Olympia Dukakis
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
Credits
- 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
- 2018 · Olympia as Herself
- 2018 · Change in the Air as Margaret Lemke
- 2017 · The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin as Self
- 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 as
- 2014 · Big Driver as Doreen
- 2014 · A Little Game as Yaya
- 2013 · The Christmas Spirit as Gwen Hollander
- 2013 · Sex & Violence as Alex Mandalakis
- 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
- 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 as
- 2004 · Center of the Universe as Marge Barnett
- 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
- 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
- 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 as
- 1999 · Crimes of Honour as Narrator
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Debby Marsh
- 1999 · Joan of Arc as Mother Babette
- 1998 · Better Living as Nora
- 1998 · Jane Austen's Mafia! as Sophia
- 1998 · So Graham Norton as Self - Guest
- 1998 · More Tales of the City as Anna Madrigal
- 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
- 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
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · I Love Trouble as Jeannie
- 1994 · Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · Look Who's Talking Now! as Rosie
- 1993 · Digger as Bea
- 1993 · Tales of the City as Anna Madrigal
- 1993 · Frasier as Caller #3 (voice)
- 1993 · The Cemetery Club as Doris Silverman
- 1992 · Sinatra as Dolly Sinatra
- 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)
- 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
- 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 as
- 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
- 1975 · The Seagull as Pauline
- 1974 · Death Wish as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
- 1974 · Nicky's World as Irene Kaminios
- 1974 · The Rehearsal as
- 1973 · Sisters as Louise Wilanski
- 1971 · Made For Each Other as Gig's Mother
- 1971 · Great Performances as Pauline
- 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
- 1951 · Search for Tomorrow as