Olympia Dukakis

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Olympia Mary Dukakis is a Greek American actress. She started her career in theater, and won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1963 for her Off-Broadway performance in Bertolt Brecht's Man Equals Man. She later moved on to film acting, and in 1987, she won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA nomination for her performance in Moonstruck. She received another Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra, and Emmy Award nominations for Lucky Day, More Tales of the City, and Joan of Arc.

Born

Saturday, 20 June 1931

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Leonard Soloway's Broadway	Self	2019
It Takes a Lunatic	Self (voice)	2019
Tales of the City	Anna Madrigal	2019
Olympia	Self / Herself	2018
Change In The Air	Margaret Lemke	2018
Switch	Elizabeth	2018
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin	Herself	2017
The Infiltrator	Aunt Vicky	2016
Emily & Tim	Emily (Segment 6)	2015
7 Chinese Brothers	Grandma	2015

(see additional filmography)

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Leonard Soloway's Broadway	Self	2019
It Takes a Lunatic	Self (voice)	2019
Tales of the City	Anna Madrigal	2019
Olympia	Self / Herself	2018
Change In The Air	Margaret Lemke	2018
Switch	Elizabeth	2018
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin	Herself	2017
The Infiltrator	Aunt Vicky	2016
Emily & Tim	Emily (Segment 6)	2015
7 Chinese Brothers	Grandma	2015
Cocktails & Classics	Herself	2015
Big Driver	Doreen	2014
A Little Game	YaYa	2014
TripTank	Ma, Caller	2014
The Christmas Spirit	Gwen Hollander	2013
Sex & Violence	Alex Mandalakis	2013
The Misadventures Of The Dunderheads	Ira	2013
The Broadway.com Show	Herself	2013
F to 7th	Marie	2013
The Last Keepers	Rosmarie Carver	2013
Cloudburst	Stella	2011
Bored to Death	Belinda	2009
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale	Herself	2009
Worst Week	June	2008
In The Land Of Women	Phyllis	2007
Away From Her	Marian	2006
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines	Margie Carsen	2006
Day On Fire	Dr. Mary Wade	2006
Jesus, Mary and Joey	Sophia Vitello	2006
The Thing About My Folks	Muriel Kleinman	2005
Whiskey School	Ellen Haywood	2005
3 Needles	Hilde	2005
The Great New Wonderful	Judy Hillerman (segment "Judy's Story")	2005
Character Studies	Herself	2005
Numb3rs	Charlotte Yates	2005
The Hour	Herself - Guest	2005
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear	Margie Carsen	2004
Center of the Universe	Marge Barnett	2004
The Tony Danza Show	Herself - Guest	2004
The Event	Lila	2003
It's All Relative	Colleen O'Neil	2003
Charlie's War	Charlie	2003
Mafia Doctor	Rose	2003
The Intended	Erina	2002
Further Tales of the City	Mrs. Anna Madrigal	2001
And Never Let Her Go	Marguerite Capano	2001
Strange Relations	Esther Lipman	2001
Brooklyn Sonnet	Helen Manners	2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells	Dinah	2000
Milk & Money	Goneril Plogg	2000
Crimes of Honor	Narrator (voice) / Narrator	1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Debby Marsh	1999
Joan of Arc	Mother Babette	1999
Better Living	Nora	1998
Mafia!	Sophia	1998
So Graham Norton	Herself - Guest	1998
More Tales of the City	Anna Madrigal	1998
A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America	Narrator (voice)	1998
The Pentagon Wars	Madam Chairwoman, Armed Services Committee	1998
The Wonderful World of Disney	Sara Stevens	1997
A Match Made in Heaven	Helen Rosner	1997
Picture Perfect	Rita	1997
Jerusalem	Mother (Mrs. Gordon)	1996
Never Too Late	Rose	1996
Mr. Holland's Opus	Principal Jacobs	1996
Mighty Aphrodite	Jocasta	1995
Jeffrey	Mrs. Marcangelo	1995
Dead Badge	Dr. Doris Rice	1995
Mother	Mrs. Jay	1995
Touched by an Angel	Clara	1994
Inside the Actors Studio	Herself - Guest	1994
A Century of Women	Joanne	1994
I Love Trouble	Jeannie, Peter's Secretary	1994
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult	Olympia Dukakis	1994
Tales of the City	Anna Madrigal	1993
Frasier	Caller #3	1993
Digger	Bea	1993
The Cemetery Club	Doris Silverman	1993
Look Who's Talking Now	Rosie	1993
Sinatra	Dolly Sinatra	1992
Over The Hill	Alma Harris	1992
Fire In The Dark	Emily Miller	1991
Lucky Day	Katherine Campbell	1991
Look Who's Talking Too	Rosie	1990
In The Spirit	Sue	1990
The Simpsons	Zelda (voice)	1989
Steel Magnolias	Clairee Belcher	1989
Dad	Bette Tremont	1989
Look Who's Talking	Rosie	1989
The Arsenio Hall Show	Herself - Guest	1989
Working Girl	Personnel Director	1988
Moonstruck	Rose Castorini	1987
Walls Of Glass	Mary Flanagan	1985
The Equalizer	Judge Paula G. Walsh	1985
Movie Madness	Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")	1982
One of the Boys	Professor	1982
American Playhouse	Mama Nicola	1981
Breaking Away		1980
The Idolmaker	Mrs. Vacarri	1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year		1980
Rich Kids	Lawyer	1979
The Wanderers	Joey's Mom	1979
The Andros Targets	Marina Angelis	1977
Death Wish	Cop at the Precinct	1974
The Rehearsal		1974
Sisters	Louise Wilanski	1973
Made For Each Other	Gig's Mother	1971
Great Performances	Pauline	1971
John And Mary	John's Mother	1969
Twice a Man	young mother	1964
The Doctors and the Nurses	Ioana Chiriac	1962
Dr. Kildare	Anna Nieves	1961

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Sex & Violence	2013
The Misadventures Of The Dunderheads	2013

Year	Type	Category	Won

1999	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Nominated
1998	Emmy	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Nominated
1993	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated
1991	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special	Nominated
1988	Oscar	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Won
1988	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Won