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Olympia Dukakis

Acting
Known For

89 Years Old

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.

Born

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA on 20th June 1931

Died

1st May 2021

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The Simpsons
Zelda (voice)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Debby Marsh
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Dr. Kildare
Anna Nieves
The View Image
The View
Self
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Great Performances
Pauline
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Frasier
Caller #3 (voice)
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Touched by an Angel
Clara
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The Equalizer
Judge Paula G. Walsh
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Numb3rs
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Intimate Portrait
Self
So Graham Norton Image
So Graham Norton
Self - Guest
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Joan of Arc
Mother Babette
Tales of the City Image
Tales of the City
Anna Madrigal
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Bored to Death
Belinda
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More Tales of the City
Anna Madrigal
Tales of the City Image
Tales of the City
Anna Madrigal
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Center of the Universe
Marge Barnett
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Further Tales of the City
Anna Madrigal
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The Andros Targets
Marina Angelis
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
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Sex & Violence
Alex Mandalakis
Moonstruck Image
Moonstruck
Rose Castorini
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Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Search for Tomorrow Image
Search for Tomorrow
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear Image
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Margie Carsen
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Steel Magnolias
Clairee Belcher
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Working Girl
Personnel Director
And Never Let Her Go Image
And Never Let Her Go
Marguerite Capano
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Look Who's Talking
Rosie
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Death Wish
Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Margie Carsen
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Mr. Holland's Opus
Principal Jacobs
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The Infiltrator
Aunt Vicky
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Picture Perfect
Rita
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Look Who's Talking Too
Rosie
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Sinatra
Dolly Sinatra
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Look Who's Talking Now!
Rosie
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The Wanderers
Joey's Mother (uncredited)
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In the Land of Women
Phyllis
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Mighty Aphrodite
Jocasta
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Jane Austen's Mafia!
Sophia
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National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
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Sisters
Louise Wilanski
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Away from Her
Marian
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I Love Trouble
Jeannie
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Dad
Bette Tremont
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The Pentagon Wars
Madam Chairwoman
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Lilith
Patient (uncredited)
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
The Thing About My Folks Image
The Thing About My Folks
Muriel Kleinman
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Jesus, Mary and Joey
Sophia Vitello
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Jeffrey
Mrs. Marcangelo
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Big Driver
Doreen
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Change in the Air
Margaret Lemke
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The Great New Wonderful
Judy Hillerman
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Cher: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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A Match Made in Heaven
Helen Rosner
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Jerusalem
Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Self
Never Too Late Image
Never Too Late
Rose
A Little Game Image
A Little Game
Yaya
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The Last Keepers
Rosmarie Carver
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The Christmas Spirit
Gwen Hollander
The Event Image
The Event
Lila Shapiro
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Cloudburst
Stella
Rich Kids Image
Rich Kids
Lawyer
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Stiletto
Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Dinah
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John and Mary
John's Mother
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Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Self
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The Idolmaker
Mrs. Vacarri
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Charlie's War
Charlie
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Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
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7 Chinese Brothers
Grandma
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Whiskey School
Ellen Haywood
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The Cemetery Club
Doris Silverman
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Emily & Tim
Emily (Segment 6)
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Young at Heart
Rose Garaventi
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Mafia Doctor
Rose Dellarusso
And Never Let Her Go Image
And Never Let Her Go
Marguerite Capano
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3 Needles
Hilde
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Dead Badge
Dr. Doris Rice
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Strange Relations
Esther Lipman
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Fire in the Dark
Emily Miller
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Made For Each Other
Gig's Mother
Olympia Image
Olympia
Herself
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The Rehearsal
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F.D.R.: The Last Year
Not to Forget Image
Not to Forget
Judge
In the Spirit Image
In the Spirit
Sue
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Nicky's World
Irene Kaminios
The Intended Image
The Intended
Erina
Digger Image
Digger
Bea
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Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
Birds of a Feather Image
Birds of a Feather
Olympia
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Montana Amazon
Ira
Day On Fire Image
Day On Fire
Dr. Mary Wade
Mother Image
Mother
Mrs. Jay
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Scattering Dad
Dotty
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Better Living
Nora
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Irene & Marie
Marie
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The Seagull
Pauline
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Guilty Hearts
Amanda Patterson
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The Neighborhood
Mrs. St Paul
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Lucky Day
Katherine Campbell
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The New Abolitionists
Self
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Flanagan
Mary
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Milk & Money
Goneril Plogg
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King of America
Mama Nicola
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Over the Hill
Alma Harris
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Her Secret Sessions
Arlene
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Ladies and The Champ
Sara Stevens
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Borough of Kings
Helen Manners
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Crimes of Honour
Narrator
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Crimes of Honour
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Twice a Man
Young Mother
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Beneath the Olive Tree
Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas Image
Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
Narrator
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A Life for a Life
Charlotte Kiszko
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The New Greek Americans
Narrator
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Dream Journey
Self