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Nia Vardalos
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Canadian-born American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer of Greek descent
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Nia Vardalos is a Canadian and American actor and screenwriter born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1962. She began her work period in 1996 and is educated at Toronto Metropolitan University. Vardalos speaks and writes in English and Greek. She is married to Ian Gomez and has one child.
Her professional roles include television and film acting. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Her native language is English, which is also her primary writing language.
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Film & TV
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 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…
Known for
- You, Me & Tuscany — Mrs. Dunn2026
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 — Toula Portokalos-Miller2023
- Battle of the Decades — Self - Judge2023
- Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go — Mrs. Trantz2022
- The Curse of Bridge Hollow — Madam Hawthorne2022
- Ivy + Bean — Mrs. Trantz2022
- Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities — Madame Levine2022
- Chucky — Evelyn Elliott2021
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — Self - Contestant2021
- Name That Tune — Self - Contestant2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Antonia Eugenia Vardalos , ( 1962-09-24 ) September 24, 1962 (age 63) , Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada
- Alma mater
- Toronto Metropolitan University ( BFA )
- Occupations
- Actress comedian screenwriter director producer
- Years active
- 1996–present
- Spouse
- Ian Gomez ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2018 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Winnipeg
- Spouse
- Ian Gomez
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- Greek
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Nia Vardalos in 2011 cropped retouched.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Nia Vardalos
- date of birth
- 1962-09-24
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- name in native language
- Nia Vardalos
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- social media followers
- 270396
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos (born September 24, 1962) is a Canadian actress and screenwriter. She starred in and wrote the romantic comedy film My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), 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, and which went on to spawn a media franchise.
Early life
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