Nia Vardalos
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| Nia Vardalos | |
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 Vardalos in 2004 |
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| Born | Antonia Eugenia Vardalos September 24, 1962 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ian Gomez (1993–present) |
Nia Vardalos (born September 24, 1962) is a Golden Globe-nominated Canadian-American actress, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and producer.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Vardalos was born Antonia Eugenia Vardalos in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Greek Canadian parents Doreen, a bookkeeper and homemaker, and Constantine "Gus" Vardalos, a land developer who worked in business.[1][2][3][4] She attended Ryerson University.[5] Vardalos married actor Ian Gomez on September 5, 1993 (her husband converted to the Greek Orthodox religion prior to marrying her).[6][7] She became a dual citizen (with the U.S.) in 1999.
[edit] Career
Vardalos had done many different works but gained almost overnight success with her movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The success of the movie led to an unsuccessful T.V. series on CBS, called My Big Fat Greek Life. Except for John Corbett, this series featured the original movie cast. In 2004 she followed it up with Connie and Carla, which co-starred Toni Collette. Vardalos and her husband have appeared together in both of those films, as well as Meet Prince Charming (1999). Vardalos also guest starred on The Drew Carey Show in 1997, where Gomez was a frequent guest star. As of 2007, her next works are the movies A Wilderness of Monkeys and My Life in Ruins, which will arrive in theaters in 2008.
Vardalos was featured in The Dialogue interview series. In this 90 minute interview with producer Mike DeLuca, Vardalos talks about how her experiences in the Second City comedy troupe helped her as an actress and a screenwriter, and how the unofficial "tell-the-Greek" word-of-mouth program had a hand in catapulting her movie to such great heights.
[edit] Filmography
- I Hate Valentine's Day[8] (2009?) (also writer and producer)
- My Life In Ruins (2008) (also writer)
- A Wilderness of Monkeys (2008) (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)
- Oprah (2003, guest star)
- 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)
[edit] References
- ^ Greek goddess: but it wasn't always that way. Once told she was too frumpy to be a star, Nia Vardalos proves them wrong. | Redbook (April , 2003)
- ^ Sending up the Greek in spirit - theage.com.au
- ^ Nia Vardalos Biography (1962-)
- ^ USATODAY.com - 'Greek Wedding' marches on, much to Hollywood's surprise
- ^ Nia Vardalos Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ http://www.gov.mb.ca/iedm/archive/people/vardalos.html
- ^ Nia Vardalos My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- ^ http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010953703
[edit] External links
- The Dialogue: Learn from the Masters Interview
- Nia Vardalos at the Internet Movie Database
- Nia Vardalos at TV.com
- Nia Vardalos at Yahoo! Movies
