Nia Vardalos
Acting
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.
As actor 68
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Drew Carey Show
1995
Jane the Virgin
2014
The Talk
2010
Station 19
2018
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
DuckTales
2017
Cougar Town
2009
Boy Meets World
1993
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
Drop Dead Diva
2009
The Soup
2004
Stars in the House
2020
The Oscars
1953
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
Chucky
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
Celebrity Name Game
2014
Name That Tune
2021
Dr. Ken
2015
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Graves
2016
The Good Guys
2010
The Great American Baking Show
2015
Larry Crowne
2011
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
2023
Team Knight Rider
1997
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
You, Me & Tuscany
2026
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
My Life in Ruins
2009
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
2019
Charming
2018
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
2022
My Big Fat Greek Life
2003
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
For a Good Time, Call...
2012
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
2022
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017
Connie and Carla
2004
Battle of the Decades
2023
Same Time, Next Christmas
2019
21 Down
Helicopter Mom
2015
A Taste of Christmas
2020
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
2012
Men Seeking Women
1997
Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
2020
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
Ivy + Bean
2022
Nutmeg & Mistletoe
Dealin' with Idiots
2013
Greece: Secrets of the Past
2006
Car Dogs
2016
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos
2007
Meet Prince Charming
1999
Tiny Beautiful Things
2020
