Olympia Dukakis

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

Birth Location Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Born 1931-06-20
Died 2021-05-01

Movies

Not to Forget as Judge
2021
Cher: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
2020
2020
Olympia as Herself
2018
Change in the Air as Margaret Lemke
2018
The Infiltrator as Aunt Vicky
2016
Emily & Tim as Emily (Segment 6)
2015
7 Chinese Brothers as Grandma
2015
Irene & Marie as Marie
2015
Big Driver as Doreen
2014
A Little Game as Yaya
2014
The Christmas Spirit as Gwen Hollander
2013
2013
The Last Keepers as Rosmarie Carver
2013
2012
Cloudburst as Stella
2011
Birds of a Feather as Olympia
2011
Away from Her as Marian
2007
2007
Day On Fire as Dr. Mary Wade
2006
Jesus, Mary and Joey as Sophia Vitello
2006
Whiskey School as Ellen Haywood
2005
3 Needles as Hilde
2005
The Thing About My Folks as Muriel Kleinman
2005
The Great New Wonderful as Judy Hillerman
2005
2004
Charlie's War as Charlie
2003
Mafia Doctor as Rose Dellarusso
2003
The Event as Lila Shapiro
2003
The Intended as Erina
2002
Guilty Hearts as Amanda Patterson
2002
Ladies and The Champ as Sara Stevens
2001
And Never Let Her Go as Marguerite Capano
2001
My Beautiful Son as Esther Lipman
2001
Borough of Kings as Helen Manners
2000
Crimes of Honour as Narrator
1999
Better Living as Nora
1998
1998
The Pentagon Wars as Madam Chairwoman
1998
Scattering Dad as Dotty
1998
Picture Perfect as Rita
1997
A Match Made in Heaven as Helen Rosner
1997
Milk & Money as Goneril Plogg
1996
Jerusalem as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
1996
Never Too Late as Rose
1996
Mr. Holland's Opus as Principal Jacobs
1995
Mighty Aphrodite as Jocasta
1995
Jeffrey as Mrs. Marcangelo
1995
Dead Badge as Dr. Doris Rice
1995
Young at Heart as Rose Garaventi
1995
Mother as Mrs. Jay
1995
I Love Trouble as Jeannie
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
1994
1993
Digger as Bea
1993
The Cemetery Club as Doris Silverman
1993
Over the Hill as Alma Harris
1992
Fire in the Dark as Emily Miller
1991
Lucky Day as Katherine Campbell
1991
1990
In the Spirit as Sue
1990
Steel Magnolias as Clairee Belcher
1989
Dad as Bette Tremont
1989
1989
Working Girl as Personnel Director
1988
Moonstruck as Rose Castorini
1987
Flanagan as Mary
1985
The Neighborhood as Mrs. St Paul
1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
1982
King of America as Mama Nicola
1982
The Idolmaker as Mrs. Vacarri
1980
Rich Kids as Lawyer
1979
The Wanderers as Joey's Mother (uncredited)
1979
The Wanderers as Joey's Mom
1979
The Seagull as Pauline
1975
Death Wish as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
1974
Nicky's World as Irene Kaminios
1974
Sisters as Louise Wilanski
1972
Made For Each Other as Gig's Mother
1971
John and Mary as John's Mother
1969
Stiletto as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
1969
Lilith as Patient (uncredited)
1964
Twice a Man as Young Mother
1963

Movies

2020