Olympia Dukakis
Acting
Born: 1931-06-20 in 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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Debby Marsh
The Simpsons
Zelda (voice)
Frasier
Caller #3 (voice)
The View
Self
Numb3rs
Charlotte Yates
Great Performances
Pauline
Touched by an Angel
Clara
American Playhouse
Mama Nicola
American Playhouse
Anna Madrigal
Dr. Kildare
Anna Nieves
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Equalizer
Judge Paula G. Walsh
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
Bored to Death
Belinda
Steel Magnolias
Clairee Belcher
Moonstruck
Rose Castorini
Death Wish
Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
Working Girl
Personnel Director
Look Who's Talking
Rosie
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Margie Carsen
So Graham Norton
Self - Guest
The Infiltrator
Aunt Vicky
The Andros Targets
Marina Angelis
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Margie Carsen
Tales of the City
Anna Madrigal
Look Who's Talking Too
Rosie
Look Who's Talking Now!
Rosie
Joan of Arc
Mother Babette
Center of the Universe
Marge Barnett
Picture Perfect
Rita
Search for Tomorrow
Sex & Violence
Alex Mandalakis
The Wanderers
Joey's Mother (uncredited)
Tales of the City
Anna Madrigal
Emily & Tim
Emily (Segment 6)
Mr. Holland's Opus
Principal Jacobs
Mighty Aphrodite
Jocasta
Dad
Bette Tremont
Big Driver
Doreen