Nia Vardalos

Canadian-born American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer of Greek descent
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Nia Vardalos

Summary

Nia Vardalos is a human[1]. She was born in Winnipeg[2]. She was born on September 24, 1962[3]. She worked as an actor[4], screenwriter[5], television actor[6], film actor[7], and film producer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,113 views/month, #5,176 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Nia Vardalos's place of birth was Winnipeg[2].
  • Nia Vardalos was born on September 24, 1962[3].
  • Nia Vardalos held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Nia Vardalos held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was Nia Vardalos's native language[12].
  • Nia Vardalos's professions included actor[4].
  • Nia Vardalos's professions included screenwriter[5].
  • Nia Vardalos worked as a television actor[6].
  • Nia Vardalos's professions included film actor[7].
  • Nia Vardalos worked as a film producer[8].
  • Nia Vardalos worked as a director[13].
  • Nia Vardalos was educated at Toronto Metropolitan University[14].
  • Nia Vardalos's education included a stint at Shaftesbury High School[15].
  • Nia Vardalos received the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film[16].
  • Nia Vardalos is recorded as female[17].
  • Nia Vardalos's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Nia Vardalos's Commons category is recorded as Nia Vardalos[19].
  • Nia Vardalos's unmarried partner is recorded as Spiros Katsaganis[20].
  • Nia Vardalos's family name is recorded as Vardalos[21].
  • Nia Vardalos's given name is recorded as Nia[22].
  • Nia Vardalos's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[23].
  • Nia Vardalos's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Nia Vardalos's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Greek[25].
  • Nia Vardalos's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nia Vardalos'}[26].
  • Nia Vardalos's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1962-09-24[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 44972eb6-7170-46fd-b44b-f61877e368d5[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Nia Vardalos was born in Winnipeg[2]. She was born on September 24, 1962[3]. English was her native language[12].

Education

Educated at Toronto Metropolitan University[14], a public research university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1948[34], headquartered in Toronto[35] and Shaftesbury High School[15], a high school[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1968[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], screenwriter[5], television actor[6], film actor[7], film producer[8], and director[13].

Recognition

Nia Vardalos received the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film[16].

Why It Matters

Nia Vardalos ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,113 views/month, #5,176 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Nia Vardalos born?

Born in Winnipeg[2], Nia Vardalos…

What did Nia Vardalos do for work?

Nia Vardalos worked as actor[4], screenwriter[5], television actor[6], film actor[7], and film producer[8].

Where did Nia Vardalos go to school?

Nia Vardalos was educated at Toronto Metropolitan University[14] and Shaftesbury High School[15].

What awards did Nia Vardalos receive?

Honors received include Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . newsfeed.time.com. newsfeed.time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . newsfeed.time.com. newsfeed.time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . queen.gr. queen.gr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Toronto Metropolitan University, Shaftesbury High School
    Native language English
    Languages spoken, written or signed English, Greek
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