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Nia Vardalos
Birth at
24 September 1962
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Nia Vandalos was born on September 24, 1962 in Winnipeg, Canada. The desire to become an actress appeared after daily watching the famous show Second City, at the box office of which she worked. Two weeks after Nia got a job there, one of the actresses who played the show suddenly fell ill. Thanks to her charm and charisma, Nia Vandalos was able to persuade the producers to release him on stage as a stunt double. The next day she got a permanent role in the show. Nia is the author of twelve revues
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Nia Vandalos was born on September 24, 1962 in Winnipeg, Canada. The desire to become an actress appeared after daily watching the famous show Second City, at the box office of which she worked. Two weeks after Nia got a job there, one of the actresses who played the show suddenly fell ill. Thanks to her charm and charisma, Nia Vandalos was able to persuade the producers to release him on stage as a stunt double. The next day she got a permanent role in the show. Nia is the author of twelve revues written for the program Second City, which is shown in Chicago and Toronto. For her role in it, Nia Vandalos received the Jeff Award for Best Actress.
Against the will of her father, Nia Vandalos decided to pursue acting at the Reyerson Theatre School in Toronto. In 1995, she moved to Los Angeles, where she starred mainly in minor roles in film and television.
After writing the script and playing the lead role in
My Big Big Greek Wedding Nia Vandalos gained worldwide fame. Nia speaks and reads Greek fluently, and all 49 members of her family attended the premiere of her film. For this film, Nia Vandalos was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, the Golden Globe and the Outstanding Ensemble Actors Guild Award, the Screenwriters Award, the Independent Spirit Award and the People's Choice Award.
Nia continues to create beautiful good films: “Only Girls in the Show”, “My Big Greek Summer”.
Film festival nominations and awards (2)