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“Success comes in all shapes and sizes and ages. I have three different sizes of clothes in my closet, and that to me is the key to happiness. I love my body!”
Birthname:
Antonia Eugenia Vardalos
Hometown:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Introduction
Nia Vardalos (born September 24, 1962) is a Golden Globe-nominated Canadian-American actress, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and producer.
Life Story
Vardalos was born Antonia Eugenia Vardalos in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 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.
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 work is the movie A Wilderness of Monkeys, followed by 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.
Filmography
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)
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)
Stuff she’s done, ie: movies, tv, albums:
My Big Fat Greek Wedding, A Wilderness of Monkeys, My Big Fat Greek Life, Connie & Carla, My Life in Ruins, Men Seeking Women, Meet Prince Charming, Connie & Carla
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