Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Birthdate
June 20, 1931 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Date of Death
May 1, 2021
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
June 20, 1931 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Date of Death
May 1, 2021
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

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Olympia Dukakis's LGBTQ+ Titles

Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Mrs. Marcangelo
Cloudburst
Cloudburst
Stella
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Self
The Event
The Event
Lila Shapiro

Acting (120)

2024
Witches as Archive Footage
2021
Not to Forget as Judge
2021
Cher: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
The New Abolitionists as Self
2020
The New Greek Americans as Narrator
2019
Tales of the City as Anna Madrigal (10 episodes)
2018
Olympia as Herself
2018
Change in the Air as Margaret Lemke
2016
The Infiltrator as Aunt Vicky
2016
Starring Austin Pendleton as Self
2015
Emily & Tim as Emily (Segment 6)
2015
7 Chinese Brothers as Grandma
2015
Irene & Marie as Marie
2015
Beneath the Olive Tree
2014
Big Driver as Doreen
2014
A Little Game as Yaya
2013
The Christmas Spirit as Gwen Hollander
2013
Sex & Violence as Alex Mandalakis (15 episodes)
2013
Montana Amazon as Ira
2013
The Last Keepers as Rosmarie Carver
2012
Joe Papp in Five Acts as Self
2011
Cloudburst as Stella
2011
Birds of a Feather as Olympia
2009
Bored to Death as Belinda (1 episode)
2009
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale as Self
2007
Away from Her as Marian
2007
In the Land of Women as Phyllis
2006
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines as Margie Carsen
2006
Day On Fire as Dr. Mary Wade
2006
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family as Self
2006
Jesus, Mary and Joey as Sophia Vitello
2005
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
Numb3rs (1 episode)
2004
Center of the Universe as Marge Barnett (15 episodes)
2004
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear as Margie Carsen
2003
Charlie's War as Charlie
2003
Mafia Doctor as Rose Dellarusso
2003
The Event as Lila Shapiro
2002
The Intended as Erina
2002
Guilty Hearts as Amanda Patterson
2001
Further Tales of the City as Anna Madrigal (4 episodes)
2001
Ladies and The Champ as Sara Stevens
2001
And Never Let Her Go as Marguerite Capano
2001
And Never Let Her Go as Marguerite Capano (2 episodes)
2001
My Beautiful Son as Esther Lipman
2000
Borough of Kings as Helen Manners
2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells as Dinah
1999
Crimes of Honour
1999
Crimes of Honour as Narrator
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Debby Marsh (1 episode)
1999
Joan of Arc as Mother Babette (2 episodes)
1998
Better Living as Nora
1998
Jane Austen's Mafia! as Sophia
1998
So Graham Norton as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1998
More Tales of the City as Anna Madrigal (6 episodes)
1998
The Pentagon Wars as Madam Chairwoman
1998
Scattering Dad as Dotty
1998
A Life for a Life as Charlotte Kiszko
1997
The View as Self (2 episodes)
1997
Picture Perfect as Rita
1997
A Match Made in Heaven as Helen Rosner
1996
Milk & Money as Goneril Plogg
1996
Jerusalem as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
1996
Never Too Late as Rose
1995
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
1994
Touched by an Angel as Clara (1 episode)
1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self (1 episode)
1994
I Love Trouble as Jeannie
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
1993
Intimate Portrait as Self (1 episode)
1993
Look Who's Talking Now! as Rosie
1993
Digger as Bea
1993
Tales of the City as Anna Madrigal (5 episodes)
1993
Frasier as Caller #3 (voice) (1 episode)
1993
The Cemetery Club as Doris Silverman
1992
Sinatra as Dolly Sinatra (2 episodes)
1992
Over the Hill as Alma Harris
1991
Fire in the Dark as Emily Miller
1991
Lucky Day as Katherine Campbell
1990
Look Who's Talking Too as Rosie
1990
In the Spirit as Sue
1989
The Simpsons as Zelda (voice) (1 episode)
1989
Steel Magnolias as Clairee Belcher
1989
Dad as Bette Tremont
1989
Look Who's Talking as Rosie
1988
Working Girl as Personnel Director
1987
Moonstruck as Rose Castorini
1985
Flanagan as Mary
1985
The Equalizer as Judge Paula G. Walsh (1 episode)
1982
The Neighborhood as Mrs. St Paul
1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
1982
King of America as Mama Nicola
1980
The Idolmaker as Mrs. Vacarri
1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1979
Rich Kids as Lawyer
1979
The Wanderers as Joey's Mom
1979
The Wanderers as Joey's Mother (uncredited)
1977
The Andros Targets as Marina Angelis (1 episode)
1975
The Seagull as Pauline
1974
Death Wish as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
1974
Nicky's World as Irene Kaminios
1974
The Rehearsal
1973
Sisters as Louise Wilanski
1971
Made For Each Other as Gig's Mother
1971
Great Performances as Pauline (1 episode)
1969
John and Mary as John's Mother
1969
Stiletto as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
1964
Lilith as Patient (uncredited)
1963
Twice a Man as Young Mother
1961
Dr. Kildare as Anna Nieves (1 episode)
1951
Search for Tomorrow (1 episode)

Production (2)

2020
The New Abolitionists • Producer
• Producer
2013
Sex & Violence • Executive Producer (15 episodes)
• Executive Producer (15 episodes)