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Nia Vardalos aids suicidal Twitter user
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Digital Spy - Found Mar. 20, 2010 Nia Vardalos also helps the suicidal man who had a Twitter exchange with Demi Moore. Star tweets help prevent suicide - Canada.com Demi Moore's Twitter involved in suicide intervention - Chicago Sun-Times 2 actresses tweet teen's suicide threat - Philadelphia Inquirer Stars On Twitter Thwart 'Suicide' - Sky News Explore All |
Pulse 24 |
Demi Moore, Nia Vardalos lead help to suicidal teen
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San Jose Mercury News - Found Mar. 20, 2010 Actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos were linked to an online chain of Twitter posts that ultimately led to Florida authorities intervening Friday 2 actresses tweet teen's suicide threat - Philadelphia Daily News Moore And Vardalos Help Save Suicidal Twitter Blogger - MaleFirst Mens Magazine Demi saves Twitter man seeking help - Sydney Morning Herald Hollywood stars help prevent suicide - Times of Oman Explore All |
Gulf News |
Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos Save Suicidal Man Via Twitter
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GirlsTalkinSmack.com Feed - Found Mar. 20, 2010 Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos may have helped save a suicidal man?s life ? all thanks to twitter. |
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Sympatico - Found Mar. 19, 2010 Vardalos's account included a message that she had called a suicide hotline and been connected to Florida police. 'I gave his name+city. Moore and Vardalos help save suicidal Twitter blogger - Hollywood Demi Moore Continues Her Hero Work, Saves Another Life Via Twitter - EOnline.com Hollywood stars help prevent suicide after Twitter alert - Canada.com Stars' Twitter accounts play part in suicide help - New York Post Explore All |
Globe and Mail |
Peter Joins a Night of 140 Tweets - Help Out a Good Cause
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/Film - Found Mar. 16, 2010 ? Rob McElhenney ??? Kaitlin Olsen ??? Glenn Howerton??? Charlie Day??? Deanna Russo??? Nia Vardalos??? Ian Gomez??? Neil... |
Faces & Names: Lady Gaga, Demi Moore, Nia Vardalos
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Duluth News Tribune - Found 18 hours ago Lady Gaga Demi Moore Nia Vardalos Linda Nervick and her grandmother, Evelyn Gooder, both of Duluth, celebrate St. Patrickâ??s Day on... |
People: Demi Moore, Nia Vardalos help save suicidal teen via Twitter
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TMC Net - Found Mar. 20, 2010 (Contra Costa Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos reportedly helped save the life of |
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KBS Radio - Found Mar. 19, 2010 - Actresses Demi Moore and Canadian Nia Vardalos were linked to an online chain of Twitter posts that ultimately led to Florida authorities... |
People: Demi Moore, Nia Vardalos help save suicidal teen via Twitter
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Inside Bay Area - Found Mar. 19, 2010 Actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos reportedly helped save the life of a suicidal 18-year-old, via Twitter. Vardalos, from "My Big Fat Greek ... |
People: Demi Moore, Nia Vardalos help save suicidal teen via Twitter
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Inside Bay Area - Found Mar. 19, 2010 Actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos reportedly helped save the life of a suicidal 18-year-old, via Twitter. Vardalos, from "My Big Fat Greek ... |
Nia Vardalos Biography
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Nia Vardalos
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 Vardalos at the Connie and Carla premiere on the Universal City Walk, Los Angeles, April 2004 |
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| Born | Antonia Eugenia Vardalos September 24, 1962 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ian Gomez (1993–present) |
Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos (born September 24, 1962) is a Greek-Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer.
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Biography
Personal life
Vardalos was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is the daughter of Greek Canadian parents Doreen, a bookkeeper and homemaker, and Constantine "Gus" Vardalos, a land developer.1234 She attended Shaftesbury High School and Ryerson University.5 Vardalos married actor Ian Gomez on September 5, 1993 (her husband converted to the Greek Orthodox religion prior to marrying her). In 2008 they adopted a daughter, and she wrote a post with advice about the adoption process at The Huffington Post.6 She became a dual citizen of the U.S. in 1999.
Career
Vardalos had done many different works but gained almost overnight success with her movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The success of the movie led to an unsuccessful television series on CBS, called My Big Fat Greek Life. Except for John Corbett, this series featured the original movie cast. In 2004 she followed it up with Connie and Carla, which co-starred Toni Collette. Vardalos and her husband have appeared together in both of those films, as well as Meet Prince Charming (1999). Vardalos also guest starred on The Drew Carey Show in 1997, where her husband was a frequent guest star. Her next work was the movie My Life in Ruins, which arrived in theaters in 2009.
Vardalos is among many celebrities helping to produce The 1 Second Film art project.
Vardalos was featured in The Dialogue interview series. In this 90 minute interview with producer Mike DeLuca, Vardalos talks about how her experiences in The Second City comedy troupe helped her as an actress and a screenwriter, and how the unofficial "tell-the-Greek" word-of-mouth program had a hand in catapulting her movie to such great heights.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | No Experience Necessary | Sheila | |
| 1997 | Men Seeking Women | Iris | |
| 1999 | Meet Prince Charming | Jennifer | |
| 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Toula Portokalos |
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| 2004 | Connie and Carla | Connie |
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| 2009 | My Life in Ruins | Georgia | |
| I Hate Valentine's Day7 | Genevieve |
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| 2010 | A Wilderness of Monkeys8 | ||
| 2012 | Talk of the Town9 |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | High Incident | uncredited |
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| Common Law | uncredited |
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| 1997 | Men Seeking Women | Iris | |
| The Drew Carey Show | Grace Almada |
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| 1997 - 1998 | Team Knight Rider | Domino (voice) |
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| 1998 - 1999 | Boy Meets World | uncredited |
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| 1999 | It's Like, You Know... | Mindy |
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| Two Guys and a Girl | Evelyn |
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| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Larry's Lawyer |
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| 2002 | Saturday Night Live | Host | |
| 2003 | My Big Fat Greek Life | Nia Portokalos |
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| 2008 | My Boys | Jo |
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| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Lisa Shane |
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References
- ^ Greek goddess: but it wasn't always that way. Once told she was too frumpy to be a star, Nia Vardalos proves them wrong. | Redbook (April , 2003)
- ^ Sending up the Greek in spirit - theage.com.au
- ^ Nia Vardalos Biography (1962-)
- ^ USATODAY.com - 'Greek Wedding' marches on, much to Hollywood's surprise
- ^ Nia Vardalos Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ Nia Vardalos. "The List". The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nia-vardalos/the-list_b_161241.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ Nia Vardalos To Reunite With John Corbett In Another Romantic Comedy | AHN | August 9, 2008
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