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Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis
  • Name: Olympia Dukakis
  • Birthday: 1931-06-20
  • Place of birth: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
  • Popularity: 6.383
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... Read More

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