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 67
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Saturday Night Live
1975
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
The View
1997
The Talk
2010
Station 19
2018
The Drew Carey Show
1995
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Jane the Virgin
2014
DuckTales
2017
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Boy Meets World
1993
Chucky
2021
The Soup
2004
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Cougar Town
2009
The Oscars
1953
Name That Tune
2021
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Stars in the House
2020
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
Dr. Ken
2015
Celebrity Name Game
2014
Graves
2016
Entertainment Tonight
1981
You, Me & Tuscany
2026
The Good Guys
2010
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
2012
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
Larry Crowne
2011
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
2023
Team Knight Rider
1997
Charming
2018
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
2019
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
2022
For a Good Time, Call...
2012
My Life in Ruins
2009
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017
21 Down
The Great American Baking Show
2015
My Big Fat Greek Life
2003
Connie and Carla
2004
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
Ivy + Bean
2022
Helicopter Mom
2015
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
2022
Nutmeg & Mistletoe
Men Seeking Women
1997
A Taste of Christmas
2020
Same Time, Next Christmas
2019
Meet Prince Charming
1999
Battle of the Decades
2023
Car Dogs
2016
Dealin' with Idiots
2013
Tiny Beautiful Things
2020
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
Greece: Secrets of the Past
2006
Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
2020
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos
2007
