
Olympia Dukakis
Acting
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.

Not to Forget
Judge

The New Abolitionists
Self

The New Greek Americans
Narrator

Olympia
Herself

Change in the Air
Margaret Lemke

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Self

The Infiltrator
Aunt Vicky

Starring Austin Pendleton
Self

Her Secret Sessions
Arlene

Emily & Tim
Emily (Segment 6)

7 Chinese Brothers
Grandma

Irene & Marie
Marie

Beneath the Olive Tree

Big Driver
Doreen

A Little Game
Yaya

The Christmas Spirit
Gwen Hollander

Montana Amazon
Ira

The Last Keepers
Rosmarie Carver

Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self

Cloudburst
Stella

Birds of a Feather
Olympia

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self

Away from Her
Marian

In the Land of Women
Phyllis

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Margie Carsen

Day On Fire
Dr. Mary Wade

Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Self

Jesus, Mary and Joey
Sophia Vitello
Whiskey School
Ellen Haywood

3 Needles
Hilde

The Thing About My Folks
Muriel Kleinman

The Great New Wonderful
Judy Hillerman

Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
Narrator

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Margie Carsen

Charlie's War
Charlie

Mafia Doctor
Rose Dellarusso

The Event
Lila Shapiro

The Intended
Erina

Guilty Hearts
Amanda Patterson

Strange Relations
Esther Lipman

Ladies and The Champ
Sara Stevens

And Never Let Her Go
Marguerite Capano

Borough of Kings
Helen Manners

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Dinah
Crimes of Honour
Narrator (voice)

Better Living
Nora

Jane Austen's Mafia!
Sophia

The Pentagon Wars
Madam Chairwoman

Scattering Dad
Dotty
A Life for a Life
Charlotte Kiszko

Picture Perfect
Rita

A Match Made in Heaven
Helen Rosner
Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century
Mother

Milk & Money
Goneril Plogg

Jerusalem
Mother (Mrs. Gordon)

Never Too Late
Rose

Mr. Holland's Opus
Principal Jacobs

Mighty Aphrodite
Jocasta

Jeffrey
Mrs. Marcangelo

Dead Badge
Dr. Doris Rice

Young at Heart
Rose Garaventi

Dream Journey
Self

Mother
Mrs. Jay

I Love Trouble
Jeannie

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)

Look Who's Talking Now!
Rosie

Digger
Bea

The Cemetery Club
Doris Silverman

Over the Hill
Alma Harris

Fire in the Dark
Emily Miller

Lucky Day
Katherine Campbell

Look Who's Talking Too
Rosie

In the Spirit
Sue

Steel Magnolias
Clairee Belcher

Dad
Bette Tremont

Look Who's Talking
Rosie

Working Girl
Personnel Director

Moonstruck
Rose Castorini

Flanagan
Mary

The Neighborhood
Mrs. St Paul

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")

King of America
Mama Nicola

The Idolmaker
Mrs. Vacarri

F.D.R.: The Last Year

Rich Kids
Lawyer

The Wanderers
Joey's Mother (uncredited)

The Seagull
Pauline

Death Wish
Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
Nicky's World
Irene Kaminios

The Rehearsal

Sisters
Louise Wilanski

Made For Each Other
Gig's Mother

John and Mary
John's Mother

Stiletto
Mrs. Amato (uncredited)

Lilith
Patient (uncredited)

Twice a Man
Young Mother







