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 123
Movies 98
TV Shows 25
self 15
Narrator 4
Voice 1
Director 1
Cher: In Her Own Words (2021)
Tales of the City (2019)
Olympia (2018)
Change in the Air (2018)
The Infiltrator (2016)
Emily & Tim (2015)
Big Driver (2014)
The Christmas Spirit (2013)
Sex & Violence (2013)
Forgive Me (2013)
The Last Keepers (2013)
Cloudburst (2011)
Day On Fire (2006)
Jesus, Mary and Joey (2006)
Whiskey School (2005)
The Thing About My Folks (2005)
The Great New Wonderful (2005)
Center of the Universe (2004)
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
Charlie's War (2003)
The Event (2003)
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)
Crimes of Honour (1999)
Joan of Arc (1999)
So Graham Norton (1998)
More Tales of the City (1998)
The Pentagon Wars (1998)
A Match Made in Heaven (1997)
Milk & Money (1996)
Jerusalem (1996)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Jeffrey (1995)
Dead Badge (1995)
Young at Heart (1995)
Mother (1995)
I Love Trouble (1994)
Naked Gun 33β : The Final Insult (1994)
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)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Dad (1989)
Working Girl (1988)
Moonstruck (1987)
Flanagan (1985)
The Equalizer (1985)
The Neighborhood (1982)
National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)
King of America (1982)
The Idolmaker (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)
A Life for a Life
Lucky Day
Her Secret Sessions
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1931-06-20
Deathday2021-05-01 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceLowell, Massachusetts, USA
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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