Acting · Lowell, Massachusetts, USA · Born June 20, 1931
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.
MovieNot to Forget
2021
as Judge
MovieThe New Abolitionists
2020
as Self
MovieThe New Greek Americans
2020
as Narrator
TVTales of the City
2019
as Anna Madrigal
MovieOlympia
2018
as Self
MovieChange in the Air
2018
as Margaret Lemke
MovieThe Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
as Self
MovieThe Infiltrator
2016
as Aunt Vicky
MovieStarring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
MovieHer Secret Sessions
2016
as Arlene
MovieEmily & Tim
2015
as Emily (Segment 6)
Movie7 Chinese Brothers
2015
as Grandma
MovieIrene & Marie
2015
as Marie
MovieBeneath the Olive Tree
2015
MovieBig Driver
2014
as Doreen
MovieA Little Game
2014
as Yaya
MovieThe Christmas Spirit
2013
as Gwen Hollander
TVSex & Violence
2013
as Alex Mandalakis
MovieMontana Amazon
2013
as Ira
MovieThe Last Keepers
2013
as Rosmarie Carver
MovieJoe Papp in Five Acts
2012
as Self
MovieCloudburst
2011
as Stella
MovieBirds of a Feather
2011
as Olympia
TVBored to Death
2009
as Belinda
MovieI Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
as Self
MovieAway from Her
2007
as Marian
MovieIn the Land of Women
2007
as Phyllis
MovieThe Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006
as Margie Carsen
MovieDay On Fire
2006
as Dr. Mary Wade
MovieMoonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006
as Self
MovieJesus, Mary and Joey
2006
as Sophia Vitello
Whiskey School
2005
as Ellen Haywood
Movie3 Needles
2005
as Hilde
MovieThe Thing About My Folks
2005
as Muriel Kleinman
MovieThe Great New Wonderful
2005
as Judy Hillerman
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Charlotte Yates
MovieSigns Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
2004
as Narrator
TVCenter of the Universe
2004
as Marge Barnett
MovieThe Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
as Margie Carsen
MovieCharlie's War
2003
as Charlie
MovieMafia Doctor
2003
as Rose Dellarusso
MovieThe Event
2003
as Lila Shapiro
MovieThe Intended
2002
as Erina
MovieGuilty Hearts
2002
as Amanda Patterson
MovieStrange Relations
2001
as Esther Lipman
TVFurther Tales of the City
2001
as Anna Madrigal
TVA Better Tomorrow
2001
as Maria Caruso
MovieLadies and The Champ
2001
as Sara Stevens
MovieAnd Never Let Her Go
2001
as Marguerite Capano
TVAnd Never Let Her Go
2001
as Marguerite Capano
MovieBorough of Kings
2000
as Helen Manners
MovieThe Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
as Dinah
Crimes of Honour
1999
as Narrator (voice)
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Debby Marsh
TVJoan of Arc
1999
as Mother Babette
MovieBetter Living
1998
as Nora
MovieJane Austen's Mafia!
1998
as Sophia
TVSo Graham Norton
1998
as Self - Guest
TVMore Tales of the City
1998
as Anna Madrigal
MovieThe Pentagon Wars
1998
as Madam Chairwoman
MovieScattering Dad
1998
as Dotty
A Life for a Life
1998
as Charlotte Kiszko
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MoviePicture Perfect
1997
as Rita
MovieA Match Made in Heaven
1997
as Helen Rosner
Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century
1997
as Mother
MovieMilk & Money
1996
as Goneril Plogg
MovieJerusalem
1996
as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
MovieNever Too Late
1996
as Rose
MovieMr. Holland's Opus
1995
as Principal Jacobs
MovieMighty Aphrodite
1995
as Jocasta
MovieJeffrey
1995
as Mrs. Marcangelo
MovieDead Badge
1995
as Dr. Doris Rice
MovieYoung at Heart
1995
as Rose Garaventi
MovieMother
1995
as Mrs. Jay
MovieDream Journey
1995
as Self
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Clara
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieI Love Trouble
1994
as Jeannie
MovieNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self
MovieLook Who's Talking Now!
1993
as Rosie
MovieDigger
1993
as Bea
TVTales of the City
1993
as Anna Madrigal
TVFrasier
1993
as Caller #3 (voice)
MovieThe Cemetery Club
1993
as Doris Silverman
TVSinatra
1992
as Dolly Sinatra
MovieOver the Hill
1992
as Alma Harris
MovieFire in the Dark
1991
as Emily Miller
MovieLucky Day
1991
as Katherine Campbell
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991
as Laura Cunningham
MovieLook Who's Talking Too
1990
as Rosie
MovieIn the Spirit
1990
as Sue
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Zelda (voice)
MovieSteel Magnolias
1989
as Clairee Belcher
MovieDad
1989
as Bette Tremont
MovieLook Who's Talking
1989
as Rosie
MovieWorking Girl
1988
as Personnel Director
MovieMoonstruck
1987
as Rose Castorini
MovieFlanagan
1985
as Mary
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Judge Paula G. Walsh
MovieThe Neighborhood
1982
as Mrs. St Paul
MovieNational Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
MovieKing of America
1982
as Mama Nicola
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Mama Nicola
MovieThe Idolmaker
1980
as Mrs. Vacarri
MovieF.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
MovieRich Kids
1979
as Lawyer
MovieThe Wanderers
1979
as Joey's Mother (uncredited)
TVThe Andros Targets
1977
as Marina Angelis
MovieThe Seagull
1975
as Pauline
MovieDeath Wish
1974
as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
Nicky's World
1974
as Irene Kaminios
MovieThe Rehearsal
1974
MovieSisters
1973
as Louise Wilanski
MovieMade For Each Other
1971
as Gig's Mother
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Pauline
MovieJohn and Mary
1969
as John's Mother
MovieStiletto
1969
as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
MovieLilith
1964
as Patient (uncredited)
MovieTwice a Man
1963
as Young Mother
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Anna Nieves
TVSearch for Tomorrow
1951
