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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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Nia Vardalos
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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31% |
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 |
Toula (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
$28.1M | 2023 |
No Score Yet |
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Ivy + Bean | Mrs. Trantz (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
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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 |
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Same Time, Next Christmas | Faye Anderson (Character) | - | 2019 |
88% |
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Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | Julia Kapatelis (Voice) | - | 2019 |
22% |
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Charming | Nemeny Neverwish (Voice) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Battle of Mewni | Mrs. Diaz (Voice) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Car Dogs | Sharon (Character) | - | 2016 |
28% |
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 |
Toula (Character), Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
$59.6M | 2016 |
29% |
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Helicopter Mom | Maggie (Character) | - | 2014 |
37% |
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Dealin' With Idiots | Ava Morris (Character) | $15.3K | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars | Mrs. Brooks (Character) | - | 2012 |
57% |
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For a Good Time, Call ... | Rachel Rodman (Character) | $1.2M | 2012 |
37% |
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Larry Crowne | Screenwriter | $35.6M | 2011 |
19% |
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I Hate Valentine's Day |
Genevieve (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
$10.1K | 2009 |
10% |
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My Life in Ruins | Georgia (Character) | $8.7M | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Greece: Secrets of the Past | Narrator | - | 2006 |
44% |
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Connie and Carla | Connie (Character) | $8.1M | 2004 |
76% |
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
Toula Portokalos (Character), Writer |
$241.4M | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Meet Prince Charming | Jennifer (Character) | - | 1999 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Counselor Minonna Efron (Guest Star) | 2013-2014 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2010 2016 2022 |
93% | 72% | Cabinet of Curiosities | Unknown (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Mrs. Diaz (Voice) | 2015-2019 |
No Score Yet | 92% | 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 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 20/20 | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2016-2017 |
7% | 59% | Dr. Ken | Tiffany (Guest Star) | 2017 |
74% | 70% | The Catch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2013 2016 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2016 |
79% | 69% | Marry Me | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
100% | 86% | Jane The Virgin | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2012 |
84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
89% | 82% | Cougar Town | Angel Torres (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Good Guys | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
78% | 60% | Drop Dead Diva | Lisa Shane (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Boys | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
0% | No Score Yet | My Big Fat Greek Life |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer, Writer |
2003 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 2002 |
92% | 91% | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Lawyer (Guest Star) | 2000 |
33% | 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 | 87% | Boy Meets World | Mrs. Gallagher (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |