Olympia Dukakis
Biography
Olympia Dukakis was an American actress who built a long career on stage before winning wide attention on screen. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, she started in theater and in 1963 won an Obie Award for her off-Broadway work in Man Equals Man. She later turned to film and earned an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Moonstruck (1987). Her other films included Steel Magnolias (1989), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995), Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998), and Away from Her (2006). On television she played Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City, earning an Emmy nomination, and she received further Emmy nominations for Lucky Day and Joan of Arc. She co-founded the Whole Theater Company and worked as its artistic director. Her final screen role was in Not to Forget (2021).
89years old at death
- Born Lowell
- Died Manhattan
- Star sign: GeminiLast day of the sign, on the Cancer cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 33
- Career span
- 57 years1964 to 2021
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Own stunts
As a girl, Olympia Dukakis took part in sports to a significant degree and won the New England fencing championship three times.
Behind the award
Dukakis earned her second Obie in 1985, an Ensemble Performance Award, for her role as Soot Hudlocke in The Marriage of Bette and Boo. It came twenty-two years after her first Obie.
A first
In 2013, Dukakis gave her final stage performance in Western Massachusetts, playing Mother Courage in Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox.
Olympia Dukakis movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Amy Heckerling directed two of these films, Thom Fitzgerald two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Amy Heckerling
All films by Thom Fitzgerald
Also two films together19 more actors
- Charles DurningJesus, Mary and Joey (2005) and Sisters (1973)
- Julia RobertsI Love Trouble (1994) and Steel Magnolias (1989)
- Kevin SpaceyDad (1989) and Working Girl (1988)
- Clark GreggIn the Land of Women (2007) and I Love Trouble (1994)
- George SegalLook Who's Talking Now! (1993) and Look Who's Talking (1989)
- Nora DunnI Love Trouble (1994) and Working Girl (1988)
- Ann DowdBig Driver (2014) and The Thing About My Folks (2005)
- Jay MohrJane Austen's Mafia! (1998) and Picture Perfect (1997)
- Jane CurtinThe Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) and The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
- Elena AnayaThe Infiltrator (2016) and In the Land of Women (2007)
- Noah WyleThe Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) and The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
- Bob NewhartThe Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) and The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
- Amy AquinoWorking Girl (1988) and Moonstruck (1987)
- Lisa BrennerThe Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) and The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
- Twink CaplanLook Who's Talking Too (1990) and Look Who's Talking (1989)
- Anita GilletteThe Great New Wonderful (2005) and Moonstruck (1987)
- Mary-Colin ChisholmBig Driver (2014) and Cloudburst (2011)
- Trina CorkumBig Driver (2014) and Cloudburst (2011)
- Juanita PetersBig Driver (2014) and Cloudburst (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Olympia Dukakis's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
16 of the 33 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 33 films: 16 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 7Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$297M28.2% of the total
- 2$122M11.6% of the total
- 3$121M11.5% of the total
- 4$106M10.1% of the total
- 5$103M9.8% of the total
- 6$96M9.1% of the total
- 7$62M5.9% of the total
- 8$44M4.2% of the total
$102 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1987 to 1988, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1988 | Best Supporting Actress | Moonstruck | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1987 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Moonstruck | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Ellis Island Medal of Honor | Won | ||
| Obie Award | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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