Nia Vardalos

Before Nia Vardalos’ career started to fade, she was able to experience what it feels like to be at the top of the world. In 2002, her starring movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a commercial success after it garnered a whopping worldwide gross of more than $374 million, 75 times the production budget of just $5 million. As an actress, she received several acting nominations, including Golden Globes and SAG Awards.

Well, aside from being cast, she was also responsible for the screenplay, where she eventually received a nod from the Academy but won in American Screenwriters Association Award. After this project, she still received film and TV projects, but nothing can beat the influence and fame brought by the aforementioned movie. Vardalos was married to American actor Ian Gomez back in 1994 and decided to adopt a girl named Ilaria Gomez back in 2009. However, they amicably called their lawyers in 2018 to void their marriage.