
Nia Vardalos
Highest Rated: 88% Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019)
Lowest Rated: 10% My Life in Ruins (2009)
Birthday: Sep 24, 1962
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Actress-writer-producer-director Nia Vardalos' ticket to success was creating films inspired by her own Greek heritage, her lively extended family, and her appealing "everywoman" quality. As the screenwriter and star of the autobiographical comedy "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002), Vardalos took the entertainment industry by storm when the film came virtually out of nowhere to become a top-grossing summer hit. Vardalos' sharp observational eye for such universal experiences as looking for love and dealing with relatives struck a note with audiences, in both "Greek Wedding" and the romantic comedy "My Life in Ruins" (2009). Vardalos also wrote and starred in the female buddy comedy "Connie and Carla" (2004), but her directorial debut "I Hate Valentine's Day" (2009) and sequel "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016) proved that her strength for comedy lay not in slapstick and big premises but rather in her appealing perspective on love and the modern woman.








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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Taste of Christmas | Francesca (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story | Stacey Castor (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 34% | Same Time, Next Christmas | Faye Anderson (Character) | - | 2019 |
88% | 81% | Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | Julia Kapatelis (Voice) | - | 2019 |
24% | 35% | Charming | Nemeny Neverwish (Voice) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Battle of Mewni | Mrs. Diaz (Voice) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 52% | Car Dogs | Sharon (Character) | - | 2016 |
27% | 53% | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 |
Toula (Character), Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
$59.6M | 2016 |
29% | 80% | Helicopter Mom | Maggie (Character) | - | 2014 |
37% | 30% | Dealin' With Idiots | Ava Morris (Character) | $15.3K | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 76% | An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars | Mrs. Brooks (Character) | - | 2012 |
57% | 53% | For a Good Time, Call ... | Rachel Rodman (Character) | $1.2M | 2012 |
37% | 41% | Larry Crowne | Screenwriter | $35.6M | 2011 |
19% | 28% | I Hate Valentine's Day |
Genevieve (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
$10.1K | 2009 |
10% | 44% | My Life in Ruins | Georgia (Character) | $8.7M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Greece: Secrets of the Past | Narrator | - | 2006 |
44% | 70% | Connie and Carla | Connie (Character) | $8.1M | 2004 |
76% | 73% | My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
Toula Portokalos (Character), Writer |
$241.4M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 49% | Meet Prince Charming | Jennifer (Character) | - | 1999 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 76% | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Mrs. Diaz (Voice) | 2015-2019 |
No Score Yet | 84% | DuckTales | Selene (Guest Voice) | 2018-2019 |
98% | 84% | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest | 2018 |
7% | 60% | Dr. Ken | Tiffany (Guest Star) | 2017 |
74% | 71% | The Catch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
78% | 69% | Marry Me | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
100% | 85% | Jane The Virgin | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
78% | 89% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Minonna Efron (Guest Star) | 2013-2014 |
84% | 75% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
89% | 81% | Cougar Town | Angel Torres (Guest Star) | 2011 |
71% | 85% | The Good Guys | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
72% | 49% | Drop Dead Diva | Lisa Shane (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Boys | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
0% | 0% | My Big Fat Greek Life |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer, Writer |
2003 |
No Score Yet | 44% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 2002 |
92% | 92% | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Lawyer (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
46% | No Score Yet | It's Like, You Know ... | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Boy Meets World | Mrs. Gallagher (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 0% | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |