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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.
Olympia Dukakis was born on June 20, 1931, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greek immigrants, Alexandra (Christos), from the Peloponnese, and Constantine S. Dukakis, from Anatolia. She majored in physical therapy at Boston University, where she graduated with a BA.
- January 1, 1
- Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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May 1, 2021 · Ms. Dukakis was 56 and an East Coast stage veteran of three decades when she starred in John Patrick Shanley’s “Moonstruck” (1987), a romantic comedy about a young Italian-American widow,...
May 1, 2021 · US actress Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her role in the 1987 romantic comedy Moonstruck, has died aged 89, her family have announced. Her brother wrote she was "at peace" after...
May 2, 2021 · As a young woman growing up in Lowell, Massachusetts, Dukakis — named after the only child of Hippolyta, Queen of The Amazons, and the Greek god Zeus, King of Olympus — constantly ...
Biography. 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.
May 2, 2021 · Carlo Allegri/Getty Images. Olympia Dukakis, best known for her Oscar-winning film Moonstruck, has died. She was 89. Dukakis' brother Apollo broke the news of her death Saturday in a Facebook...
