Olympia Dukakis
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Debby Marsh
1999
Series
The Simpsons
Zelda (voice)
1989
Series
Frasier
Caller #3 (voice)
1993
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Great Performances
Pauline
1971
Series
American Playhouse
Mama Nicola
1982
Series
American Playhouse
Anna Madrigal
1982
Series
Numb3rs
Charlotte Yates
2005
Series
Touched by an Angel
Clara
1994
Series
Dr. Kildare
Anna Nieves
1961
Series
The Equalizer
Judge Paula G. Walsh
1985
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
Bored to Death
Belinda
2009
Film
Steel Magnolias
Clairee Belcher
1989
Film
Working Girl
Personnel Director
1988
Film
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)
1994
Series
So Graham Norton
Self - Guest
1998
Series
Tales of the City
Anna Madrigal
2019
Film
Moonstruck
Rose Castorini
1987
Film
Death Wish
Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
1974
Film
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Margie Carsen
2004
Series
Tales of the City
Anna Madrigal
1993
Series
Sex & Violence
Alex Mandalakis
2013
Film
Look Who's Talking
Rosie
1989
Series
Search for Tomorrow
1951
Series
Center of the Universe
Marge Barnett
2004
Series
Joan of Arc
Mother Babette
1999
Film
Look Who's Talking Now!
Rosie
1993
Film
The Infiltrator
Aunt Vicky
2016
Film
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Margie Carsen
2006
Series
More Tales of the City
Anna Madrigal
1998
Film
Mr. Holland's Opus
Principal Jacobs
1995
Film
The Wanderers
Joey's Mother (uncredited)
1979
Film
Picture Perfect
Rita
1997
Film
Mighty Aphrodite
Jocasta
1995
Film
Look Who's Talking Too
Rosie
1990
Film
Away from Her
Marian
2007
Film
I Love Trouble
Jeannie
1994
Series
Further Tales of the City
Anna Madrigal
2001
Film
The Pentagon Wars
Madam Chairwoman
1998
Series
The Andros Targets
Marina Angelis
1977
Film
Sisters
Louise Wilanski
1973
Film
Big Driver
Doreen
2014
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
Laura Cunningham
1991
Film
Dad
Bette Tremont
1989
Film
Jeffrey
Mrs. Marcangelo
1995
Film
In the Land of Women
Phyllis
2007
Film
John and Mary
John's Mother
1969
Series
Sinatra
Dolly Sinatra
1992
Film
Emily & Tim
Emily (Segment 6)
2015
Film
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Sophia
1998
Film
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Self
2017
Film
Montana Amazon
Ira
2013
Film
Olympia
Self
2018
Series
And Never Let Her Go
Marguerite Capano
2001
Film
Lilith
Patient (uncredited)
1964
Film
Mafia Doctor
Rose Dellarusso
2003
Film
The Intended
Erina
2002
Film
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Dinah
2000
Film
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
2009
Film
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
2016
Film
Dead Badge
Dr. Doris Rice
1995
Film
Irene & Marie
Marie
2015
Film
Change in the Air
Margaret Lemke
2018
Film
And Never Let Her Go
Marguerite Capano
2001
Film
The Cemetery Club
Doris Silverman
1993
Film
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
1982
Film
3 Needles
Hilde
2005
Film
Rich Kids
Lawyer
1979
Film
The Idolmaker
Mrs. Vacarri
1980
Film
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
Film
Lucky Day
Katherine Campbell
1991
Film
Stiletto
Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
1969
Film
Jerusalem
Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
1996
Film
Cloudburst
Stella
2011
Film
The Thing About My Folks
Muriel Kleinman
2005
Film
The Great New Wonderful
Judy Hillerman
2005
Film
The Seagull
Pauline
1975
Film
A Little Game
Yaya
2014
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
In the Spirit
Sue
1990
Film
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Sophia Vitello
2006
Film
Guilty Hearts
Amanda Patterson
2002
Film
Not to Forget
Judge
2021
Whiskey School
Ellen Haywood
2005
Crimes of Honour
Narrator (voice)
1999
Film
Fire in the Dark
Emily Miller
1991
Film
Digger
Bea
1993
Film
Never Too Late
Rose
1996
Film
Strange Relations
Esther Lipman
2001
Film
The Event
Lila Shapiro
2003
Film
7 Chinese Brothers
Grandma
2015
Film
Milk & Money
Goneril Plogg
1996
Film
A Match Made in Heaven
Helen Rosner
1997
Film
Better Living
Nora
1998
Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century
Mother
1997
Film
The New Greek Americans
Narrator
2020
Film
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Self
2006
Film
Flanagan
Mary
1985
Film
King of America
Mama Nicola
1982
Film
Mother
Mrs. Jay
1995
Film
Ladies and The Champ
Sara Stevens
2001
Film
Young at Heart
Rose Garaventi
1995
Film
Made For Each Other
Gig's Mother
1971
Film
Her Secret Sessions
Arlene
2016
Film
The Christmas Spirit
Gwen Hollander
2013
Film
The Last Keepers
Rosmarie Carver
2013
Film
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
2012
Film
The Neighborhood
Mrs. St Paul
1982
Nicky's World
Irene Kaminios
1974
Film
Over the Hill
Alma Harris
1992
Film
Scattering Dad
Dotty
1998
Film
Day On Fire
Dr. Mary Wade
2006
Film
The Rehearsal
1974
A Life for a Life
Charlotte Kiszko
1998
Film
Birds of a Feather
Olympia
2011
Film
Charlie's War
Charlie
2003
Film
Twice a Man
Young Mother
1963
Film
Dream Journey
Self
1995
Film
Borough of Kings
Helen Manners
2000
Film
Beneath the Olive Tree
2015
Film
The New Abolitionists
Self
2020
Film
Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
Narrator
2004