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
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Personal Info

Id

3019

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-06-20

Place of Birth

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

  • المپیا دوکاکیس
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    Moonstruck

    Moonstruck

    Mr. Holland's Opus

    Mr. Holland'

    Away from Her

    Away from He

    Working Girl

    Working Girl

    Steel Magnolias

    Steel Magnol

    I Love Trouble

    I Love Troub

    Dad

    Dad

    Mighty Aphrodite

    Mighty Aphro

    Lilith

    Lilith

    Jesus, Mary and Joey

    Jesus, Mary

    The Thing About My Folks

    The Thing Ab

    The Great New Wonderful

    The Great Ne

    Look Who's Talking Now!

    Look Who's T

    Picture Perfect

    Picture Perf

    Look Who's Talking

    Look Who's T

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    Cher: In Her

    In the Land of Women

    In the Land

    Montana Amazon

    Montana Amaz

    The Event

    The Event

    The Idolmaker

    The Idolmake

    The Pentagon Wars

    The Pentagon

    The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

    The Libraria

    The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

    The Libraria

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    The Last Kee

    John and Mary

    John and Mar

    Jeffrey

    Jeffrey

    3 Needles

    3 Needles

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    The Neighbor

    Beneath the Olive Tree

    Beneath the

    Rich Kids

    Rich Kids

    The Cemetery Club

    The Cemetery

    Twice a Man

    Twice a Man

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    Whiskey Scho

    Day On Fire

    Day On Fire

    Cloudburst

    Cloudburst

    And Never Let Her Go

    And Never Le

    In the Spirit

    In the Spiri

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    Joe Papp in

    Over the Hill

    Over the Hil

    Jerusalem

    Jerusalem

    Emily & Tim

    Emily & Tim

    The Christmas Spirit

    The Christma

    A Match Made in Heaven

    A Match Made

    Jane Austen's Mafia!

    Jane Austen'

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    King of Amer

    The Wanderers

    The Wanderer

    Big Driver

    Big Driver

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    Digger

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    The Rehearsa

    Look Who's Talking Too

    Look Who's T

    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    National Lam

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    Mafia Doctor

    The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

    The Last of

    A Little Game

    A Little Gam

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    Better Livin

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    Fire in the

    7 Chinese Brothers

    7 Chinese Br

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    F.D.R.: The

    Death Wish

    Death Wish

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    Lucky Day

    Sisters

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    Ladies and T

    I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    I Knew It Wa

    The Infiltrator

    The Infiltra

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    The Intended

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    Irene & Mari

    The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

    The Untold T

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    Charlie's Wa

    Change in the Air

    Change in th

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    Borough of K

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    Guilty Heart

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    Starring Aus

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    Mother

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    Olympia

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    Birds of a F

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    Flanagan

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    Young at Hea

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    Never Too La

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    Made For Eac

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    Dead Badge

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    Moonstruck:

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    The New Gree

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    Milk & Money

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    My Beautiful

    The New Abolitionists

    The New Abol

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    The Seagull

    Stiletto

    Stiletto

    Not to Forget

    Not to Forge

    Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    Naked Gun 33

    Scattering Dad

    Scattering D

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    Signs Out of

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    2021

    Not to Forget

    asJudge

    2021

    Cher: In Her Own Words

    asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

    2020

    The New Abolitionists

    asSelf

    2020

    The New Greek Americans

    asNarrator

    2018

    Olympia

    asHerself

    2018

    Change in the Air

    asMargaret Lemke

    2017

    The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

    asSelf

    2016

    The Infiltrator

    asAunt Vicky

    2016

    Starring Austin Pendleton

    asSelf

    2015

    Emily & Tim

    asEmily (Segment 6)

