
Olympia Dukakis
Born
1931-06-20
Place of birth
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Died
2021-05-01
Biography
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 for her off-Broadway performance in Bertolt Brecht's Man Equals Man. She later moved to film acting and won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, among other accolades, for her performance in Moonstruck (1987). She received another Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra (199...
Known for

The Simpsons
Zelda (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Debby Marsh

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)

Look Who's Talking
Rosie

The Infiltrator
Aunt Vicky

Look Who's Talking Too
Rosie

Look Who's Talking Now!
Rosie

Moonstruck
Rose Castorini

Working Girl
Personnel Director

Death Wish
Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)

Frasier
Caller #3 (voice)

Mighty Aphrodite
Jocasta

Steel Magnolias
Clairee Belcher

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Margie Carsen

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Margie Carsen