Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021)[1] was an American actress. She acted in movies and television and on stage. In 1987, she received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for her performance in the movie Moonstruck. She also received an Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Anna Madrigal in the miniseries Tales of the City.[2]
Dukakis was the daughter of Greek immigrants. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on June 20, 1931.[3] She was a cousin of 1988 presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.[4] From 1962 until his death in 2018, she was married to actor Louis Zorich.
Death
Dukakis died at her home in New York City on May 1, 2021. She was 89 years old.[5]
Olympia Dukakis Media
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Dukakis at the 1998 Emmy Awards
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Dukakis at Malaparte for Norman Jewison and Friends with Moonstruck, August 2011
- Olympia Dukakis still at Pride Parade, from film Olympia by Harry Marvomichalis.jpg
Dukakis rides up Market Street as one of the Celebrity Grand Marshals in the LGBT Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 26, 2011, from the film, Olympia.
- The theatrical poster of the film, Olympia, directed by Harry Mavromichalis, documenting the career of Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis.jpg
The theatrical poster of the film Olympia, directed by Harry Mavromichalis, documenting Dukakis's career
References
- ↑ "Olympia Dukakis". The TV Guide. Retrieved Jan 16, 2015.[dead link]
- ↑ "Olympia Dukakis". Bio. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved Jan 15, 2015.
- ↑ Olympia Dukakis. January 16, 2015.
- ↑ Jerome R. Corsi, The Obama Nation (New York: Threshold Editions/ Simon & Schuster, 2008), pp. 282–283
- ↑ Saad, Nardine (May 1, 2021). "Olympia Dukakis, theater veteran and Oscar-winning ‘Moonstruck’ actress, dies at 89". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-05-01/olympia-dukakis-dead. Retrieved May 1, 2021.