    2015

    7 Chinese Brothers

    asGrandma

    2015

    Irene & Marie

    asMarie

    2015

    Beneath the Olive Tree

    as

    2014

    Big Driver

    asDoreen

    2014

    A Little Game

    asYaya

    2013

    The Christmas Spirit

    asGwen Hollander

    2013

    Montana Amazon

    asIra

    2013

    The Last Keepers

    asRosmarie Carver

    2012

    Joe Papp in Five Acts

    asSelf

    2011

    Cloudburst

    asStella

    2011

    Birds of a Feather

    asOlympia

    2009

    I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    asSelf

    2007

    Away from Her

    asMarian

    2007

    In the Land of Women

    asPhyllis

    2006

    The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

    asMargie Carsen

    2006

    Day On Fire

    asDr. Mary Wade

    2006

    Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

    asSelf

    2006

    Jesus, Mary and Joey

    asSophia Vitello

    2005

    Whiskey School

    asEllen Haywood

    2005

    3 Needles

    asHilde

    2005

    The Thing About My Folks

    asMuriel Kleinman

    2005

    The Great New Wonderful

    asJudy Hillerman

    2004

    Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas

    asNarrator

    2004

    The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

    asMargie Carsen

    2003

    Charlie's War

    asCharlie

    2003

    Mafia Doctor

    asRose Dellarusso

    2003

    The Event

    asLila Shapiro

    2002

    The Intended

    asErina

    2002

    Guilty Hearts

    asAmanda Patterson

    2001

    Ladies and The Champ

    asSara Stevens

    2001

    And Never Let Her Go

    asMarguerite Capano

    2001

    My Beautiful Son

    asEsther Lipman

    2000

    Borough of Kings

    asHelen Manners

    2000

    The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

    asDinah

    1999

    Crimes of Honour

    as

    1999

    Crimes of Honour

    asNarrator

    1998

    Better Living

    asNora

    1998

    Jane Austen's Mafia!

    asSophia

    1998

    The Pentagon Wars

    asMadam Chairwoman

    1998

    Scattering Dad

    asDotty

    1998

    A Life for a Life

    asCharlotte Kiszko

    1997

    Picture Perfect

    asRita

    1997

    A Match Made in Heaven

    asHelen Rosner

    1996

    Milk & Money

    asGoneril Plogg

    1996

    Jerusalem

    asMother (Mrs. Gordon)

    1996

    Never Too Late

    asRose

    1995

    Mr. Holland's Opus

    asPrincipal Jacobs

    1995

    Mighty Aphrodite

    asJocasta

    1995

    Jeffrey

    asMrs. Marcangelo

    1995

    Dead Badge

    asDr. Doris Rice

    1995

    Young at Heart

    asRose Garaventi

    1995

    Mother

    asMrs. Jay

    1994

    I Love Trouble

    asJeannie

    1994

    Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    asOlympia Dukakis (uncredited)

    1993

    Look Who's Talking Now!

    asRosie

    1993

    Digger

    asBea

    1993

    The Cemetery Club

    asDoris Silverman

    1992

    Over the Hill

    asAlma Harris

    1991

    Fire in the Dark

    asEmily Miller

    1991

    Lucky Day

    asKatherine Campbell

    1990

    Look Who's Talking Too

    asRosie

    1990

    In the Spirit

    asSue

    1989

    Steel Magnolias

    asClairee Belcher

    1989

    Dad

    asBette Tremont

    1989

    Look Who's Talking

    asRosie

    1988

    Working Girl

    asPersonnel Director

    1987

    Moonstruck

    asRose Castorini

    1985

    Flanagan

    asMary

    1982

    The Neighborhood

    asMrs. St Paul

    1982

    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    asHelena Naxos ("Success Wanters")

    1982

    King of America

    asMama Nicola

    1980

    The Idolmaker

    asMrs. Vacarri

    1980

    F.D.R.: The Last Year

    as

    1979

    Rich Kids

    asLawyer

    1979

    The Wanderers

    asJoey's Mother (uncredited)

    1975

    The Seagull

    asPauline

    1974

    Death Wish

    asCop at the Precinct (uncredited)

    1974

    Nicky's World

    asIrene Kaminios

    1974

    The Rehearsal

    as

    1973

    Sisters

    asLouise Wilanski

    1971

    Made For Each Other

    asGig's Mother

    1969

    John and Mary

    asJohn's Mother

    1969

    Stiletto

    asMrs. Amato (uncredited)

    1964

    Lilith

    asPatient (uncredited)

    1963

    Twice a Man

    asYoung Mother

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asZelda (voice)

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)as

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asClara

    Coming Soon

    (2 episode)asSelf

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asJudge Paula G. Walsh

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    (15 episode)asMarge Barnett

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf - Guest

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    (5 episode)asAnna Madrigal

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asAnna Nieves

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    (1 episode)asMarina Angelis

    Coming Soon

    (6 episode)asAnna Madrigal

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)as

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    (2 episode)asDolly Sinatra

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf

    Coming Soon

    (4 episode)asAnna Madrigal

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asCaller #3 (voice)

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asDebby Marsh

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    (2 episode)asMother Babette

    Coming Soon

    (10 episode)asAnna Madrigal

    Coming Soon

    (2 episode)asMarguerite Capano

    Coming Soon

    (15 episode)asAlex Mandalakis

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf

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    (1 episode)asPauline

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    (1 episode)asBelinda