Nia Vardalos
Personal Info
Acting
September 23, 1962 (63 years old)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also Known As
Antonia Eugenia Vardalos
Antonia Vardalos
Αντωνία Ευγενία Βαρδάλου
Nia Vardalos
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
You, Me & Tuscany
2026
as Mrs. Dunn
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
2023
as Toula Portokalos-Miller
Battle of the Decades
2023
as Self - Judge
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
as Madame Levine
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
2022
as Madam Hawthorne
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
2022
as Mrs. Trantz
Ivy + Bean
2022
as Mrs. Trantz
Chucky
2021
as Evelyn Elliott
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Name That Tune
2021
as Self - Contestant
A Taste of Christmas
2020
as Olivia
Tiny Beautiful Things
2020
as Sugar
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
2020
as Stacey
Same Time, Next Christmas
2019
as Faye Anderson
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
2019
as Julia Kapatelis (voice)
Charming
2018
as Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
Station 19
2018
as Patricia
DuckTales
2017
as Selene (voice)
Graves
2016
as Annie Spiro