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