- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 24, 1962
- Place of Birth
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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.
Filmography
movieYou, Me & Tuscany
2026 · Mrs. Dunn
movieMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
2023 · Toula Portokalos-Miller, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
tvBattle of the Decades
2023 · Self - Judge
tvGuillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022 · Madame Levine
movieThe Curse of Bridge Hollow
2022 · Madam Hawthorne
movieIvy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
2022 · Mrs. Trantz
movieIvy + Bean
2022 · Mrs. Trantz
tvChucky
2021 · Evelyn Elliott
movieTiny Beautiful Things
2021 · Adaptation, Writer
tvCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · Self - Contestant
tvName That Tune
2021 · Self - Contestant
movieA Taste of Christmas
2020 · Olivia
movieTiny Beautiful Things
2020 · Sugar, Writer
tvStars in the House
2020 · Self
moviePoisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
2020 · Stacey
movieSame Time, Next Christmas
2019 · Faye Anderson
movieWonder Woman: Bloodlines
2019 · Julia Kapatelis (voice)
movieCharming
2018 · Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
tvStation 19
2018 · Patricia
tvDuckTales
2017 · Selene (voice)
movieStar vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017 · Angie Diaz (voice)
tvGraves
2016 · Annie Spiro
movieCar Dogs
2016 · Sharon
movieMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016 · Toula Portokalos-Miller, Writer, Executive Producer
tvThe Great American Baking Show
2015 · Self - Host
tvCrazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015 · Wendy Legrand
tvDr. Ken
2015 · Tiffany
tvCelebrity Family Feud
2015 · Self
movieHelicopter Mom
2015 · Maggie
tvStar vs. the Forces of Evil
2015 · Angie Diaz (voice), Mrs. Diaz (voice)
tvJane the Virgin
2014 · Barbara
tvCelebrity Name Game
2014 · Self
movieDealin' with Idiots
2013
movieFor a Good Time, Call...
2012 · Rachel Rodman
movieAn American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
2012 · Mrs. Brooks
movieLarry Crowne
2011 · Map Genie (voice), Writer, Screenplay
tvThe Talk
2010 · Self
tvThe Good Guys
2010 · Eileen
tvCougar Town
2009 · Angela Torres
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
tvDrop Dead Diva
2009 · Lisa Shane
movieI Hate Valentine's Day
2009 · Genevieve Gernier, Director, Screenplay
movieMy Life in Ruins
2009 · Georgia Ianakopolis
movieThe Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos
2007 · Herself
movieBoffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006 · Self
movieGreece: Secrets of the Past
2006 · Narrator
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Karen
tvThe Soup
2004 · Self
movieConnie and Carla
2004 · Connie, Writer, Executive Producer
tvOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · Self
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
tvMy Big Fat Greek Life
2003 · Nia Miller-Portokalos, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
movieMy Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002 · Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos, Writer
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Lawyer
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Minonna Efron
movieMeet Prince Charming
1999 · Jennifer
tvTwo Guys and a Girl
1998 · Evelyn
tvTeam Knight Rider
1997 · Domino
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieMen Seeking Women
1997 · Iris
tvThe Drew Carey Show
1995 · Grace Almada
tvBoy Meets World
1993 · Mrs. Gallagher
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
21 Down
— · Aunt Robbie
Nutmeg & Mistletoe
— · Mayor Rita Brown