Nia Vardalos
Acting • Born 1962-09-24
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.
Filmography
66 credits
I Hate Valentine's Day
Movie • 2009
Genevieve Gernier
My Life in Ruins
Movie • 2009
Georgia Ianakopolis
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Movie • 2002
Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos
Meet Prince Charming
Movie • 1999
Jennifer
Connie and Carla
Movie • 2004
Connie
For a Good Time, Call...
Movie • 2012
Rachel Rodman
Larry Crowne
Movie • 2011
Map Genie (voice)
Dealin' with Idiots
Movie • 2013
Helicopter Mom
Movie • 2015
Maggie
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Movie • 2023
Toula Portokalos-Miller
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
Movie • 2022
Mrs. Trantz
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
Movie • 2022
Madam Hawthorne
Men Seeking Women
Movie • 1997
Iris
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Movie • 2016
Toula Portokalos-Miller
Greece: Secrets of the Past
Movie • 2006
Narrator
Charming
Movie • 2018
Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
Car Dogs
Movie • 2016
Sharon
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
Movie • 2012
Mrs. Brooks
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Movie • 2019
Julia Kapatelis (voice)
Same Time, Next Christmas
Movie • 2019
Faye Anderson
Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
Movie • 2020
Stacey
Tiny Beautiful Things
Movie • 2020
Sugar
A Taste of Christmas
Movie • 2020
Olivia
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos
Movie • 2007
Herself
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Movie • 2006
Self
Ivy + Bean
Movie • 2022
Mrs. Trantz
You, Me & Tuscany
Movie • 2026
Mrs. Dunn
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
Movie • 2017
Angie Diaz (voice)
21 Down
Movie
Aunt Robbie
Nutmeg & Mistletoe
Movie
Mayor Rita Brown
The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Grace Almada
Boy Meets World
TV • 1993
Mrs. Gallagher
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
My Big Fat Greek Life
TV • 2003
Nia Miller-Portokalos
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
TV • 2015
Wendy Legrand
Team Knight Rider
TV • 1997
Domino
Drop Dead Diva
TV • 2009
Lisa Shane
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Soup
TV • 2004
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Jane the Virgin
TV • 2014
Barbara
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Minonna Efron
Dr. Ken
TV • 2015
Tiffany
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Lawyer
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TV • 2015
Angie Diaz (voice)
Battle of the Decades
TV • 2023
Self - Judge
Graves
TV • 2016
Annie Spiro
Celebrity Name Game
TV • 2014
Self
Chucky
TV • 2021
Evelyn Elliott
DuckTales
TV • 2017
Selene (voice)
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2015
Self
The Great American Baking Show
TV • 2015
Self - Host
The Good Guys
TV • 2010
Eileen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Cougar Town
TV • 2009
Angela Torres
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
TV • 2022
Madame Levine
Station 19
TV • 2018
Patricia
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Karen
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV • 2004
Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TV • 2015
Mrs. Diaz (voice)
Two Guys and a Girl
TV • 1998
Evelyn
Name That Tune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant