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Nia Vardalos wrote and starred in the biggest grossing romantic comedy film of all time. And it was based on her own family. My Big Fat Greek Wedding told the true story of Nia introducing her non-Greek fiance into her large, eccentric and at times overbearing family. And now there's a sequel. Nia's character and her husband have a teenage daughter called Paris, who's trying to decide whether to choose a local university or move further away to escape her family.

How did losing her agent spur her to create such a successful film?

Image: Nia Vardalos at a screening of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, in New York, 2016. Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.