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Nia Vardalos Visits Greece for Prestigious Event

Nia Vardalos, the star and brains behind the immensely popular romantic comedy series My Big Fat Greek Wedding, spoke openly on the "importance of owning your narrative" during an event organized by the Marie Claire publication. The Marie Claire Power...

Nia Vardalos, My Big Fat Greek Wedding Cast Honor Michael Constantine

Nia Vardalos brought together the cast members of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" to honor the memory of their late costar Michael Constantine, who died in late August at the age of 94. On Thursday, Nia Vardalos shared a photo...

Nia Vardalos Couldn’t Fly to Her Father’s Funeral, So She Turned to Fundraising

Nia Vardalos' father Gus passed away on March 12 in Winnipeg, Canada, at 87 years of age. He had been in declining health for some time. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions, the actress was not allowed to...

Nia Vardalos Plays ‘The Black Widow’ in New Lifetime Movie

Nia Vardalos is starring in a new Lifetime movie based on a true story, titled "Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story". The 57-year-old actress plays the role of Stacey Castor, who in real life was accused of poisoning her second...

Is Nia Vardalos Planning ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’?

Nia Vardalos gave out some hints recently that she's been thinking of filming another sequel to the film that made her a star, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". The Greek-Canadian actress told "Closer Weekly" that possibly filming "My Big Fat...

Nia Vardalos Receives Rave Reviews for “Tiny Beautiful Things”

"Tiny Beautiful Things", the play Nia Vardalos helped create and is currently starring in at the Pasadena Playhouse, has opened to rave reviews. The play is based on Cheryl Strayed's "Dear Sugar" advice column. Strayed is also the woman behind...

Nia Vardalos Will Star on Stage at Pasadena Playhouse

Nia Vardalos will reprise the role of "Sugar" on stage at Pasadena Playhouse, in the play, "Tiny Beautiful Things". The play is based on a best-selling book by author Cheryl Strayed, who also wrote "Wild", which was adapted into a...

Nia Vardalos Hosts Star-Studded Craig Zadan Tribute

Nia Vardalos hosted an A-list charity event on November 11 in honor of legendary producer Craig Zadan. The evening was originally intended to honor Zadan in person, but after his sudden death from surgery complications on August 20, the...

Nia Vardalos, John Stamos Join Efforts To Rebuild Orphanage

Well-known actors of Greek descent, Canadian Nia Vardalos and American John Stamos, have joined forces with The Hellenic Initiative to launch an online campaign for the rebuilding of the Lyreion Orphanage, destroyed during the 2018 summer wildfires in Eastern Attica. The Hellenic...

Nia Vardalos Files for Divorce from Ian Gomez after Almost 24 Years of Marriage

My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos has filed for divorce from her actor husband Ian Gomez after almost 24 years of marriage. Vardalos cited 'irreconcilable differences' as the motivation for her filing for divorce and also stated that...

Nia Vardalos Promotes New Project on Panel at 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Tour

Nia Vardalos isn't letting the box office disappointment of My Big, Fat Greek Wedding 2 get her down. The actress attended a panel discussion at the Beverly Hills Hotel for her new EPIX comedy Graves, as the panel was part...

Nia Vardalos Would ‘Never say never’ to Doing a Third My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Actress Nia Vardalos recently discussed the possibilities of filming a third My Big, Fat Greek Wedding on the British television show Lorraine on Wednesday. The 53-year-old actress recently reprised her most famous role ever as "Toula" in My Big Fat Greek...

Nia Vardalos Makes Her Public Theater Debut

Nia Vardalos will be onstage later this year in her debut for the prestigious New York Public Theater company. She will be playing the lead in an adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's "Tiny Beautiful Things". Strayed was also the inspiration for...

Nia Vardalos Cast in ABC’s ‘The Catch’

Following the release of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2", it seems Nia Vardalos is on a roll since it was just announced she will join the hot new ABC series "The Catch". The thriller is executive produced by Shonda Rhimes,...

Nia Vardalos Hosts ‘The Great Holiday Baking Show’

Nia Vardalos has been quite busy this year filming and preparing for the premiere of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2", and now she has taken on hosting duties for ABC's new "The Great Holiday Baking Show". Vardalos will host...