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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. Actress: Moonstruck. Long a vital, respected thespian of the classic and contemporary stage, this grand lady did not become a household name and sought-after film actress until age 56 when she turned in a glorious, Oscar-winning performance as Cher's sardonic mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck (1987).
May 1, 2021 · Olympia Dukakis, the self-assured, raspy-voiced actress who often played world-weary and worldly wise characters, and who won an Academy Award for her role as just such a woman in...
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.
May 1, 2021 · Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, the theater veteran who rose to prominence late in her career with memorable turns in 1980s films such as “Moonstruck” and “Steel Magnolias,” has died at the age of...
May 2, 2021 · 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 post.
May 1, 2021 · Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, known for her roles in ‘Moonstruck’ and ‘Steel Magnolias,’ has died. She was 89 years old.
May 1, 2021 · Olympia Dukakis, a character actress best known for her Oscar-winning supporting turn in Norman Jewison’s “ Moonstruck ” and for her role as the wealthy widow in “ Steel Magnolias ,” has died....
May 1, 2021 · Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar playing Cher's mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck, has died. She was 89.
May 1, 2021 · Olympia Dukakis, a versatile actress who toiled in obscurity onstage for decades before her Oscar-winning breakthrough at 56 as Cher’s sardonic mother in the romantic comedy “Moonstruck,” died...