Olympia Dukakis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-06-20
Day of Death
2021-05-01 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Olympia Dukakis
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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Acting
(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
(2018)
Change in the Air
as Margaret Lemke
(2018)
Olympia
as Herself
(2017)
(2016)
The Infiltrator
as Aunt Vicky
(2016)
Starring Austin Pendleton
as Self
(2016)
Her Secret Sessions
as Arlene
(2015)
Emily & Tim
as Emily (Segment 6)
(2015)
7 Chinese Brothers
as Grandma
(2015)
Irene & Marie
as Marie
(2015)
(2014)
Big Driver
as Doreen
(2014)
A Little Game
as Yaya
(2013)
The Christmas Spirit
as Gwen Hollander
(2013)
The Last Keepers
as Rosmarie Carver
(2013)
Montana Amazon
as Ira
(2012)
Joe Papp in Five Acts
as Self
(2011)
Cloudburst
as Stella
(2011)
Birds of a Feather
as Olympia
(2009)
(2007)
In the Land of Women
as Phyllis
(2007)
Away from Her
as Marian
(2006)
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
as Margie Carsen
(2006)
Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Sophia Vitello
(2006)
(2006)
Day On Fire
as Dr. Mary Wade
(2005)
The Great New Wonderful
as Judy Hillerman
(2005)
3 Needles
as Hilde
(2005)
The Thing About My Folks
as Muriel Kleinman
(2005)
Whiskey School
as Ellen Haywood
(2004)
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
as Margie Carsen
(2004)
(2003)
Mafia Doctor
as Rose Dellarusso
(2003)
The Event
as Lila Shapiro
(2003)
Charlie's War
as Charlie
(2002)
Guilty Hearts
as Amanda Patterson
(2002)
The Intended
as Erina
(2001)
And Never Let Her Go
as Marguerite Capano
(2001)
My Beautiful Son
as Esther Lipman
(2001)
Ladies and The Champ
as Sara Stevens
(2000)
(2000)
Borough of Kings
as Helen Manners
(1999)
Crimes of Honour
as Narrator
(1999)
(1998)
The Pentagon Wars
as Madam Chairwoman
(1998)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Sophia
(1998)
Scattering Dad
as Dotty
(1998)
Better Living
as Nora
(1998)
A Life for a Life
as Charlotte Kiszko
(1997)
Picture Perfect
as Rita
(1997)
A Match Made in Heaven
as Helen Rosner
(1996)
Never Too Late
as Rose
(1996)
Jerusalem
as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
(1996)
Milk & Money
as Goneril Plogg
(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
(1995)
Dream Journey
as Self
(1994)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
(1994)
I Love Trouble
as Jeannie
(1993)
Look Who's Talking Now!
as Rosie
(1993)
The Cemetery Club
as Doris Silverman
(1993)
Digger
as Bea
(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)
Steel Magnolias
as Clairee Belcher
(1989)
Look Who's Talking
as Rosie
(1989)
Dad
as Bette Tremont
(1988)
Working Girl
as Personnel Director
(1987)
Moonstruck
as Rose Castorini
(1985)
Flanagan
as Mary
(1982)
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
(1982)
The Neighborhood
as Mrs. St Paul
(1982)
King of America
as Mama Nicola
(1980)
The Idolmaker
as Mrs. Vacarri
(1980)
(1979)
The Wanderers
as Joey's Mother (uncredited)
(1979)
Rich Kids
as Lawyer
(1975)
The Seagull
as Pauline
(1974)
Death Wish
as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
(1974)
(1974)
Nicky's World
as Irene Kaminios
(1973)
Sisters
as Louise Wilanski
(1971)
Made For Each Other
as Gig's Mother
(1969)
Stiletto
as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
(1969)
John and Mary
as John's Mother
(1964)
Lilith
as Patient (uncredited)
(1963)
Twice a Man
as Young Mother
Crew
(2020)
The New Abolitionists
Producer