nia Vardalos
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.
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CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series

The Drew Carey Show
6.5

Boy Meets World
8.2

The View
4.5

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.411

My Big Fat Greek Life
5.6

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
6.8

Team Knight Rider
7.1

Drop Dead Diva
7.739

The Oscars
7

The Soup
6.185

Saturday Night Live
7

Jane the Virgin
7.915

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9

Dr. Ken
5.579

Curb Your Enthusiasm
8

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
8.35

Battle of the Decades
0

Graves
5.1

Celebrity Name Game
5.3

Sammy
4.5

Chucky
7.837

DuckTales
7.806

Celebrity Family Feud
7.9

The Great American Baking Show
6.2

The Good Guys
7.281

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.061

Cougar Town
6.4

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
7.526

Station 19
8.211

Grey's Anatomy
8.225

Entertainment Tonight
4

Stars in the House
0

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
9.5

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
7.4

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
8.35

Two Guys and a Girl
7.2
Movies

I Hate Valentine's Day
5.368

My Life in Ruins
6.1

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
6.494

Meet Prince Charming
4.6

Connie and Carla
5.8

For a Good Time, Call...
5.9

Larry Crowne
5.991

Dealin' with Idiots
5.4

Helicopter Mom
5

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
5.912

Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
6.9

The Curse of Bridge Hollow
6.5

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
5.986

Men Seeking Women
4.5

Greece: Secrets of the Past
5.8

Charming
6.4

Car Dogs
5.545

An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
6.9

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
6.9

Same Time, Next Christmas
6.8

Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
6.2

Tiny Beautiful Things
0

A Taste of Christmas
6

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos
0

33 Liberty Lane
0

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
6.5

Ivy + Bean
6.7