Nia Vardalos

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Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos ( Greek : Αντωνία Ευγενία "Νία" Βαρδάλου; born September 24, 1962 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ) is a Greek - Canadian actress.

life and work

Vardalos' career as an actress began in 1996 with the film No Experience Necessary . From the end of the 1990s she worked as an actress in numerous television series. She became known for her leading role in the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding , for which she also wrote the autobiographical screenplay. In 2003 she was nominated for an Oscar for the film in the category Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen . She played the lead role in the comedy series of the same name and was also seen in the sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 in 2016. In the comedy Connie and Carla (2004) she played a leading role alongside Toni Collette , and she also wrote the screenplay.

She also wrote the screenplay for the film Larry Crowne (2011) together with Tom Hanks .

Private life

Since 1993 Nia Vardalos was married to the actor Ian Gomez ; In 2018, the couple, who had been separated since the previous year, divorced.

Filmography (selection)

actress

scriptwriter

Producer

Web links

Commons : Nia Vardalos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "After more than 20 years of marriage:" My Big Fat Greek Wedding "star Nia Vardalos is getting a divorce" , article in the web portal of the Munich evening newspaper from July 4, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Vardalos, Nia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vardalos, Antonia Eugenia (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actress
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnipeg