Nia Vardalos is a Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer, and director. She is best known for starring in and writing the romantic comedy film My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), which garnered her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
Vardalos was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Greek-Canadian parents. She studied theater at the University of Toronto and the Second City improv troupe in Chicago. She began her career as a stand-up comedian and appeared in several television shows, including The Drew Carey Show and Suddenly Susan.
In 2002, Vardalos wrote and starred in the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which was a huge commercial success. The film was based on her own experiences growing up in a Greek-American family. Vardalos won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Vardalos has since starred in several other films, including Connie and Carla (2004), I Hate Valentine’s Day (2009), and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016). She has also written and directed several films, including My Life in Ruins (2009) and Larry Crowne (2011).
Was Nia Vardalos on Station 19?
Yes, Nia Vardalos was on Station 19. She guest-starred in the season 5 episode “100% or Nothing” as Patricia, a woman who is trapped in a burning building. Vardalos’s character was a single mother who was trying to save her children from the fire. She was eventually rescued by the firefighters of Station 19.
Vardalos’s appearance on Station 19 was a promotional tie-in for her film My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, which was released in theaters the same month as the episode aired.
Why did Ian Gomez and Nia Vardalos separate?
On July 3, 2018, it was announced that Vardalos had filed for divorce from Gomez after 23 years of marriage and that they had already been separated since June 2017. The divorce was finalized two months later.
In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Ian Gomez filed his response to her divorce filing on Thursday in Los Angeles. Like Vardalos, the actor, 53, cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.