Nia Vardalos - Famous Screenwriter

Nia Vardalos Net Worth

$10,000,000

Nia Vardalos, the famous Greek Canadian actress, has a net worth of $10 million. Best known for her role in the feature film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which she wrote and starred in, the film was a huge commercial success and earned her an Academy Award Nomination for Best Writing and a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Actress.

Key facts:

  • Nia Vardalos rose to fame with her 2002 feature film My Big Fat Greek Wedding which she wrote and starred in.
  • She received Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for her work on My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
  • Vardalos made her directorial debut in 2009 with the film I Hate Valentine's Day and followed it up with My Life in Ruins in the same year.
  • She teamed up with Tom Hanks to co-write the romantic comedy Larry Crowne in 2011.
  • In 2016, Vardalos wrote and starred in the follow-up film My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.

Basic Information About Nia Vardalos

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Screenwriter, Singer, Voice Actor, Film director, Television producer, Film Producer
Net worth$10,000,000
Date of birth1962-09-24 (62 years old)
Place of birthWinnipeg
NationalityUnited States of America
SpouseIan Gomez - (5 SeptemberΒ 1993 - 7 SeptemberΒ 2018)Β (divorced)Β (1 child)
GenderFemale
Height5 ft 5 in (1.67 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Nia Vardalos win?


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Nia Vardalos awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance: FemaleWinnerSecretary2003
Oscar - Best Writing, Original ScreenplayNomineeMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
Actor - Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion PictureNomineeMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
Discover Screenwriting Award - WinnerMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
Canadian Comedy Award - Film - Pretty Funny Female PerformanceWinnerMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
Independent Spirit Award - Best Debut PerformanceWinnerMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
Gold Derby Award - Original ScreenplayNomineeMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the YearNomineeMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
MTV Movie Award - Breakthrough Female PerformanceNomineeMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance: FemaleWinnerMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
OFCS Award - Best Breakthrough PerformanceNomineeMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
PFCS Award - Best NewcomerWinnerMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003
WAFCA Award - Best Original ScreenplayWinnerMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2002
WGA Award (Screen) - Best Original ScreenplayNomineeMy Big Fat Greek Wedding2003

Nia Vardalos roles

Movie / Series Role
Larry CrowneWriter
Larry CrowneMap Genie (voice)
My Big Fat Greek WeddingWriter
My Big Fat Greek WeddingToula Portokalos
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2Writer
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2Toula
CharmingNemeny Neverwish (voice)
McKenna Shoots for the StarsMrs. Brooks
Wonder Woman: BloodlinesJulia Kapatelis (voice)
Grey's AnatomyKaren 1 episode, 2012
Jane the VirginBarbara 1 episode, 2015
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMinonna Efron 3 episodes, 2013-2014
GravesAnnie Spiro 7 episodes, 2016
Team Knight RiderDomino 22 episodes, 1997-1998
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host 1 episode, 2002
Curb Your EnthusiasmLawyer 1 episode, 2000
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf - Guest 1 episode, 2004
Crazy Ex-GirlfriendWendy Legrand 1 episode, 2018
Cougar TownAngela Torres 1 episode, 2011
Boy Meets WorldMrs. Gallagher / ... 1 episode, 1998-1999
DuckTalesSelene 4 episodes, 2018-2020
The TalkSelf - Guest 1 episode, 2016
Watch What Happens: LiveSelf / ... 2 episodes, 2013-2016
The CatchLeah Wells 3 episodes, 2016
Star vs. the Forces of EvilAngie Diaz / ... 16 episodes, 2015-2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf 1 episode, 2016
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza PlaceEvelyn 1 episode, 1999
Drop Dead DivaLisa Shane 1 episode, 2009
The Drew Carey ShowGrace Almada 1 episode, 1997
My Big Fat Greek LifeWriter
My Big Fat Greek LifeWriter
My Big Fat Greek LifeWriter
My Big Fat Greek LifeNia Portokalos 7 episodes, 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf 4 episodes, 2002-2004
My BoysJo 3 episodes, 2008
The Oprah Winfrey ShowSelf 1 episode, 2004
The Good GuysEileen 1 episode, 2010
Dr. KenTiffany 1 episode, 2017

Nia Vardalos's Movie/Shows Salary

Movie / Series Salary
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.

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Interesting Facts about Nia Vardalos

  1. Married NY-born TV actor Ian Gomez in Winnipeg's St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church.
  2. Named after her grandmothers Eugenia and Antonia.
  3. 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.
  4. Graduated From Ryerson University's School Of Acting
  5. Is an alumna of The Second City.
  6. Became a naturalized U.S. citizen on April 20, 1999.
  7. She and her ex-husband Ian Gomez adopted a little girl named Illaria (b. 2007) in 2008.
  8. 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.
  9. Once worked the box office at Toronto's Second City.
  10. Her parents are both of Greek descent.
  11. Nia and her Connie and Carla (2004) co-star, Toni Collette, have the same full first name, Antonia.
  12. (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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