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.
66 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 66
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 Drew Carey Show
1995
Jane the Virgin
2014
Station 19
2018
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
DuckTales
2017
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Stars in the House
2020
Chucky
2021
Boy Meets World
1993
The Soup
2004
The Oscars
1953
Cougar Town
2009
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
You, Me & Tuscany
2026
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
Dr. Ken
2015
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Celebrity Name Game
2014
The Good Guys
2010
Name That Tune
2021
Graves
2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
Team Knight Rider
1997
Larry Crowne
2011
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
2023
Charming
2018
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
My Big Fat Greek Life
2003
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
2019
The Great American Baking Show
2015
My Life in Ruins
2009
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
2022
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
For a Good Time, Call...
2012
Connie and Carla
2004
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
A Taste of Christmas
2020
Ivy + Bean
2022
Dealin' with Idiots
2013
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
2022
Same Time, Next Christmas
2019
Battle of the Decades
2023
Helicopter Mom
2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
2012
Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
2020
Men Seeking Women
1997
Car Dogs
2016
Meet Prince Charming
1999
Greece: Secrets of the Past
2006
Nutmeg & Mistletoe
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Tiny Beautiful Things
2020
21 Down
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The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos
2007