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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 24, 1962
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also Known As
- Antonia Eugenia Vardalos
- Antonia Vardalos
- Αντωνία Ευγενία Βαρδάλου
- Νία Βαρντάλος
- نیا واردالوس
Nia Vardalos
1.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Mrs. Dunn
You, Me & Tuscany
2026
5.9
Toula Portokalos-Miller
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
2023
0.0
Self - Judge
Battle of the Decades
2023
7.5
Madame Levine
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
6.5
Madam Hawthorne
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
2022
6.7
Mrs. Trantz
Ivy + Bean
2022
6.8
Mrs. Trantz
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
2022
7.8
Evelyn Elliott
Chucky
2021
7.0
Self - Contestant
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
7.1
Self - Contestant
Name That Tune
2021
Credits
You, Me & Tuscany
as Mrs. Dunn
2026
0.0
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
as Toula Portokalos-Miller
2023
5.9
Battle of the Decades
as Self - Judge
2023
0.0
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Madame Levine
2022
7.5
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
as Madam Hawthorne
2022
6.5
Ivy + Bean
as Mrs. Trantz
2022
6.7
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
as Mrs. Trantz
2022
6.8
Chucky
as Evelyn Elliott
2021
7.8
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
2021
7.0
Name That Tune
as Self - Contestant
2021
7.1
A Taste of Christmas
as Olivia
2020
6.0
Tiny Beautiful Things
as Sugar
2020
0.0
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
0.0
Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
as Stacey
2020
6.2
Same Time, Next Christmas
as Faye Anderson
2019
6.7
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
as Julia Kapatelis (voice)
2019
6.9
Charming
as Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
2018
6.4
Station 19
as Patricia
2018
8.2
DuckTales
as Selene (voice)
2017
7.8
Graves
as Annie Spiro
2016
5.0
Car Dogs
as Sharon
2016
5.5
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Toula Portokalos-Miller
2016
6.0
The Great American Baking Show
as Self - Host
2015
6.2
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
as Wendy Legrand
2015
6.8
Dr. Ken
as Tiffany
2015
5.6
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
2015
7.8
Helicopter Mom
as Maggie
2015
5.0
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Angie Diaz (voice)
2015
8.4
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Mrs. Diaz (voice)
2015
8.4
Jane the Virgin
as Barbara
2014
7.9
Celebrity Name Game
as Self
2014
5.3
Dealin' with Idiots
2013
5.3
For a Good Time, Call...
as Rachel Rodman
2012
5.9
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
as Mrs. Brooks
2012
6.9
Larry Crowne
as Map Genie (voice)
2011
6.0
The Good Guys
as Eileen
2010
7.3
Cougar Town
as Angela Torres
2009
6.5
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Drop Dead Diva
as Lisa Shane
2009
7.7
I Hate Valentine's Day
as Genevieve Gernier
2009
5.4
My Life in Ruins
as Georgia Ianakopolis
2009
6.1
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos
as Herself
2007
0.0
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
as Self
2006
6.5
Greece: Secrets of the Past
as Narrator
2006
5.8
Grey's Anatomy
as Karen
2005
8.2
The Soup
as Self
2004
6.1
Connie and Carla
as Connie
2004
5.8
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
2004
9.5
My Big Fat Greek Life
as Nia Miller-Portokalos
2003
5.0
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos
2002
6.5
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Lawyer
2000
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Minonna Efron
1999
7.9
Meet Prince Charming
as Jennifer
1999
4.4
Two Guys and a Girl
as Evelyn
1998
7.1
Team Knight Rider
as Domino
1997
7.1
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Men Seeking Women
as Iris
1997
4.4
The Drew Carey Show
as Grace Almada
1995
6.5
Boy Meets World
as Mrs. Gallagher
1993
8.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
4.1
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0