Acting
Olympia Dukakis
EN, SV cinema · 96 credits
Born
20 June 1931
Died
1 May 2021 (aged 89)
Birthplace
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as المپیا دوکاکیس · Ολυμπία Δουκάκη · Olympia Doukakis
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
Filmography
The New Abolitionists
as Self, Producer
Not to Forget
as Judge
The New Greek Americans
as Narrator
Change in the Air
as Margaret Lemke
Olympia
as Self
The Infiltrator
as Aunt Vicky
Emily & Tim
as Emily (Segment 6)
7 Chinese Brothers
as Grandma
Irene & Marie
as Marie
Big Driver
as Doreen
A Little Game
as Yaya
The Last Keepers
as Rosmarie Carver
The Christmas Spirit
as Gwen Hollander
Cloudburst
as Stella
Birds of a Feather
as Olympia
Away from Her
as Marian
In the Land of Women
as Phyllis
Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Sophia Vitello
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
as Margie Carsen
Day On Fire
as Dr. Mary Wade
The Thing About My Folks
as Muriel Kleinman
The Great New Wonderful
as Judy Hillerman
3 Needles
as Hilde
Whiskey School
2005
Whiskey School
as Ellen Haywood
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
as Margie Carsen
The Event
as Lila Shapiro
Mafia Doctor
as Rose Dellarusso
Charlie's War
as Charlie
Guilty Hearts
as Amanda Patterson
And Never Let Her Go
as Marguerite Capano
Ladies and The Champ
as Sara Stevens
Strange Relations
as Esther Lipman
Borough of Kings
as Helen Manners
Crimes of Honour
1999
Crimes of Honour
as Narrator (voice)
The Pentagon Wars
as Madam Chairwoman
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Sophia
Better Living
as Nora
A Life for a Life
1998
A Life for a Life
as Charlotte Kiszko
Scattering Dad
as Dotty
Picture Perfect
as Rita
A Match Made in Heaven
as Helen Rosner
Jerusalem
as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
Never Too Late
as Rose
Milk & Money
as Goneril Plogg
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Principal Jacobs
Mighty Aphrodite
as Jocasta
Jeffrey
as Mrs. Marcangelo
Mother
as Mrs. Jay
Young at Heart
as Rose Garaventi
Dead Badge
as Dr. Doris Rice
I Love Trouble
as Jeannie
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
The Cemetery Club
as Doris Silverman
Digger
as Bea
Over the Hill
as Alma Harris
Fire in the Dark
as Emily Miller
Lucky Day
as Katherine Campbell
Steel Magnolias
as Clairee Belcher
Dad
as Bette Tremont
Look Who's Talking
as Rosie
Working Girl
as Personnel Director
Moonstruck
as Rose Castorini
Flanagan
as Mary
The Neighborhood
as Mrs. St Paul
King of America
as Mama Nicola
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
The Idolmaker
as Mrs. Vacarri
Rich Kids
as Lawyer
The Wanderers
as Joey's Mother (uncredited)
The Seagull
as Pauline
Death Wish
as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
Nicky's World
1974
Nicky's World
as Irene Kaminios
Sisters
as Louise Wilanski
Made For Each Other
as Gig's Mother
John and Mary
as John's Mother
Stiletto
as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
Lilith
as Patient (uncredited)
Twice a Man
as Young Mother