NIA VARDALOS

NIA VARDALOS is the only woman to have solo-written an original

film franchise.

Vardalos wrote and starred in the number one romantic comedy of all

time, MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING and its two sequels (directed

the third.)

Selected film credits include CONNIE AND CARLA, I HATE

VALENTINE’S DAY, MY LIFE IN RUINS, LARRY CROWNE,

CHUCKY, IVY + BEAN, Guillermo Del Toro’s CABINET OF

CURIOSITIES.

Television work includes, CHUCKY, LAW and ORDER: SVU.

Voice work includes creating her original Audible series,

MOTIVATED!, and series regular roles on STAR vs. EVIL, WONDER

WOMAN, DUCK TALES.

An award winning alumnus of The Second City Toronto and Chicago,

24 Hour Plays on Broadway, TWELTH NIGHT, KISMET, MUSIC

MAN, COMPANY, Ms. Vardalos is the New York Times Critic’s Pick

and on the list of Top Ten Most Produced Playwrights for her play,

TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS, directed by (HAMILTON) Thomas Kail.

This year, Ms. Vardalos also performed the play in Greek,

in Athens, Greece.

Ms. Vardalos is the New York Times bestselling author of her memoir

INSTANT MOM and donates all proceeds to adoption charities which

has resulted in 2000 children being placed in permanent homes.

2026: Vardalos will next be seen in YOU, ME and TUSCANY with

Halle Bailey, and is currently filming 21 DOWN with Ashley Judd, and

NUTMEG and MISTLETOE with Cedric Yarbrough.

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