1931-06-20 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olympia Dukakis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Not to Forget | Judge | 2021-11-26 |
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Cher: In Her Own Words | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2021-05-04 |
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The New Greek Americans | Narrator | 2020-05-19 |
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The New Abolitionists | Self | 2020-10-10 |
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Olympia | Herself | 2018-11-11 |
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Change in the Air | Margaret Lemke | 2018-10-19 |
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin | Self | 2017-03-11 |
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The Infiltrator | Aunt Vicky | 2016-07-13 |
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Starring Austin Pendleton | Self | 2016-04-01 |
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Emily & Tim | Emily (Segment 6) | 2015-08-29 |
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Irene & Marie | Marie | 2015-05-17 |
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Beneath the Olive Tree | 2015-03-07 | |
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7 Chinese Brothers | Grandma | 2015-08-14 |
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Big Driver | Doreen | 2014-10-18 |
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A Little Game | Yaya | 2014-04-26 |
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Montana Amazon | Ira | 2013-03-08 |
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The Christmas Spirit | Gwen Hollander | 2013-12-01 |
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The Last Keepers | Rosmarie Carver | 2013-01-04 |
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Joe Papp in Five Acts | Self | 2012-04-30 |
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Cloudburst | Stella | 2011-09-23 |
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Birds of a Feather | Olympia | 2011-03-03 |
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale | Self | 2009-01-16 |
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Away from Her | Marian | 2007-05-04 |
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In the Land of Women | Phyllis | 2007-04-20 |
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Day On Fire | Dr. Mary Wade | 2006-05-26 |
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Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family | Self | 2006-01-31 |
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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines | Margie Carsen | 2006-09-09 |
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Jesus, Mary and Joey | Sophia Vitello | 2006-01-01 |
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3 Needles | Hilde | 2005-09-09 |
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The Thing About My Folks | Muriel Kleinman | 2005-06-02 |
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Whiskey School | Ellen Haywood | 2005-09-11 |
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The Great New Wonderful | Judy Hillerman | 2005-04-22 |
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Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas | Narrator | 2004-11-01 |
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Margie Carsen | 2004-07-12 |
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Mafia Doctor | Rose Dellarusso | 2003-03-16 |
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Charlie's War | Charlie | 2003-05-02 |
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The Event | Lila Shapiro | 2003-01-01 |
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The Intended | Erina | 2002-06-06 |
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Guilty Hearts | Amanda Patterson | 2002-02-10 |
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Ladies and The Champ | Sara Stevens | 2001-04-21 |
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And Never Let Her Go | Marguerite Capano | 2001-04-01 |
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My Beautiful Son | Esther Lipman | 2001-01-01 |
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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Dinah | 2000-08-26 |
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Brooklyn Sonnet | Helen Manners | 2000-12-31 |
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Crimes of Honour | Narrator | 1999-12-31 |
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Crimes of Honour | 1999-12-31 | |
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Better Living | Nora | 1998-11-02 |
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Scattering Dad | Dotty | 1998-01-04 |
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Jane Austen's Mafia! | Sophia | 1998-07-24 |
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A Life for a Life | Charlotte Kiszko | 1998-01-01 |
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The Pentagon Wars | Madam Chairwoman | 1998-02-28 |
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Picture Perfect | Rita | 1997-08-01 |
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A Match Made in Heaven | Helen Rosner | 1997-04-27 |
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Milk & Money | Goneril Plogg | 1996-10-19 |
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Jerusalem | Mother (Mrs. Gordon) | 1996-09-06 |
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Never Too Late | Rose | 1996-08-26 |
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Young at Heart | Rose Garaventi | 1995-03-12 |
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Mr. Holland's Opus | Principal Jacobs | 1995-12-29 |
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Mother | Mrs. Jay | 1995-01-01 |
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Mighty Aphrodite | Jocasta | 1995-09-13 |
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Jeffrey | Mrs. Marcangelo | 1995-08-18 |
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Dead Badge | Dr. Doris Rice | 1995-03-28 |
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Olympia Dukakis (uncredited) | 1994-03-18 |
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I Love Trouble | Jeannie | 1994-06-29 |
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Digger | Bea | 1993-09-29 |
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Look Who's Talking Now! | Rosie | 1993-11-05 |
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The Cemetery Club | Doris Silverman | 1993-02-03 |
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Over the Hill | Alma Harris | 1992-06-30 |
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Fire in the Dark | Emily Miller | 1991-07-01 |
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Lucky Day | Katherine Campbell | 1991-03-10 |
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In the Spirit | Sue | 1990-04-06 |
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Look Who's Talking Too | Rosie | 1990-12-14 |
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Steel Magnolias | Clairee Belcher | 1989-11-15 |
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Dad | Bette Tremont | 1989-10-27 |
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Look Who's Talking | Rosie | 1989-10-12 |
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Working Girl | Personnel Director | 1988-12-20 |
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Moonstruck | Rose Castorini | 1987-12-16 |
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Flanagan | Mary | 1985-10-30 |
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National Lampoon's Movie Madness | Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters") | 1982-04-23 |
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King of America | Mama Nicola | 1982-01-19 |
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The Neighborhood | Mrs. St Paul | 1982-04-25 |
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The Idolmaker | Mrs. Vacarri | 1980-11-14 |
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F.D.R.: The Last Year | 1980-05-15 | |
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The Wanderers | Joey's Mother (uncredited) | 1979-07-13 |
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Rich Kids | Lawyer | 1979-08-17 |
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The Seagull | Pauline | 1975-01-05 |
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Nicky's World | Irene Kaminios | 1974-04-19 |
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The Rehearsal | 1974-01-01 | |
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Death Wish | Cop at the Precinct (uncredited) | 1974-07-24 |
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Sisters | Louise Wilanski | 1973-03-26 |
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Made For Each Other | Gig's Mother | 1971-12-12 |
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John and Mary | John's Mother | 1969-12-14 |
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Stiletto | Mrs. Amato (uncredited) | 1969-07-30 |
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Lilith | Patient (uncredited) | 1964-10-01 |
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Twice a Man | Young Mother | 1963-12-27 |
