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.
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Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Known For
The Wanderers
(1979)
Joey's Mom
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(1994)
Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
Moonstruck
(1987)
Rose Castorini
Death Wish
(1974)
Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
Look Who's Talking Now!
(1993)
Rosie
Picture Perfect
(1997)
Rita
Steel Magnolias
(1989)
Clairee Belcher
Working Girl
(1988)
Personnel Director
Look Who's Talking Too
(1990)
Rosie
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
(2004)
Margie Carsen
Look Who's Talking
(1989)
Rosie
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
(2006)
Margie Carsen
Big Driver
(2014)
Doreen
The Infiltrator
(2016)
Aunt Vicky
Mighty Aphrodite
(1995)
Jocasta
Jane Austen's Mafia!
(1998)
Sophia
Full Filmography
Acting
Twice a Man
(1963)
Young Mother
Lilith
(1964)
Patient (uncredited)
John and Mary
(1969)
John's Mother
Stiletto
(1969)
Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
Made For Each Other
(1971)
Gig's Mother
Sisters
(1972)
Louise Wilanski
The Rehearsal
(1974)
Nicky's World
(1974)
Irene Kaminios
Death Wish
(1974)
Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
The Seagull
(1975)
Pauline
The Wanderers
(1979)
Joey's Mom
Rich Kids
(1979)
Lawyer
The Idolmaker
(1980)
Mrs. Vacarri
F.D.R.: The Last Year
(1980)
King of America
(1982)
Mama Nicola
The Neighborhood
(1982)
Mrs. St Paul
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
(1982)
Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
Flanagan
(1985)
Mary
Moonstruck
(1987)
Rose Castorini
Working Girl
(1988)
Personnel Director
Dad
(1989)
Bette Tremont
Steel Magnolias
(1989)
Clairee Belcher
Look Who's Talking
(1989)
Rosie
In the Spirit
(1990)
Sue
Look Who's Talking Too
(1990)
Rosie
Lucky Day
(1991)
Katherine Campbell
Fire in the Dark
(1991)
Emily Miller
Over the Hill
(1992)
Alma Harris
Look Who's Talking Now!
(1993)
Rosie
The Cemetery Club
(1993)
Doris Silverman
Digger
(1993)
Bea
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(1994)
Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
I Love Trouble
(1994)
Jeannie
Jeffrey
(1995)
Mrs. Marcangelo
Mother
(1995)
Mrs. Jay
Dead Badge
(1995)
Dr. Doris Rice
Young at Heart
(1995)
Rose Garaventi
Mr. Holland's Opus
(1995)
Principal Jacobs
Mighty Aphrodite
(1995)
Jocasta
Jerusalem
(1996)
Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
Milk & Money
(1996)
Goneril Plogg
Never Too Late
(1996)
Rose
A Match Made in Heaven
(1997)
Helen Rosner
Picture Perfect
(1997)
Rita
Scattering Dad
(1998)
Dotty
Jane Austen's Mafia!
(1998)
Sophia
The Pentagon Wars
(1998)
Madam Chairwoman
Better Living
(1998)
Nora
Crimes of Honour
(1999)
Borough of Kings
(2000)
Helen Manners
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
(2000)
Dinah
My Beautiful Son
(2001)
Esther Lipman
And Never Let Her Go
(2001)
Marguerite Capano
Ladies and The Champ
(2001)
Sara Stevens
Guilty Hearts
(2002)
Amanda Patterson
The Intended
(2002)
Erina
The Event
(2003)
Lila Shapiro
Charlie's War
(2003)
Charlie
Mafia Doctor
(2003)
Rose Dellarusso
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
(2004)
Margie Carsen
3 Needles
(2005)
Hilde
Whiskey School
(2005)
Ellen Haywood
The Thing About My Folks
(2005)
Muriel Kleinman
The Great New Wonderful
(2005)
Judy Hillerman
Day On Fire
(2006)
Dr. Mary Wade
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
(2006)
Self
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
(2006)
Margie Carsen
Jesus, Mary and Joey
(2006)
Sophia Vitello
In the Land of Women
(2007)
Phyllis
Away from Her
(2007)
Marian
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
(2009)
Self
Birds of a Feather
(2011)
Olympia
Cloudburst
(2011)
Stella
Joe Papp in Five Acts
(2012)
Self
The Christmas Spirit
(2013)
Gwen Hollander
The Last Keepers
(2013)
Rosmarie Carver
Montana Amazon
(2013)
Ira
A Little Game
(2014)
Yaya
Big Driver
(2014)
Doreen
Irene & Marie
(2015)
Marie
Emily & Tim
(2015)
Emily (Segment 6)
7 Chinese Brothers
(2015)
Grandma
Beneath the Olive Tree
(2015)
Starring Austin Pendleton
(2016)
Self
The Infiltrator
(2016)
Aunt Vicky
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
(2017)
Self
Change in the Air
(2018)
Margaret Lemke
Olympia
(2018)
Herself
The New Abolitionists
(2020)
Self
The New Greek Americans
(2020)
Narrator
Cher: In Her Own Words
(2021)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Not to Forget
(2021)
Judge
Production