Romantic Comedian

I’m Steve’s love interest [and not even a murderess]. We’re dating at the beginning of Season 3, and you’ll have to tune in to see what happens!

How did the role come about?

Marty [Short] and I have been family for many years. We met in the cast of Godspell in Toronto in 1971.

[Short has said, “Andrea is the aunt to my children.” Andrea’s ex-husband Bob Dolman’s late sister, actress Nancy, was Short’s wife and mother of three.”] rough Marty I met Steve. Steve, Marty, and I were having lunch together with the series co-creator John Ho man. Steve was saying he liked the eccentricities I show. John said he saw the chemistry. All of a sudden I was in the show.

As in “Day by Day”?

Isang “Day by Day.” It was kind of a legendary company: Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Paul Schae er, Eugene Levy, Bob Dolman [Robert Dolman has screenwriting credits for Willow, Far and Away, and Second City Television Network (SCTV).] Marty and I have worked for many years on many di erent projects. I have great a ection for Marty. When we talk and act together, we have a “Short” hand.

Take us behind the scenes of OnlyMurdersintheBuilding. Usually I like to be quiet, go over my lines between scenes. But the atmosphere is very loose here. We’re looking at lines weeks before, but once we’re shooting there’s a loose-

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ness to it—a joviality. Marty in particular is really social. We rehearse the scene, we go relax, we’re looking at Steve’s iPad, doing jokes with Marty. It’s not how I work, but it’s working. is show asks everybody to dig down deep. Meryl Streep’s on this year. It’s a hit with Selena [Gomez]’s 20-year-old groupies too.

Not to mention Nathan Lane. Also a close friend.

It’s interesting to see comedians cast against the grain in serious roles.

I was thinking about that two days ago when we were shooting a very serious scene. It wasn’t until later in my life that I wanted to change direction. I’m Sister Andrea in Evil on Paramount Plus as a central cast member in 2023. It’s really smart—about the supernatural, religion, psychology.

And deadly funny. “I get to play evil, not just visit it sometimes.” I’ve heard your Sister Andrea described as “like Yoda,” but with killer timing. Luckily, they imbued Sister Andrea with humor. [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/ video/kn_Hy2Noz3a3xvN2kx2Mm_XxxSwx_ xXn/] ere are lots of dramatic moments as Sister Andrea, scenes where I’m talking about my faith.

I had a serious part in Diane [2018, with Mary Kay Place], as Bobbie. It’s a beautiful, sad movie about getting older and lost and dealing with grief.

MyBigFatGreekWedding is such a beloved franchise that Aunt Voula has entered the Parthenon of comic characters. But “what’s the opposite of that?” I’m sure you took some steps to make the character stretch or surprise in MBFGW2 What’s Aunt Voula like in MBFGW3?

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I kind of have to do was what was written. John Corbett’s back, and Nia [Vardalos]. Because Michael Constantine was gone, I felt a responsibility to keep it as familiar as possible. Not stretch Aunt Voula. You always have ideas, but you have an allegiance to the story and what people love so much.

Even though you grew up in Vacationland, shooting in Corfu must have knocked your eyes out. All that blue-green water. Did you see any scorpions or tarantulas?

Tight lm schedule. ere wasn’t walking, strolling, or touring the island. We were picked up and brought to the set. But in the moments in between I’d look out and see these incredible ashes of water. Idyllic. I’ve never experienced the water like that, magical and mystical. e movie comes out in September.

Aunt Voula infuences the plot because she mediates the generation gap between Nia and Lainie Kazan’s characters. Can you talk about how Voula is positioned in the cast and