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Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Acting1931Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. Not long after her arrival in New York City, she won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1963 for her off-Broadway performance in Bertolt Brecht's Man Equals Man.

She later moved to film acting and won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, among other accolades, for her performance in Moonstruck (1987). She received another Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra (1992) and Emmy Award nominations for Lucky Day (1991), More Tales of the City (1998) and Joan of Arc (1999). Dukakis's autobiography, Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress, was published in 2003. In 2018, a feature-length documentary about her life, titled Olympia, was released theatrically in the United States.

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Acting History

2021
2019
Tales of the City
TVas Anna Madrigal
2018
Change in the Air
as Margaret Lemke
Olympia
as Herself
2014
Big Driver
as Doreen
2013
The Christmas Spirit
as Gwen Hollander
The Last Keepers
as Rosmarie Carver
Sex & Violence
TVas Alex Mandalakis15 eps
Sex & Violence
TVExecutive Producer15 eps
2011
Cloudburst
as Stella
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Debby Marsh1 eps
2007
2006
2005
The Thing About My Folks
as Muriel Kleinman
The Great New Wonderful
as Judy Hillerman
3 Needles
as Hilde
Whiskey School
as Ellen Haywood
2003
The Event
as Lila Shapiro
Mafia Doctor
as Rose Dellarusso
Charlie's War
as Charlie
2002
The Intended
as Erina
Guilty Hearts
as Amanda Patterson
Frasier
TVas Caller #3 (voice)1 eps
The Simpsons
TVas Zelda (voice)1 eps
2001
And Never Let Her Go
as Marguerite Capano
Strange Relations
as Esther Lipman
Ladies and The Champ
as Sara Stevens
So Graham Norton
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
Further Tales of the City
TVas Anna Madrigal
1999
Crimes of Honour
as Narrator (voice)
Intimate Portrait
TVas Self1 eps
Joan of Arc
TVas Mother Babette
1998
The Pentagon Wars
as Madam Chairwoman
A Life for a Life
as Charlotte Kiszko
More Tales of the City
TVas Anna Madrigal
1997
A Match Made in Heaven
as Helen Rosner
The View
TVas Self
1996
Jerusalem
as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
Milk & Money
as Goneril Plogg
Touched by an Angel
TVas Clara1 eps
1995
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Principal Jacobs
Jeffrey
as Mrs. Marcangelo
Mother
as Mrs. Jay
Young at Heart
as Rose Garaventi
Dead Badge
as Dr. Doris Rice
1994
I Love Trouble
as Jeannie
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
1993
Digger
as Bea
The Cemetery Club
as Doris Silverman
Tales of the City
TVas Anna Madrigal
1992
Over the Hill
as Alma Harris
Sinatra
TVas Dolly Sinatra
1991
Fire in the Dark
as Emily Miller
Lucky Day
as Katherine Campbell
1989
Dad
as Bette Tremont
Steel Magnolias
as Clairee Belcher
1988
Working Girl
as Personnel Director
1987
Moonstruck
as Rose Castorini
1986
The Equalizer
TVas Judge Paula G. Walsh1 eps
1985
Flanagan
as Mary
1982
The Neighborhood
as Mrs. St Paul
King of America
as Mama Nicola
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
1979
The Wanderers
as Joey's Mother (uncredited)
Rich Kids
as Lawyer
1977
The Andros Targets
TVas Marina Angelis
1975
The Seagull
as Pauline
Great Performances
TVas Pauline1 eps
1974
Death Wish
as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
Nicky's World
as Irene Kaminios
1973
Sisters
as Louise Wilanski
1971
Made For Each Other
as Gig's Mother
1969
John and Mary
as John's Mother
Stiletto
as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
1964
Lilith
as Patient (uncredited)
1963
Twice a Man
as Young Mother
1962
Dr. Kildare
TVas Anna Nieves1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
6/20/1931
Day of Death
5/1/2021
Place of Birth
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA