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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 · 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 · 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 · CNN — Olympia Dukakis, an Oscar-winning actress for her role in “Moonstruck,” died Saturday in New York City. She was 89 years old. “After many months of failing health she is finally at peace...
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, the veteran stage and screen actor whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck, has died. She was 89.
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 · MAPLEWOOD, N.J. — Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck, has died.
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....
