Nia Vardalos

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Nia Vardalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Antonia Eugenia Vardalos, better known as Nia Vardalos (born September 24, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba), is a Golden Globe-nominated actress, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and producer.

Vardalos, of Greek descent, had done many different works but gained almost overnight success with her movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which was made into an unsuccessful CBS series, starring almost all of the original cast, except John Corbett, which was called My Big Fat Greek Life. In 2004 she followed it up with Connie and Carla, which co-starred Toni Collette.

Vardalos became a dual citizen (with the U.S.) in 1999.

Vardalos married to actor Ian Gomez on September 5, 1993. They have appeared together in the films Meet Prince Charming (1999), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), and Connie and Carla (2004). Vardalos also guest starred on The Drew Carey Show in 1997, where Gomez was a frequent guest star.

As of 2007, her next work is the movie A Wilderness of Monkeys, followed by My Life In Ruins, which will arrive in theaters in 2008.

[edit] Filmography

My Life in Ruins (2008) (also writer)
A Wilderness of Monkeys (2007) (also writer)
Connie and Carla (2004) (also writer and executive producer)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) (also writer)
Meet Prince Charming (1999)
Men Seeking Women (1997)
No Experience Necessary (1996, short)

[edit] Television

My Big Fat Greek Life (2003, series star) (also writer and co-executive producer)
Saturday Night Live (2002, guest host)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000, guest star)
Two Guys and a Girl (1999, guest star)
It's Like, You Know... (1999, guest star)
Boy Meets World (1998 & 1999, guest star)
Team Knight Rider (1998, guest star, voiceover)
The Drew Carey Show (1997, guest star)
Common Law (1996, guest star)
High Incident (1996, guest star)