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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 as Toula Portokalos-Miller
- 2023 · Battle of the Decades as Self - Judge
- 2022 · Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities as Madame Levine
- 2022 · The Curse of Bridge Hollow as Madam Hawthorne
- 2022 · Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go as Mrs. Trantz
- 2022 · Ivy + Bean as Mrs. Trantz
- 2021 · Chucky as Evelyn Elliott
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · A Taste of Christmas as Olivia
- 2020 · Tiny Beautiful Things as Sugar
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2020 · Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story as Stacey
- 2019 · Same Time, Next Christmas as Faye Anderson
- 2019 · Wonder Woman: Bloodlines as Julia Kapatelis (voice)
- 2018 · Charming as Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
- 2018 · Station 19 as Patricia
- 2017 · DuckTales as Selene (voice)
- 2017 · Car Dogs as Sharon
- 2016 · Graves as Annie Spiro
- 2016 · My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 as Toula Portokalos-Miller
- 2015 · The Great American Baking Show as Self - Host
- 2015 · Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Wendy Legrand
- 2015 · Dr. Ken as Tiffany
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Helicopter Mom as Maggie
- 2015 · Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Angie Diaz (voice)
- 2015 · Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Mrs. Diaz (voice)
- 2014 · Marry Me as Pam
- 2014 · Jane the Virgin as Barbara
- 2014 · Celebrity Name Game as Self
- 2013 · Dealin' with Idiots as
- 2012 · For a Good Time, Call... as Rachel Rodman
- 2012 · An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars as Mrs. Brooks
- 2011 · Larry Crowne as Map Genie
- 2010 · The Good Guys as
- 2009 · Cougar Town as Angela Torres
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Drop Dead Diva as Lisa Shane
- 2009 · I Hate Valentine's Day as Genevieve Gernier
- 2009 · My Life in Ruins as Georgia Ianakopolis
- 2007 · The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos as Herself
- 2006 · Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters as Self
- 2006 · Greece: Secrets of the Past as Narrator
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Karen
- 2004 · The Soup as
- 2004 · Connie and Carla as Connie
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · My Big Fat Greek Life as Nia Miller-Portokalos
- 2002 · My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Lawyer
- 2000 · Sammy as (voice)
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Minonna Efron
- 1999 · Meet Prince Charming as Jennifer
- 1997 · Team Knight Rider as Domino
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Men Seeking Women as Iris
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Grace Almada
- 1993 · Boy Meets World as
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · 33 Liberty Lane as