Olympia Dukakis
Born June 20, 1931 (Age: 94)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
The Infiltrator
2016
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as Aunt Vicky
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Age: 85
Her Secret Sessions
2016
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as Arlene
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Age: 84
Big Driver
2014
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as Doreen
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Age: 83
Birds of a Feather
2011
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as Olympia
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Age: 79
Away from Her
2007
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as Marian
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Age: 75
In the Land of Women
2007
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as Phyllis
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Age: 75
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006
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as Self
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Age: 74
Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
2004
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as Narrator
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Age: 73
The Intended
2002
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as Erina
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Age: 70
Guilty Hearts
2002
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as Amanda Patterson
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Age: 70
Borough of Kings
2000
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as Helen Manners
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Age: 69
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
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as Dinah
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Age: 69
Better Living
1998
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as Nora
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Age: 67
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998
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as Sophia
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Age: 67
The Pentagon Wars
1998
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as Madam Chairwoman
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Age: 66
Scattering Dad
1998
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as Dotty
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Age: 66
No Image
A Life for a Life
1998
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as Charlotte Kiszko
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Age: 66
Picture Perfect
1997
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as Rita
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Age: 66
A Match Made in Heaven
1997
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as Helen Rosner
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Age: 65
No Image
Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century
1997
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as Mother
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Age: 65
Milk & Money
1996
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as Goneril Plogg
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Age: 65
Jerusalem
1996
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as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
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Age: 65
Never Too Late
1996
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as Rose
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Age: 65
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
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as Principal Jacobs
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Age: 64
Mighty Aphrodite
1995
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as Jocasta
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Age: 64
Jeffrey
1995
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as Mrs. Marcangelo
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Age: 64
Dream Journey
1995
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as Self
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Age: 63
I Love Trouble
1994
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as Jeannie
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Age: 63
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
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as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
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Age: 62
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
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as Rosie
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Age: 62
Digger
1993
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as Bea
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Age: 62
The Cemetery Club
1993
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as Doris Silverman
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Age: 61
Over the Hill
1992
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as Alma Harris
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Age: 61
Fire in the Dark
1991
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as Emily Miller
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Age: 60
Lucky Day
1991
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as Katherine Campbell
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Age: 59
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
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as Rosie
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Age: 59
In the Spirit
1990
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as Sue
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Age: 58
Steel Magnolias
1989
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as Clairee Belcher
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Age: 58
Dad
1989
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as Bette Tremont
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Age: 58
Look Who's Talking
1989
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as Rosie
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Age: 58
Working Girl
1988
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as Personnel Director
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Age: 57
Moonstruck
1987
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as Rose Castorini
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Age: 56
Flanagan
1985
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as Mary
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Age: 54
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
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as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
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Age: 50
King of America
1982
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as Mama Nicola
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Age: 50
The Idolmaker
1980
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as Mrs. Vacarri
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Age: 49
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
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as
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Age: 48
Rich Kids
1979
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as Lawyer
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Age: 48
The Wanderers
1979
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as Joey's Mother (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Death Wish
1974
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as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
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Age: 43
No Image
Nicky's World
1974
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as Irene Kaminios
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Age: 42
The Rehearsal
1974
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as
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Age: 42
Sisters
1973
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as Louise Wilanski
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Age: 41
John and Mary
1969
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as John's Mother
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Age: 38
Stiletto
1969
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as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
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Age: 38
Lilith
1964
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as Patient (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Twice a Man
1963
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as Young Mother
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Age: 32