Nia Vardalos

Born: 1962-09-24

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.


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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

as Toula Portokalos-Miller
Released: 2023-09-07

Following the death of their patriarch Gus, the Portokalos family travels to Greece for a family...

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as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos
Released: 2002-04-19

A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him...

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Wonder Woman: Bloodlines

as Julia Kapatelis (voice)
Released: 2019-10-04

Witness the legendary origin of renowned Justice League member Wonder Woman as she fights for...

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The Curse of Bridge Hollow

as Madam Hawthorne
Released: 2022-10-14

A Halloween-hating dad reluctantly teams up with his teenage daughter when an evil spirit wreaks...

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

as Toula Portokalos-Miller
Released: 2016-03-23

The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. A follow-up to the 2002 comedy, "My Big Fat...

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My Life in Ruins

as Georgia Ianakopolis
Released: 2009-06-05

A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a...

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Charming

as Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
Released: 2018-03-26

Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming.

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Larry Crowne

as Map Genie
Released: 2011-06-30

When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls...

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Connie and Carla

as Connie
Released: 2004-04-16

After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town...

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I Hate Valentine's Day

as Genevieve Gernier
Released: 2009-06-27

A love story set in Manhattan, where a florist who abides by a strict five-date-limit with any...

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For a Good Time, Call...

as Rachel Rodman
Released: 2012-08-31

College "frenemies" Lauren and Katie move in together after losing a relationship and rent...

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Same Time, Next Christmas

as Faye Anderson
Released: 2019-12-05

Olivia Anderson is a successful young woman who met her childhood sweetheart during her family’s...

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Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go

as Mrs. Trantz
Released: 2022-09-02

Cold, white mist. Clanking pipes. And an eerie voice that's coming from the drain. Is the school...

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Ivy + Bean

as Mrs. Trantz
Released: 2022-09-02

Ivy and Bean never expected to be friends. Ivy is quiet, thoughtful and observant. Bean is...

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An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars

as Mrs. Brooks
Released: 2012-07-14

A young girl struggles to maintain her school grades while competing as a gymnast.

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Dealin' with Idiots

as uncredited
Released: 2013-07-12

Faced with the absurd competitiveness surrounding his son's youth league baseball team, Max...

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A Taste of Christmas

as Olivia
Released: 2020-11-20

When Natalie (Anni Krueger) learns her cousin Francesca (Nia Vardalos) must cancel the Christmas...

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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

as Self
Released: 2006-06-13

Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute...

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Car Dogs

as Sharon
Released: 2017-03-24

Malcolm is a brilliant, callous businessman who is a vicious, overbearing father. Mark is the...

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Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story

as Stacey
Released: 2020-02-01

Stacey Ruth Castor weathered the storm of her first husband's death and managed to find love...

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Men Seeking Women

as Iris
Released: 1997-03-08

Three best friends mess up their already flagging love lives with an ill-fated bet. They each...

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Meet Prince Charming

as Jennifer
Released: 1999-01-01

Jonathan 'Jack' Harris is a waiter, who hopes to start a newspaper called The Tribeca Times,...

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Helicopter Mom

as Maggie
Released: 2015-04-24

Maggie Cooper thinks it would be really cool if her son Lloyd were gay. So cool, in fact, that...

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Greece: Secrets of the Past

as Narrator
Released: 2006-02-16

GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg...

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The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos

as Herself
Released: 2007-02-15

NIA VARDALOS was nominated for the Academy Award® and the Writers Guild Award in 2003 for her...

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Tiny Beautiful Things

as Sugar
Released: 2020-05-02

In this play based on the book Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed, Sugar is an anonymous...

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Grey's Anatomy

as Karen
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Minonna Efron
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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Star vs. the Forces of Evil

as Angie Diaz (voice)
First aired: 2015-01-18

Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She...

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Star vs. the Forces of Evil

as Mrs. Diaz (voice)
First aired: 2015-01-18

Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She...

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Lawyer
First aired: 2000-10-15

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Chucky

as Evelyn Elliott
First aired: 2021-10-12

After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown...

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Station 19

as Patricia
First aired: 2018-03-22

A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk...

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The Drew Carey Show

as Grace Almada
First aired: 1995-09-13

Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck...

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DuckTales

as Selene (voice)
First aired: 2017-08-12

The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous...

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Jane the Virgin

as Barbara
First aired: 2014-10-13

A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

as Madame Levine
First aired: 2022-10-25

Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling...

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Cougar Town

as Angela Torres
First aired: 2009-09-23

Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of...

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Drop Dead Diva

as Lisa Shane
First aired: 2009-07-12

A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that...

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The Soup

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-07-01

With this satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create...

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Stars in the House

as Self
First aired: 2020-03-16

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains...

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Celebrity Family Feud

as Self
First aired: 2015-06-21

Celebrity Family Feud pits celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to...

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Boy Meets World

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-09-24

The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows...

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

as Wendy Legrand
First aired: 2015-10-12

Rebecca Bunch is a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up...

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On Air with Ryan Seacrest

as Self
First aired: 2004-01-01

On Air with Ryan Seacrest is an American syndicated television talk show, which ran from January...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Celebrity Name Game

as Self
First aired: 2014-09-22

Celebrity Name Game is an American syndicated game show which premiered on September 22, 2014....

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Dr. Ken

as Tiffany
First aired: 2015-10-02

Dr. Ken is a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good...

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Entertainment Tonight

as Self
First aired: 1981-09-15

Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access...

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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2021-01-07

Hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White, celebrity contestants spin the wheel and solve word puzzles...

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The Good Guys

as uncredited
First aired: 2010-05-19

Once upon the 1970s, Dan Stark and his partner, Frank Savage, were big-shot Dallas detectives....

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Battle of the Decades

as Self - Judge
First aired: 2023-08-16

Teams of two chefs from different generations tackle challenges that require them to incorporate...

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Marry Me

as Pam
First aired: 2014-10-14

Six years ago, Annie and Jake bonded over their mutual love of nachos and they've been...

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Graves

as Annie Spiro
First aired: 2016-10-16

Former two-term President Richard Graves embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs...

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Sammy

as (voice)
First aired: 2000-08-08

Sammy is an American animated television series that aired from August 8 until August 15, 2000....

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Team Knight Rider

as Domino
First aired: 1997-10-06

Team Knight Rider is a syndicated television series that was adapted from the Knight Rider...

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My Big Fat Greek Life

as Nia Miller-Portokalos
First aired: 2003-02-24

From an early age, Nia is mortified by her old-fashioned Greek family's patriotic, over-the-top...

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The Great American Baking Show

as Self - Host
First aired: 2015-11-30

A selection of America's best amateur bakers compete in a series of themed challenges and...

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