Nia Vardalos
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
I Hate Valentine's Day
as Genevieve Gernier
2009
My Life in Ruins
as Georgia Ianakopolis
2009
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos
2002
Meet Prince Charming
as Jennifer
1999
Connie and Carla
as Connie
2004
For a Good Time, Call...
as Rachel Rodman
2012
Larry Crowne
as Map Genie (voice)
2011
Dealin' with Idiots
2013
Helicopter Mom
as Maggie
2015
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
as Toula Portokalos-Miller
2023
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
as Mrs. Trantz
2022
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
as Madam Hawthorne
2022
Men Seeking Women
as Iris
1997
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Toula Portokalos-Miller
2016
Greece: Secrets of the Past
as Narrator
2006
Charming
as Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
2018
Car Dogs
as Sharon
2016
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
as Mrs. Brooks
2012
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
as Julia Kapatelis (voice)
2019
Same Time, Next Christmas
as Faye Anderson
2019
TV Appearances
The Drew Carey Show
as Grace Almada
1995
Boy Meets World
as Mrs. Gallagher
1993
The View
as Self
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
My Big Fat Greek Life
as Nia Miller-Portokalos
2003
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
as Wendy Legrand
2015
Team Knight Rider
as Domino
1997
Drop Dead Diva
as Lisa Shane
2009
The Oscars
as Self
1953
The Soup
as Self
2004
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Jane the Virgin
as Barbara
2014