Basic Information About Nia Vardalos
Category | Celebrities βΊ Actors |
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Professions | Actor, Screenwriter, Singer, Voice Actor, Film director, Television producer, Film Producer |
Net worth | $10,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1962-09-24 (62 years old) |
Place of birth | Winnipeg |
Nationality | United States of America |
Spouse | Ian Gomez - (5 SeptemberΒ 1993 - 7 SeptemberΒ 2018)Β (divorced)Β (1 child) |
Gender | Female |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m) |
Social Media | βοΈ Wikipedia βοΈ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Nia Vardalos win?
Oscar |
Golden Globe |
Golder Raspberry |
BAFTA |
Other |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Nia Vardalos awards
Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
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OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance: Female | Winner | Secretary | 2003 |
Oscar - Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominee | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
Actor - Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture | Nominee | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
Discover Screenwriting Award - | Winner | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
Canadian Comedy Award - Film - Pretty Funny Female Performance | Winner | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
Independent Spirit Award - Best Debut Performance | Winner | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
Gold Derby Award - Original Screenplay | Nominee | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year | Nominee | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
MTV Movie Award - Breakthrough Female Performance | Nominee | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance: Female | Winner | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
OFCS Award - Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominee | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
PFCS Award - Best Newcomer | Winner | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
WAFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay | Winner | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2002 |
WGA Award (Screen) - Best Original Screenplay | Nominee | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2003 |
Nia Vardalos roles
Movie / Series | Role |
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Larry Crowne | Writer |
Larry Crowne | Map Genie (voice) |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Writer |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Toula Portokalos |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Writer |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Toula |
Charming | Nemeny Neverwish (voice) |
McKenna Shoots for the Stars | Mrs. Brooks |
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | Julia Kapatelis (voice) |
Grey's Anatomy | Karen 1 episode, 2012 |
Jane the Virgin | Barbara 1 episode, 2015 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Minonna Efron 3 episodes, 2013-2014 |
Graves | Annie Spiro 7 episodes, 2016 |
Team Knight Rider | Domino 22 episodes, 1997-1998 |
Saturday Night Live | Self - Host 1 episode, 2002 |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Lawyer 1 episode, 2000 |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2004 |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Wendy Legrand 1 episode, 2018 |
Cougar Town | Angela Torres 1 episode, 2011 |
Boy Meets World | Mrs. Gallagher / ... 1 episode, 1998-1999 |
DuckTales | Selene 4 episodes, 2018-2020 |
The Talk | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2016 |
Watch What Happens: Live | Self / ... 2 episodes, 2013-2016 |
The Catch | Leah Wells 3 episodes, 2016 |
Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Angie Diaz / ... 16 episodes, 2015-2019 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self 1 episode, 2016 |
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Evelyn 1 episode, 1999 |
Drop Dead Diva | Lisa Shane 1 episode, 2009 |
The Drew Carey Show | Grace Almada 1 episode, 1997 |
My Big Fat Greek Life | Writer |
My Big Fat Greek Life | Writer |
My Big Fat Greek Life | Writer |
My Big Fat Greek Life | Nia Portokalos 7 episodes, 2003 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self 4 episodes, 2002-2004 |
My Boys | Jo 3 episodes, 2008 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | Self 1 episode, 2004 |
The Good Guys | Eileen 1 episode, 2010 |
Dr. Ken | Tiffany 1 episode, 2017 |
Nia Vardalos's Movie/Shows Salary
Movie / Series | Salary |
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My Big Fat Greek WeddingΒ (2002) | $61,000 (writing) |
Nia Vardalos's Quotes
- You're never too fat for a new purse.
- I'd been raised by my parents who taught me not to think you're better than you are. And that I think is what Larry Crowne is going through. [He] will do anything to make a living, and that is indicative I think globally, and much more so in this country. People are just trying to get by. There's a relevance to 'Larry Crowne' that's fortunate and unfortunate. This is not a downer movie, this is an uplifting movie and yet it is not out of the realm of ordinary. It's what can happen if you keep your heart open.
- When I worked at 'Second City' in Canada, they brought me down to Chicago on a work permit. I was thrilled to be in Chicago. What I didn't know is that you only make $65 a show. I was a child of immigrants, so everyone worked. I had a job at 16. And although I didn't like that I'm very, very grateful for that now because it taught me to be self-supporting. It's not like suddenly, when you become a working actor all your friends are in the same situation. I have friends who are still handing out flyers for their one-woman show and trying to make ends meet.
- [on her stint as a "caterer" for a student porn film spoof] My friend asked me if I wanted to be in the film, and I said, 'No, but I'll come and make food for everybody - because I'm so very Greek.' So I came and, as a joke, she gave me the credit of 'caterer' and now it's on my credits forever. People think it was a real porn flick, and I really was a caterer.
Interesting Facts about Nia Vardalos
- Married NY-born TV actor Ian Gomez in Winnipeg's St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church.
- Named after her grandmothers Eugenia and Antonia.
- Her one-woman play "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was turned into a movie after Rita Wilson saw the play and recommended it to her husband Tom Hanks.
- Graduated From Ryerson University's School Of Acting
- Is an alumna of The Second City.
- Became a naturalized U.S. citizen on April 20, 1999.
- She and her ex-husband Ian Gomez adopted a little girl named Illaria (b. 2007) in 2008.
- She was nominated for a 1994 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Revue for "Whitewater for Chocolate", at the Second City Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- Once worked the box office at Toronto's Second City.
- Her parents are both of Greek descent.
- Nia and her Connie and Carla (2004) co-star, Toni Collette, have the same full first name, Antonia.
- (July 3, 2018) Filed for divorce from her husband of nearly 25 years Ian Gomez following a 12-month-long separation.
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