Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Date of Birth:

Jun 20, 1931

Place of Birth:

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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.

filmography:

Crimes of Honour Crimes of Honour

1999

Crimes of Honour Crimes of Honour

1999

Ladies and The Champ Ladies and The Champ

2001

Sisters Sisters

1973

A Life for a Life A Life for a Life

1998

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

2017

Irene & Marie Irene & Marie

2015

The Intended The Intended

2002

The Infiltrator The Infiltrator

2016

Lucky Day Lucky Day

1991

Death Wish Death Wish

1974

Mafia Doctor Mafia Doctor

2003

National Lampoon's Movie Madness National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982

Look Who's Talking Too Look Who's Talking Too

1990

The Rehearsal The Rehearsal

1974

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000

A Little Game A Little Game

2014

F.D.R.: The Last Year F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980

7 Chinese Brothers 7 Chinese Brothers

2015

Fire in the Dark Fire in the Dark

1991

Better Living Better Living

1998

Charlie's War Charlie's War

2003

Change in the Air Change in the Air

2018

Nicky's World Nicky's World

1974

My Beautiful Son My Beautiful Son

2001

Milk & Money Milk & Money

1996

The New Greek Americans The New Greek Americans

2020

The New Abolitionists The New Abolitionists

2020

The Seagull The Seagull

1975

Scattering Dad Scattering Dad

1998

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

Not to Forget Not to Forget

2021

Stiletto Stiletto

1969

Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

2006

Dead Badge Dead Badge

1995

Mother Mother

1995

Starring Austin Pendleton Starring Austin Pendleton

2016

Guilty Hearts Guilty Hearts

2002

Borough of Kings Borough of Kings

2000

Olympia Olympia

2018

Birds of a Feather Birds of a Feather

2011

Made For Each Other Made For Each Other

1971

Never Too Late Never Too Late

1996

Young at Heart Young at Heart

1995

Flanagan Flanagan

1985

Digger Digger

1993

Big Driver Big Driver

2014

Cher: In Her Own Words Cher: In Her Own Words

2021

Look Who's Talking Look Who's Talking

1989

Picture Perfect Picture Perfect

1997

Look Who's Talking Now! Look Who's Talking Now!

1993

In the Land of Women In the Land of Women

2007

Montana Amazon Montana Amazon

2013

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

2004

The Pentagon Wars The Pentagon Wars

1998

The Idolmaker The Idolmaker

1980

The Event The Event

2003

The Great New Wonderful The Great New Wonderful

2005

The Thing About My Folks The Thing About My Folks

2005

Working Girl Working Girl

1988

Away from Her Away from Her

2007

Mr. Holland's Opus Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

Moonstruck Moonstruck

1987

Steel Magnolias Steel Magnolias

1989

I Love Trouble I Love Trouble

1994

Jesus, Mary and Joey Jesus, Mary and Joey

2006

Mighty Aphrodite Mighty Aphrodite

1995

Lilith Lilith

1964

Dad Dad

1989

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

2006

The Last Keepers The Last Keepers

2013

Jerusalem Jerusalem

1996

Over the Hill Over the Hill

1992

Joe Papp in Five Acts Joe Papp in Five Acts

2012

In the Spirit In the Spirit

1990

Emily & Tim Emily & Tim

2015

The Christmas Spirit The Christmas Spirit

2013

The Wanderers The Wanderers

1979

King of America King of America

1982

Jane Austen's Mafia! Jane Austen's Mafia!

1998

A Match Made in Heaven A Match Made in Heaven

1997

And Never Let Her Go And Never Let Her Go

2001

Cloudburst Cloudburst

2011

The Neighborhood The Neighborhood

1982

3 Needles 3 Needles

2005

Jeffrey Jeffrey

1995

John and Mary John and Mary

1969

Beneath the Olive Tree Beneath the Olive Tree

2015

Rich Kids Rich Kids

1979

Day On Fire Day On Fire

2006

Whiskey School Whiskey School

2005

Twice a Man Twice a Man

1963

The Cemetery Club The Cemetery Club

1993

The Wanderers The Wanderers

1979

Show more

Comments