About
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...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
FrasierSeries • 1993
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
Numb3rsSeries • 2005
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
The EqualizerSeries • 1985
Working GirlMovie • 1988
Bored to DeathSeries • 2009
Tales of the CitySeries • 2019
Steel MagnoliasMovie • 1989
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultMovie • 1994
Look Who's TalkingMovie • 1989
Tales of the CitySeries • 1993
The InfiltratorMovie • 2016
Joan of ArcSeries • 1999
Death WishMovie • 1974
MoonstruckMovie • 1987
More Tales of the CitySeries • 1998
Mr. Holland's OpusMovie • 1995
Look Who's Talking TooMovie • 1990
The Librarian: Quest for the SpearMovie • 2004