Biography
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 β 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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Filmography
all 122
Movies 97
TV Shows 25
self 14
Narrator 4
Producer 1
Voice 1
Director 1
Not to Forget (2021)
Cher: In Her Own Words (2021)
The New Abolitionists (2020)
The New Greek Americans (2020)
Tales of the City (2019)
Leonard Soloway's Broadway (2019)
Olympia (2018)
Change in the Air (2018)
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017)
The Infiltrator (2016)
Starring Austin Pendleton (2016)
Emily & Tim (2015)
7 Chinese Brothers (2015)
Irene & Marie (2015)
Beneath the Olive Tree (2015)
Big Driver (2014)
A Little Game (2014)
The Christmas Spirit (2013)
Sex & Violence (2013)
Forgive Me (2013)
Montana Amazon (2013)
The Last Keepers (2013)
Joe Papp in Five Acts (2012)
Cloudburst (2011)
Birds of a Feather (2011)
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)
Away from Her (2007)
In the Land of Women (2007)
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
Day On Fire (2006)
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family (2006)
Jesus, Mary and Joey (2006)
Whiskey School (2005)
3 Needles (2005)
The Thing About My Folks (2005)
The Great New Wonderful (2005)
Numb3rs (2005)
Center of the Universe (2004)
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
Charlie's War (2003)
Mafia Doctor (2003)
The Event (2003)
The Intended (2002)
Guilty Hearts (2002)
Further Tales of the City (2001)
Ladies and The Champ (2001)
And Never Let Her Go (2001)
And Never Let Her Go (2001)
My Beautiful Son (2001)
Borough of Kings (2000)
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
Crimes of Honour (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Joan of Arc (1999)
Joan of Arc (1999)
Better Living (1998)
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
So Graham Norton (1998)
More Tales of the City (1998)
A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America (1998)
The Pentagon Wars (1998)
Scattering Dad (1998)
The View (1997)
Picture Perfect (1997)
A Match Made in Heaven (1997)
Milk & Money (1996)
Jerusalem (1996)
Never Too Late (1996)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Jeffrey (1995)
Dead Badge (1995)
Young at Heart (1995)
Mother (1995)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
I Love Trouble (1994)
Naked Gun 33β : The Final Insult (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Look Who's Talking Now! (1993)
Digger (1993)
Tales of the City (1993)
Frasier (1993)
The Cemetery Club (1993)
Sinatra (1992)
Over the Hill (1992)
Fire in the Dark (1991)
Lucky Day (1991)
Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
In the Spirit (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Dad (1989)
Look Who's Talking (1989)
Working Girl (1988)
America's All-Time Favorite Movies (1988)
Moonstruck (1987)
Flanagan (1985)
The Equalizer (1985)
The Neighborhood (1982)
National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)
King of America (1982)
The Idolmaker (1980)
F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)
Rich Kids (1979)
The Wanderers (1979)
The Andros Targets (1977)
The Seagull (1975)
Death Wish (1974)
Nicky's World (1974)
The Rehearsal (1974)
Sisters (1972)
Made For Each Other (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
John and Mary (1969)
Stiletto (1969)
Lilith (1964)
Twice a Man (1963)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Search for Tomorrow (1951)
Lucky Day
Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1931-06-20
Deathday2021-05-01 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceLowell, United States of America
SpouseLouis Zorich
ChildrenPeter Zorich, Christina Zorich, Stefan Zorich
SiblingsApollo Dukakis
RelativesMichael Dukakis
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesNew York City, United States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Ellis Island Medal of Honor, Obie Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress β Motion Picture, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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