VIDEO: MY LIFE IN RUINS' Nia Vardalos Talks With "Entertainment Tonight" In Greece, Plus Multiple Other Stories!

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"Entertainment Tonight" aired a segment on Nia while she was in Greece - now you can watch video of the interview by clicking on the screen grab below.

The New York Times profiled Nia in their "A Night Out" series - read an excerpt here and below and click on the Times photo to read the whole article: "After spotting her, a table of swooning middle-aged men shouted blessings in English and Greek, and a waitress in her 20's asked sheepishly if she could have her picture taken with her. "'Connie and Carla' is my favorite movie," she said, referring to Ms. Vardalos's 2004 film. For Ms. Vardalos, the night began several hours earlier at the Apple Store in SoHo...

Greek people seem to follow her everywhere. The store advertised her appearance as a chat about screenwriting, but most of the questions had a Hellenic theme: What advice did she have for a Greek person trying to break into show business? Answer: Be Greek — don't try to pretend you're Italian or Jewish.

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People ran a first-person account from Nia on her adoption and sudden motherhood. An excerpt below:

Talk about your big fat surprises: With one phone call, Nia Vardalos had a daughter. In this exclusive Mother's Day essay for PEOPLE, the star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding talks in detail for the first time about the shock, chaos and "peaceful gratefulness" that came after she and husband Ian Gomez adopted a 3-year-old girl.

The Ritual: "My daughter is a preschooler but I have only known her for a while. She is adopted. After years of wanting to be parents, my husband and I were given 14 hours notice... Then a little girl walked into our house." (Read it here.)

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And check out this interview with Nia at the TriBeCa festival on The Huffington Post. Again, an excerpt:

Q: Tell us about the process at Second City Chicago and how it helped grow you as an artist. What shows did you help create on the Mainstage?

Nia: "I was there from '90 to '95. My generation [included] Steve Colbert, Horatio Sanz. We were there at the same time. And how it shaped me is absolutely how I write. I don't card out my screenplays ever. I just have an idea, sit down and write - I don't edit. Sometimes the first draft will come out at 200 pages. I think and think and I go, "Um, this story is about the brother that appears on page 178." I go back and I rewrite. That place was invaluable." (Read it here.)