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Olympia Dukakis. 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. Not long after her arrival in New York City, she won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1963 ...
Moonstruck. Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison and written by John Patrick Shanley. It stars Cher as a widowed Italian American woman who falls in love with her fiancé's hot-tempered, estranged younger brother, played by Nicolas Cage. The supporting cast includes Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis and ...
Stage and screen actress Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her turn in 1988’s Moonstruck, has passed away. She was 89. Dukakis died Saturday morning, with news of her passing shared by her ...
For their performances in Moonstruck, Cher and Olympia Dukakis won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Michael Douglas won Best Actor for his role in Wall Street; and Sean Connery won Best Supporting Actor for The Untouchables, the latter becoming the first Scottish thespian to win an acting Oscar in any of the four ...
On Saturday, Cher took to Twitter to remember Dukakis, her co-star in "Moonstruck," who died at the age of 89.
Viola Davis, Bradley Whitford, Michael McKean and more pay tribute to the Oscar-winner, who died Saturday Condolences from Hollywood and the Broadway have begun to roll in for Oscar- and Golden ...
In honor of Olympia Dukakis, we take an in-depth look at this film that she helped make a classic From the family gatherings in the kitchen to the kooky nicknames and Drama Queen reactions to just ...
Olympia Dukakis: Moonstruck: Won Dukakis is an American of Greek descent. Best Original Screenplay. Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay: Year Name Film