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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-06-20

Day of Death

2021-05-01 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

المپیا دوکاکیس

Olympia Dukakis

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olympia Dukakis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Moonstruck

1987

Moonstruck

as

Rose Castorini

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

Mr. Holland's Opus

as

Principal Jacobs

Away from Her

2007

Away from Her

as

Marian

Working Girl

1988

Working Girl

as

Personnel Director

Steel Magnolias

1989

Steel Magnolias

as

Clairee Belcher

I Love Trouble

1994

I Love Trouble

as

Jeannie

Dad

1989

Dad

as

Bette Tremont

Mighty Aphrodite

1995

Mighty Aphrodite

as

Jocasta

Lilith

1964

Lilith

as

Patient (uncredited)

Jesus, Mary and Joey

2006

Jesus, Mary and Joey

as

Sophia Vitello

The Thing About My Folks

2005

The Thing About My Folks

as

Muriel Kleinman

The Great New Wonderful

2005

The Great New Wonderful

as

Judy Hillerman

Picture Perfect

1997

Picture Perfect

as

Rita

Cher: In Her Own Words

2021

Cher: In Her Own Words

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Event

2003

The Event

as

Lila Shapiro

The Idolmaker

1980

The Idolmaker

as

Mrs. Vacarri

The Pentagon Wars

1998

The Pentagon Wars

as

Madam Chairwoman

The Last Keepers

2013

The Last Keepers

as

Rosmarie Carver

John and Mary

1969

John and Mary

as

John's Mother

Jeffrey

1995

Jeffrey

as

Mrs. Marcangelo

3 Needles

2005

3 Needles

as

Hilde

The Neighborhood

1982

The Neighborhood

as

Mrs. St Paul

Rich Kids

1979

Rich Kids

as

Lawyer

The Cemetery Club

1993

The Cemetery Club

as

Doris Silverman

Twice a Man

1963

Twice a Man

as

Young Mother

Whiskey School

2005

Whiskey School

as

Ellen Haywood

Day On Fire

2006

Day On Fire

as

Dr. Mary Wade

Cloudburst

2011

Cloudburst

as

Stella

And Never Let Her Go

2001

And Never Let Her Go

as

Marguerite Capano

In the Spirit

1990

In the Spirit

as

Sue

Over the Hill

1992

Over the Hill

as

Alma Harris

Jerusalem

1996

Jerusalem

as

Mother (Mrs. Gordon)

Emily & Tim

2015

Emily & Tim

as

Emily (Segment 6)

The Christmas Spirit

2013

The Christmas Spirit

as

Gwen Hollander

A Match Made in Heaven

1997

A Match Made in Heaven

as

Helen Rosner

King of America

1982

King of America

as

Mama Nicola

The Wanderers

1979

The Wanderers

as

Joey's Mother (uncredited)

Big Driver

2014

Big Driver

as

Doreen

Digger

1993

Digger

as

Bea

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

as

Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")

Mafia Doctor

2003

Mafia Doctor

as

Rose Dellarusso

A Little Game

2014

A Little Game

as

Yaya

Better Living

1998

Better Living

as

Nora

Fire in the Dark

1991

Fire in the Dark

as

Emily Miller

7 Chinese Brothers

2015

7 Chinese Brothers

as

Grandma

Death Wish

1974

Death Wish

as

Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)

Lucky Day

1991

Lucky Day

as

Katherine Campbell

Sisters

1973

Sisters

as

Louise Wilanski

Ladies and The Champ

2001

Ladies and The Champ

as

Sara Stevens

Crimes of Honour

1999

Crimes of Honour

as

Narrator

A Life for a Life

1998

A Life for a Life

as

Charlotte Kiszko

The Infiltrator

2016

The Infiltrator

as

Aunt Vicky

The Intended

2002

The Intended

as

Erina

Irene & Marie

2015

Irene & Marie

as

Marie

Charlie's War

2003

Charlie's War

as

Charlie

Change in the Air

2018

Change in the Air

as

Margaret Lemke

Borough of Kings

2000

Borough of Kings

as

Helen Manners

Guilty Hearts

2002

Guilty Hearts

as

Amanda Patterson

Mother

1995

Mother

as

Mrs. Jay

Olympia

2018

Olympia

as

Herself

Birds of a Feather

2011

Birds of a Feather

as

Olympia

Flanagan

1985

Flanagan

as

Mary

Young at Heart

1995

Young at Heart

as

Rose Garaventi

Never Too Late

1996

Never Too Late

as

Rose

Made For Each Other

1971

Made For Each Other

as

Gig's Mother

Dead Badge

1995

Dead Badge

as

Dr. Doris Rice

Milk & Money

1996

Milk & Money

as

Goneril Plogg

Strange Relations

2001

Strange Relations

as

Esther Lipman

Nicky's World

1974

Nicky's World

as

Irene Kaminios

The Seagull

1975

The Seagull

as

Pauline

Stiletto

1969

Stiletto

as

Mrs. Amato (uncredited)

Not to Forget

2021

Not to Forget

as

Judge

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

as

Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)

Scattering Dad

1998

Scattering Dad

as

Dotty

Dream Journey

1995

Dream Journey

as

Self

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Zelda (voice)

The View

The View

as

Self

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Judge Paula G. Walsh

Center of the Universe

Center of the Universe

as

Marge Barnett

So Graham Norton

So Graham Norton

as

Self - Guest

Tales of the City

Tales of the City

as

Anna Madrigal

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Anna Nieves

The Andros Targets

The Andros Targets

as

Marina Angelis

More Tales of the City

More Tales of the City

as

Anna Madrigal

Sinatra

Sinatra

as

Dolly Sinatra

Frasier

Frasier

as

Caller #3 (voice)

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

as

Mother Babette

Tales of the City

Tales of the City

as

Anna Madrigal

And Never Let Her Go

And Never Let Her Go

as

Marguerite Capano

Sex & Violence

Sex & Violence

as

Alex Mandalakis

Production

Crew

Directing