FMovies Logo
Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

ActingBorn June 20, 1931Died May 1, 2021 (age 89)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.

Filmography

2021Movie
2020Movie
2020Movie
2019
Tales of the City

as Anna Madrigal

TV
2018
Olympia

as Self

Movie
2018
Change in the Air

as Margaret Lemke

Movie
2016
The Infiltrator

as Aunt Vicky

Movie
2016Movie
2015
Emily & Tim

as Emily (Segment 6)

Movie
2015Movie
2015Movie
2014
Big Driver

as Doreen

Movie
2014Movie
2013
The Christmas Spirit

as Gwen Hollander

Movie
2013
Sex & Violence

as Alex Mandalakis

TV
2013Movie
2013
The Last Keepers

as Rosmarie Carver

Movie
2012Movie
2011
Cloudburst

as Stella

Movie
2011Movie
2009
Bored to Death

as Belinda

TV
2007
Away from Her

as Marian

Movie
2007Movie
2006
Day On Fire

as Dr. Mary Wade

Movie
2006
Jesus, Mary and Joey

as Sophia Vitello

Movie
2005
Whiskey School

as Ellen Haywood

Movie
2005
3 Needles

as Hilde

Movie
2005
The Thing About My Folks

as Muriel Kleinman

Movie
2005
The Great New Wonderful

as Judy Hillerman

Movie
2005
Numb3rs

as Charlotte Yates

TV
2004
Center of the Universe

as Marge Barnett

TV
2004Movie
2003
Charlie's War

as Charlie

Movie
2003
Mafia Doctor

as Rose Dellarusso

Movie
2003
The Event

as Lila Shapiro

Movie
2002
The Intended

as Erina

Movie
2002
Guilty Hearts

as Amanda Patterson

Movie
2001
Strange Relations

as Esther Lipman

Movie
2001TV
2001
Ladies and The Champ

as Sara Stevens

Movie
2001
And Never Let Her Go

as Marguerite Capano

Movie
2001
And Never Let Her Go

as Marguerite Capano

TV
2000
Borough of Kings

as Helen Manners

Movie
1999
Crimes of Honour

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1999
Joan of Arc

as Mother Babette

TV
1998Movie
1998Movie
1998
So Graham Norton

as Self - Guest

TV
1998
More Tales of the City

as Anna Madrigal

TV
1998
The Pentagon Wars

as Madam Chairwoman

Movie
1998Movie
1998
A Life for a Life

as Charlotte Kiszko

Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997Movie
1997
A Match Made in Heaven

as Helen Rosner

Movie
1996
Milk & Money

as Goneril Plogg

Movie
1996
Jerusalem

as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)

Movie
1996Movie
1995
Mr. Holland's Opus

as Principal Jacobs

Movie
1995Movie
1995
Jeffrey

as Mrs. Marcangelo

Movie
1995
Dead Badge

as Dr. Doris Rice

Movie
1995
Young at Heart

as Rose Garaventi

Movie
1995
Mother

as Mrs. Jay

Movie
1995Movie
1994TV
1994
I Love Trouble

as Jeannie

Movie
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)

Movie
1993TV
1993Movie
1993
Digger

as Bea

Movie
1993
Tales of the City

as Anna Madrigal

TV
1993
Frasier

as Caller #3 (voice)

TV
1993
The Cemetery Club

as Doris Silverman

Movie
1992
Sinatra

as Dolly Sinatra

TV
1992
Over the Hill

as Alma Harris

Movie
1991
Fire in the Dark

as Emily Miller

Movie
1991
Lucky Day

as Katherine Campbell

Movie
1990Movie
1990Movie
1989
The Simpsons

as Zelda (voice)

TV
1989
Steel Magnolias

as Clairee Belcher

Movie
1989
Dad

as Bette Tremont

Movie
1989Movie
1988
Working Girl

as Personnel Director

Movie
1987
Moonstruck

as Rose Castorini

Movie
1985
Flanagan

as Mary

Movie
1985
The Equalizer

as Judge Paula G. Walsh

TV
1982
The Neighborhood

as Mrs. St Paul

Movie
1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness

as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")

Movie
1982
King of America

as Mama Nicola

Movie
1980
The Idolmaker

as Mrs. Vacarri

Movie
1979
Rich Kids

as Lawyer

Movie
1979
The Wanderers

as Joey's Mother (uncredited)

Movie
1977
The Andros Targets

as Marina Angelis

TV
1975
The Seagull

as Pauline

Movie
1974
Death Wish

as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)

Movie
1974
Nicky's World

as Irene Kaminios

Movie
1974Movie
1973
Sisters

as Louise Wilanski

Movie
1971
Made For Each Other

as Gig's Mother

Movie
1971TV
1969
John and Mary

as John's Mother

Movie
1969
Stiletto

as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)

Movie
1964
Lilith

as Patient (uncredited)

Movie
1963
Twice a Man

as Young Mother

Movie
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Anna Nieves

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 20, 1931
Day of DeathMay 1, 2021
Place of BirthLowell, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity1.2