Olympia Dukakis

Acting

Olympia Dukakis

Born June 20, 1931Lowell, Massachusetts, USA120 credits

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

Not to Forget
2021Not to Forget
as JudgeMovie
Tales of the City
2019Tales of the City
as Anna MadrigalTV
Olympia
2018Olympia
as SelfMovie
Change in the Air
2018Change in the Air
as Margaret LemkeMovie
The Infiltrator
2016The Infiltrator
as Aunt VickyMovie
Emily & Tim
2015Emily & Tim
as Emily (Segment 6)Movie
7 Chinese Brothers
20157 Chinese Brothers
as GrandmaMovie
Irene & Marie
2015Irene & Marie
as MarieMovie
Big Driver
2014Big Driver
as DoreenMovie
A Little Game
2014A Little Game
as YayaMovie
The Christmas Spirit
2013The Christmas Spirit
as Gwen HollanderMovie
Sex & Violence
2013Sex & Violence
as Alex MandalakisTV
The Last Keepers
2013The Last Keepers
as Rosmarie CarverMovie
Cloudburst
2011Cloudburst
as StellaMovie
Birds of a Feather
2011Birds of a Feather
as OlympiaMovie
Bored to Death
2009Bored to Death
as BelindaTV
Away from Her
2007Away from Her
as MarianMovie
Day On Fire
2006Day On Fire
as Dr. Mary WadeMovie
Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Sophia VitelloMovie
W
2005Whiskey School
as Ellen HaywoodMovie
3 Needles
20053 Needles
as HildeMovie
The Thing About My Folks
2005The Thing About My Folks
as Muriel KleinmanMovie
The Great New Wonderful
2005The Great New Wonderful
as Judy HillermanMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rs
as Charlotte YatesTV
Center of the Universe
2004Center of the Universe
as Marge BarnettTV
Charlie's War
2003Charlie's War
as CharlieMovie
Mafia Doctor
2003Mafia Doctor
as Rose DellarussoMovie
The Event
2003The Event
as Lila ShapiroMovie
The Intended
2002The Intended
as ErinaMovie
Guilty Hearts
2002Guilty Hearts
as Amanda PattersonMovie
Strange Relations
2001Strange Relations
as Esther LipmanMovie
Ladies and The Champ
2001Ladies and The Champ
as Sara StevensMovie
And Never Let Her Go
2001And Never Let Her Go
as Marguerite CapanoMovie
And Never Let Her Go
2001And Never Let Her Go
as Marguerite CapanoTV
Borough of Kings
2000Borough of Kings
as Helen MannersMovie
C
1999Crimes of Honour
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Joan of Arc
1999Joan of Arc
as Mother BabetteTV
Better Living
1998Better Living
as NoraMovie
So Graham Norton
1998So Graham Norton
as Self - GuestTV
More Tales of the City
1998More Tales of the City
as Anna MadrigalTV
The Pentagon Wars
1998The Pentagon Wars
as Madam ChairwomanMovie
Scattering Dad
1998Scattering Dad
as DottyMovie
A
1998A Life for a Life
as Charlotte KiszkoMovie
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
A Match Made in Heaven
1997A Match Made in Heaven
as Helen RosnerMovie
Milk & Money
1996Milk & Money
as Goneril PloggMovie
Jerusalem
1996Jerusalem
as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)Movie
Never Too Late
1996Never Too Late
as RoseMovie
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995Mr. Holland's Opus
as Principal JacobsMovie
Mighty Aphrodite
1995Mighty Aphrodite
as JocastaMovie
Jeffrey
1995Jeffrey
as Mrs. MarcangeloMovie
Dead Badge
1995Dead Badge
as Dr. Doris RiceMovie
Young at Heart
1995Young at Heart
as Rose GaraventiMovie
Mother
1995Mother
as Mrs. JayMovie
Dream Journey
1995Dream Journey
as SelfMovie
I Love Trouble
1994I Love Trouble
as JeannieMovie
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)Movie
Digger
1993Digger
as BeaMovie
Tales of the City
1993Tales of the City
as Anna MadrigalTV
Frasier
1993Frasier
as Caller #3 (voice)TV
The Cemetery Club
1993The Cemetery Club
as Doris SilvermanMovie
Sinatra
1992Sinatra
as Dolly SinatraTV
Over the Hill
1992Over the Hill
as Alma HarrisMovie
Fire in the Dark
1991Fire in the Dark
as Emily MillerMovie
Lucky Day
1991Lucky Day
as Katherine CampbellMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Zelda (voice)TV
Steel Magnolias
1989Steel Magnolias
as Clairee BelcherMovie
Dad
1989Dad
as Bette TremontMovie
Working Girl
1988Working Girl
as Personnel DirectorMovie
Moonstruck
1987Moonstruck
as Rose CastoriniMovie
Flanagan
1985Flanagan
as MaryMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizer
as Judge Paula G. WalshTV
The Neighborhood
1982The Neighborhood
as Mrs. St PaulMovie
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")Movie
King of America
1982King of America
as Mama NicolaMovie
The Idolmaker
1980The Idolmaker
as Mrs. VacarriMovie
Rich Kids
1979Rich Kids
as LawyerMovie
The Wanderers
1979The Wanderers
as Joey's Mother (uncredited)Movie
The Andros Targets
1977The Andros Targets
as Marina AngelisTV
The Seagull
1975The Seagull
as PaulineMovie
Death Wish
1974Death Wish
as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)Movie
N
1974Nicky's World
as Irene KaminiosMovie
Sisters
1973Sisters
as Louise WilanskiMovie
Made For Each Other
1971Made For Each Other
as Gig's MotherMovie
John and Mary
1969John and Mary
as John's MotherMovie
Stiletto
1969Stiletto
as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)Movie
Lilith
1964Lilith
as Patient (uncredited)Movie
Twice a Man
1963Twice a Man
as Young MotherMovie
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Anna NievesTV