Quick Facts
Born:
1931-06-20
Birthplace:
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Credits:
120 Total Roles
Olympia Dukakis
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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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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
The Simpsons
Zelda (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Debby Marsh
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
Look Who's Talking
Rosie
The Infiltrator
Aunt Vicky
Look Who's Talking Too
Rosie
Look Who's Talking Now!
Rosie
Moonstruck
Rose Castorini
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Not to Forget MOVIE | Judge |
| 2020 | The New Abolitionists MOVIE | Self |
| 2020 | The New Greek Americans MOVIE | Narrator |
| 2019 | Tales of the City TV | Anna Madrigal |
| 2018 | Olympia MOVIE | Herself |
| 2018 | Change in the Air MOVIE | Margaret Lemke |
| 2017 | The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin MOVIE | Self |
| 2016 | The Infiltrator MOVIE | Aunt Vicky |
| 2016 | Starring Austin Pendleton MOVIE | Self |
| 2016 | Her Secret Sessions MOVIE | Arlene |