- Nia Vardalos is 49 years old
- Born: 24 September 1962
- Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
- Best known as:
Star and writer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding
4 good links
- Nia Vardalos
Yahoo! provides career background and some photos
- Nia Vardalos Interview
Brief talk and a review of her movie
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Spend the rest of the week reading reviews of it
- Life is Pretty Sweet at the Moment
She talks about how she shot to stardom
Nia Vardalos Biography
Name at birth: Antonia Eugenia Vardalos
Nia Vardalos is the writer and star of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a low-budget, independently produced feature that became one of the biggest box office hits of 2002. Based on her own family background, the screenplay was adapted from Vardalos's stage play (she received financial support from actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson). The film's success catapulted Vardalos to national fame, and spawned 2003's My Big Fat Greek Life, a television series based on the movie.
