Olympia Dukakis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 20, 1931
- Died
- May 1, 2021 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olympia Dukakis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Presenting Geraldine Page
Movie
The New Abolitionists
Movie · as Self
Not to Forget
Movie · as Judge
The New Greek Americans
Movie · as Narrator
Tales of the City
TV · as Anna Madrigal · 10 eps
Change in the Air
Movie · as Margaret Lemke
Olympia
Movie · as Self
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Movie · as Self
The Infiltrator
Movie · as Aunt Vicky
Starring Austin Pendleton
Movie · as Self
Her Secret Sessions
Movie · as Arlene
Beneath the Olive Tree
Movie
Emily & Tim
Movie · as Emily (Segment 6)
7 Chinese Brothers
Movie · as Grandma
Irene & Marie
Movie · as Marie
Big Driver
Movie · as Doreen
A Little Game
Movie · as Yaya
Montana Amazon
Movie · as Ira
The Last Keepers
Movie · as Rosmarie Carver
The Christmas Spirit
Movie · as Gwen Hollander
Sex & Violence
TV · as Alex Mandalakis · 15 eps
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Movie · as Self
Cloudburst
Movie · as Stella
Birds of a Feather
Movie · as Olympia
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Movie · as Self
Bored to Death
TV · as Belinda · 4 eps
Away from Her
Movie · as Marian
In the Land of Women
Movie · as Phyllis
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Movie · as Sophia Vitello
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Movie · as Margie Carsen
Day On Fire
Movie · as Dr. Mary Wade
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Movie · as Self
The Thing About My Folks
Movie · as Muriel Kleinman
The Great New Wonderful
Movie · as Judy Hillerman
3 Needles
Movie · as Hilde
Whiskey School
Movie · as Ellen Haywood
Numb3rs
TV · as Charlotte Yates · 1 ep
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Movie · as Margie Carsen
Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
Movie · as Narrator
Center of the Universe
TV · as Marge Barnett · 10 eps
The Event
Movie · as Lila Shapiro
Mafia Doctor
Movie · as Rose Dellarusso
Charlie's War
Movie · as Charlie
The Intended
Movie · as Erina
Guilty Hearts
Movie · as Amanda Patterson
And Never Let Her Go
Movie · as Marguerite Capano
Ladies and The Champ
Movie · as Sara Stevens
Strange Relations
Movie · as Esther Lipman
Further Tales of the City
TV · as Anna Madrigal · 4 eps
And Never Let Her Go
TV · as Marguerite Capano · 2 eps
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Movie · as Dinah
Borough of Kings
Movie · as Helen Manners
Crimes of Honour
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Debby Marsh · 1 ep
Joan of Arc
TV · as Mother Babette · 2 eps
The Pentagon Wars
Movie · as Madam Chairwoman
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Movie · as Sophia
Better Living
Movie · as Nora
A Life for a Life
Movie · as Charlotte Kiszko
Scattering Dad
Movie · as Dotty
So Graham Norton
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
More Tales of the City
TV · as Anna Madrigal · 6 eps
Picture Perfect
Movie · as Rita
A Match Made in Heaven
Movie · as Helen Rosner
Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century
Movie · as Mother
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jerusalem
Movie · as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
Never Too Late
Movie · as Rose
Milk & Money
Movie · as Goneril Plogg
Mr. Holland's Opus
Movie · as Principal Jacobs
Mighty Aphrodite
Movie · as Jocasta
Jeffrey
Movie · as Mrs. Marcangelo
Mother
Movie · as Mrs. Jay
Young at Heart
Movie · as Rose Garaventi
Dead Badge
Movie · as Dr. Doris Rice
Dream Journey
Movie · as Self
I Love Trouble
Movie · as Jeannie
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Movie · as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Clara · 1 ep
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Look Who's Talking Now!
Movie · as Rosie
The Cemetery Club
Movie · as Doris Silverman
Digger
Movie · as Bea
Tales of the City
TV · as Anna Madrigal · 5 eps
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Frasier
TV · as Caller #3 (voice) · 1 ep
Over the Hill
Movie · as Alma Harris
Sinatra
TV · as Dolly Sinatra · 2 eps
Fire in the Dark
Movie · as Emily Miller
Lucky Day
Movie · as Katherine Campbell
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
TV · as Laura Cunningham · 1 ep
In the Spirit
Movie · as Sue
Look Who's Talking Too
Movie · as Rosie
Steel Magnolias
Movie · as Clairee Belcher
Dad
Movie · as Bette Tremont
Look Who's Talking
Movie · as Rosie
The Simpsons
TV · as Zelda (voice) · 1 ep
Working Girl
Movie · as Personnel Director
Moonstruck
Movie · as Rose Castorini
Flanagan
Movie · as Mary
The Equalizer
TV · as Judge Paula G. Walsh · 1 ep
The Neighborhood
Movie · as Mrs. St Paul
King of America
Movie · as Mama Nicola
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Movie · as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
American Playhouse
TV · as Mama Nicola, Anna Madrigal · 1 ep
The Idolmaker
Movie · as Mrs. Vacarri
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Movie
Rich Kids
Movie · as Lawyer
The Wanderers
Movie · as Joey's Mother (uncredited)
The Andros Targets
TV · as Marina Angelis · 1 ep
The Seagull
Movie · as Pauline
The Rehearsal
Movie
Death Wish
Movie · as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
Nicky's World
Movie · as Irene Kaminios
Sisters
Movie · as Louise Wilanski
Made For Each Other
Movie · as Gig's Mother
Great Performances
TV · as Pauline · 1 ep
John and Mary
Movie · as John's Mother
Stiletto
Movie · as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
Lilith
Movie · as Patient (uncredited)
Twice a Man
Movie · as Young Mother
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Anna Nieves · 1 ep
Search for Tomorrow
TV · 1 ep