Nia Vardalos
Birthday: 1962-09-24
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.
Movies
I Hate Valentine's Day
A love story set in Manhattan, where a florist who abides by a strict five-date-limit with any man f...
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My Life in Ruins
A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag...
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him whi...
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Meet Prince Charming
Jonathan 'Jack' Harris is a waiter, who hopes to start a newspaper called The Tribeca Times, after t...
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Connie and Carla
After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for...
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For a Good Time, Call...
College "frenemies" Lauren and Katie move in together after losing a relationship and rent control, ...
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Larry Crowne
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at hi...
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Dealin' with Idiots
Faced with the absurd competitiveness surrounding his son's youth league baseball team, Max Morris, ...
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Helicopter Mom
Maggie Cooper thinks it would be really cool if her son Lloyd were gay. So cool, in fact, that she o...
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Following the death of their patriarch Gus, the Portokalos family travels to Greece for a family reu...
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Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
Cold, white mist. Clanking pipes. And an eerie voice that's coming from the drain. Is the school bat...
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The Curse of Bridge Hollow
A Halloween-hating dad reluctantly teams up with his teenage daughter when an evil spirit wreaks hav...
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. A follow-up to the 2002 comedy, "My Big Fat Gree...
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Men Seeking Women
Three best friends mess up their already flagging love lives with an ill-fated bet. They each put tw...
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Greece: Secrets of the Past
GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivr...
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Charming
Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming....
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Car Dogs
Malcolm is a brilliant, callous businessman who is a vicious, overbearing father. Mark is the sales ...
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An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
A young girl struggles to maintain her school grades while competing as a gymnast....
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Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Witness the legendary origin of renowned Justice League member Wonder Woman as she fights for good w...
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Same Time, Next Christmas
Olivia Anderson is a successful young woman who met her childhood sweetheart during her family’s ann...
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Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
Stacey Ruth Castor weathered the storm of her first husband's death and managed to find love again w...
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Tiny Beautiful Things
In this play based on the book Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed, Sugar is an anonymous online...
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A Taste of Christmas
When Natalie learns her cousin Francesca must cancel the Christmas Eve opening of her new Italian re...
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The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos
NIA VARDALOS was nominated for the Academy Award® and the Writers Guild Award in 2003 for her breakt...
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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happe...
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Ivy + Bean
Ivy and Bean never expected to be friends. Ivy is quiet, thoughtful and observant. Bean is playful, ...
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You, Me & Tuscany
Free-spirited Italian chef and reserved British lawyer embark on a whirlwind romance during a destin...
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