Nia Vardalos

Birthday: 24 September 1962, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Birth Name: Antonia Eugenia Vardalos

Height: 168 cm

Nia Vardalos was born on September 24, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as Antonia Eugenia Vardalos. She is an actress and writer, known for My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), My Big Fat Greek Wedding ...Show More

You're never too fat for a new purse. You're never too fat for a new purse.

[on her stint as a "caterer" for a student porn film spoof] My friend asked me if I wanted to be in Show more [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. Hide

I'd been raised by my parents who taught me not to think you're better than you are. And that I thin Show more 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. Hide

When I worked at 'Second City' in Canada, they brought me down to Chicago on a work permit. I was th Show more 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. Hide

Nia Vardalos's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (171) as Creator (4)

Love, Victor - Season 3

The Drew Carey Show - Season 6

Late Night with Seth Meyers - Season 11

The Drew Carey Show - Season 5

The Drew Carey Show - Season 4

Station 19 - Season 7

Cougar Town - Season 4

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Season 4

Greys Anatomy - Season 17

My Life in Ruins

Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story

Boy Meets World - Season 1

Celebrity Family Feud - Season 8

Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 10

Cougar Town - Season 3

The Drew Carey Show - Season 3

Greys Anatomy - Season 15

Car Dogs

Saturday Night Live - Season 33

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines

Watch What Happens: Live - Season 18

DuckTales - Season 1

Drop Dead Diva - Season 3

The Great Holiday Baking Show - Season 1

The Great Holiday Baking Show - Season 5

Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 2

Nia Vardalos'S roles

Leah Wells

Toula Portokalos

Karen

Angela Torres

Mrs. Diaz

Angela Torres

Sharon

Lisa Shane

Connie