Olympia Dukakis
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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Simpsons
1989
The View
1997
Frasier
1993
Great Performances
1971
Numb3rs
2005
Touched by an Angel
1994
American Playhouse
1982
American Playhouse
1982
Dr. Kildare
1961
Intimate Portrait
1993
The Equalizer
1985
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Debby Marsh · 1999
The Simpsons
as Zelda (voice) · 1989
The View
as Self · 1997
Frasier
as Caller #3 (voice) · 1993
Great Performances
as Pauline · 1971
Numb3rs
as Charlotte Yates · 2005
Touched by an Angel
as Clara · 1994
American Playhouse
as Mama Nicola · 1982
American Playhouse
as Anna Madrigal · 1982
Dr. Kildare
as Anna Nieves · 1961
Intimate Portrait
as Self · 1993
The Equalizer
as Judge Paula G. Walsh · 1985
Bored to Death
as Belinda · 2009
So Graham Norton
as Self - Guest · 1998
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
as Laura Cunningham · 1991
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited) · 1994
Tales of the City
as Anna Madrigal · 2019
Tales of the City
as Anna Madrigal · 1993
Look Who's Talking
as Rosie · 1989
The Infiltrator
as Aunt Vicky · 2016
Death Wish
as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited) · 1974
Working Girl
as Personnel Director · 1988
Steel Magnolias
as Clairee Belcher · 1989
Look Who's Talking Now!
as Rosie · 1993
Look Who's Talking Too
as Rosie · 1990
Moonstruck
as Rose Castorini · 1987
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
as Margie Carsen · 2004
Picture Perfect
as Rita · 1997
Sex & Violence
as Alex Mandalakis · 2013
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
as Margie Carsen · 2006
Center of the Universe
as Marge Barnett · 2004
Joan of Arc
as Mother Babette · 1999
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Principal Jacobs · 1995
More Tales of the City
as Anna Madrigal · 1998
The Andros Targets
as Marina Angelis · 1977
Mighty Aphrodite
as Jocasta · 1995
The Wanderers
as Joey's Mother (uncredited) · 1979
In the Land of Women
as Phyllis · 2007
I Love Trouble
as Jeannie · 1994
Further Tales of the City
as Anna Madrigal · 2001
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Sophia · 1998
The Pentagon Wars
as Madam Chairwoman · 1998
And Never Let Her Go
as Marguerite Capano · 2001
Big Driver
as Doreen · 2014
Away from Her
as Marian · 2007
Sisters
as Louise Wilanski · 1973
Sinatra
as Dolly Sinatra · 1992
Dad
as Bette Tremont · 1989
Change in the Air
as Margaret Lemke · 2018
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
John and Mary
as John's Mother · 1969
Lilith
as Patient (uncredited) · 1964
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self · 2009
Search for Tomorrow
· 1951
The Cemetery Club
as Doris Silverman · 1993
Montana Amazon
as Ira · 2013
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters") · 1982
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self · 2017
And Never Let Her Go
as Marguerite Capano · 2001
Jeffrey
as Mrs. Marcangelo · 1995
The Thing About My Folks
as Muriel Kleinman · 2005
The Great New Wonderful
as Judy Hillerman · 2005
The Idolmaker
as Mrs. Vacarri · 1980
Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Sophia Vitello · 2006
Fire in the Dark
as Emily Miller · 1991
A Little Game
as Yaya · 2014
Joe Papp in Five Acts
as Self · 2012
Mafia Doctor
as Rose Dellarusso · 2003
Digger
as Bea · 1993
Dead Badge
as Dr. Doris Rice · 1995
The Intended
as Erina · 2002
Rich Kids
as Lawyer · 1979
Olympia
as Self · 2018
Emily & Tim
as Emily (Segment 6) · 2015
A Match Made in Heaven
as Helen Rosner · 1997
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
as Dinah · 2000
Made For Each Other
as Gig's Mother · 1971
Irene & Marie
as Marie · 2015
Guilty Hearts
as Amanda Patterson · 2002
Starring Austin Pendleton
as Self · 2016
7 Chinese Brothers
as Grandma · 2015
F.D.R.: The Last Year
· 1980
Jerusalem
as Mother (Mrs. Gordon) · 1996
The Event
as Lila Shapiro · 2003
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
as Self · 2006
Stiletto
as Mrs. Amato (uncredited) · 1969
The Christmas Spirit
as Gwen Hollander · 2013
Day On Fire
as Dr. Mary Wade · 2006
Strange Relations
as Esther Lipman · 2001
3 Needles
as Hilde · 2005
Her Secret Sessions
as Arlene · 2016
Not to Forget
as Judge · 2021
Crimes of Honour
as Narrator (voice) · 1999
In the Spirit
as Sue · 1990
Cloudburst
as Stella · 2011
Lucky Day
as Katherine Campbell · 1991
Young at Heart
as Rose Garaventi · 1995
Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century
as Mother · 1997
Beneath the Olive Tree
· 2015
Charlie's War
as Charlie · 2003
A Life for a Life
as Charlotte Kiszko · 1998
Twice a Man
as Young Mother · 1963
Never Too Late
as Rose · 1996
Better Living
as Nora · 1998
Milk & Money
as Goneril Plogg · 1996
Ladies and The Champ
as Sara Stevens · 2001
The Rehearsal
· 1974
Dream Journey
as Self · 1995
Whiskey School
as Ellen Haywood · 2005
King of America
as Mama Nicola · 1982
The New Greek Americans
as Narrator · 2020
Flanagan
as Mary · 1985
Birds of a Feather
as Olympia · 2011
Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
as Narrator · 2004
Scattering Dad
as Dotty · 1998
The Last Keepers
as Rosmarie Carver · 2013
Over the Hill
as Alma Harris · 1992
Mother
as Mrs. Jay · 1995
The Neighborhood
as Mrs. St Paul · 1982
The Seagull
as Pauline · 1975
Borough of Kings
as Helen Manners · 2000
Nicky's World
as Irene Kaminios · 1974
The New Abolitionists
as Self · 2022