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Nia Vardalos
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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 Gr…
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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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2026
You, Me & Tuscany
Movie Mrs. Dunn
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2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie Self
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2023
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Movie Toula Portokalos-Miller
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2023
Battle of the Decades
TV show Self - Judge
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2022
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
TV show Madame Levine
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2022
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
Movie Madam Hawthorne
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2022
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
Movie Mrs. Trantz
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2022
Ivy + Bean
Movie Mrs. Trantz
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2021
Chucky
TV show Evelyn Elliott
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2021
Tiny Beautiful Things
Movie Writer
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2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV show Self - Contestant
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2021
Name That Tune
TV show Self - Contestant
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2020
A Taste of Christmas
Movie Olivia
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2020
Tiny Beautiful Things
Movie Sugar
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2020
Stars in the House
TV show Self
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2020
Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
Movie Stacey
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2019
Same Time, Next Christmas
Movie Faye Anderson
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2019
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Movie Julia Kapatelis (voice)
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2018
Charming
Movie Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
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2018
Station 19
TV show Patricia
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2017
DuckTales
TV show Selene (voice)
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2017
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
Movie Angie Diaz (voice)
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2016
Graves
TV show Annie Spiro
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2016
Car Dogs
Movie Sharon
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2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Movie Toula Portokalos-Miller
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2015
The Great American Baking Show
TV show Self - Host
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2015
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
TV show Wendy Legrand
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2015
Dr. Ken
TV show Tiffany
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2015
Celebrity Family Feud
TV show Self
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2015
Helicopter Mom
Movie Maggie
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2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TV show Angie Diaz (voice)
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2014
Jane the Virgin
TV show Barbara
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2014
Celebrity Name Game
TV show Self
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2013
Dealin' with Idiots
Movie
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2012
For a Good Time, Call...
Movie Rachel Rodman
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2012
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
Movie Mrs. Brooks
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2011
Larry Crowne
Movie Map Genie (voice)
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2010
The Talk
TV show Self
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2010
The Good Guys
TV show Eileen
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2009
Cougar Town
TV show Angela Torres
