Olympia Dukakis, the dry-witted stage and screen actress who toiled under the radar for nearly 30 years before becoming a household name with her scene-stealing turn as the indomitable matriarch . The Academy Award win for Best Supporting Actress was the last of a stream of awards she earned for that part, including the Los Angeles Film Critics, Golden Globe and American Comedy awards.From then on, silver-haired Olympia was frequently first in line for a number of cream-of-the-crop matron roles: Steel Magnolias (1989), Dad (1989), Look Who's Talking (1989), The Cemetery Club (1993), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) and Mother (1995).On TV, she received high praise for her work especially for her sympathetic trans-gendered landlady Anna Madrigal in the acclaimed miniseries Tales of the City (1993) and its sequels More Tales of the City (1998) (Emmy Nominee) and Further Tales of the City (2001). This work is among more than 40 other series, mini-series and guest starring roles she accumulated over her long career. Paul Cantelon is an American composer of film scores and contemporary classical music. Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 - May 1, 2021) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greek immigrants. In 2014 he was awarded the ARRI-CSC Bahnemann Award for his outstanding student cinematography. But then, that's really the fate of many women today. Olympia Dukakis, who died on May 1 at 89, had a face like no one elses. Playing characters like the flinty principal of Mr. Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-Winning 'Moonstruck' Star, Dies At 89. Gail Fisher - Mannix. And thats what she continued to do. Anthoulais thrilled to be an executive producer ofOlympia, a film, about herinspiringmentor. 2023 Cable News Network. I was so excited I could scarcely breathe. His work has screened at numerous film festivals including Venice, Cannes, Sundance, and Berlin. [5] She contended with pressures within her patriarchal Greek family and around her, "in a neighborhood where ethnic discrimination, particularly against Greeks, was routine. What was Olympia Dukakiss cause of death? He is an associate producer on the documentary feature Yankee Restraint, currently in production. From 1989, she was publicly outspoken about this and produced improvised stage performances based on the movement's myths. "My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City," he wrote. Bush. Twenty-two years after earning her first Obie, she won her second in 1985, a Ensemble Performance Award, for playing Soot Hudlocke in The Marriage of Bette and Boo. Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 - May 1, 2021) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greek immigrants. 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Richard Dreyfuss and Olympia Dukakisin Mr Holland's Opus. But what did it take for her to achieve this success? Fords television credits include the Emmy-nominated 'Frontier House' series for PBS, and the ground-breaking documentary series,'Family Bonds', for HBO. She is a proud board member of TheNationalSeptember 11th. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. 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Since graduating from the New York Film Academy in 2011, she collaborated with numerous filmmakers in New York City for short films, web-series, documentary, and feature films. Although she had a stage career that spanned decades, Dukakis is best known for her portrayal of Rose Castorini, the nosy-but-sensitive Italian mother in the 1987 film Moonstruck, stealing many scenes from Cher, who played her daughter. Commercial clients have included McDonalds, Bombas, Skagen, American Express, and Storyhunter. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. Her producing, credit for documentary includes the feature "The Case of Josephine H." by the renowned, Polish artist Izabella Gustowska which was released in the 2014 New Horizons International. Honored in 2012 as one of Greek Americas 40 Under 40. By 1963, she had begun her career on screen. Olympia Dukakis won an Oscar for her performance in Moonstruck Credit: Getty Seven best Olympia Dukakis quotes "The year of the Dukakii." (Dukakis was referring to 1988, when she won an Oscar and when cousin Michael Dukakis earned the Democratic nomination for president). Featuring interviews with Laura Linney, Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Ladd, Lainie Kazan and Armistead Maupin, Olympiaseamlessly blends past and present culminating on the steps of the Dukakis' humble ancestral home in Lesbos, Greece where we see Olympia's life come full circle. by her passion for theatre work. The family has not disclosed an official cause of death. She appeared as Dolly Sinatra in the mini-series of Frank Sinatra's life (1992). ", It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative email. She played the role of Debby Marsh, an attorney. [8] She later returned to BU and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in performing arts. She spoke in the past about "stepping up" for students that she found particularly talented because, "people have stepped out for me.". Her Broadway theatre credits include Who's Who in Hell and Social Security. With a career spanning thirty years, and 45recorded albumin the United States, Europeand Greece,Alexia changed Greek record sales history with her series of gold and platinum albums for CBS-Columbia, Air Music, Polygram, Universal Music, BMG, and Sony Music Internationalin the genres of Pop, Jazz, Improvisation/ Experimental, Worldand Film Music. Somehow, I wasntsurprised. She hopscotched from one ethnicity to the next: Italian in Moonstruck, Southern aristocrat in Steel Magnolias, Jewish in films like The Cemetery Club. But that was because of the universal language of which Dukakis was the grandmaster. As Founder of INSPYRS PR she has a zest for attention to detail and encouraging others to "CREATE ~ SUSTAIN ~ INSPYRE". Originally intending to become a physical therapist, Dukakis turned to acting with work on and off-Broadway in productions such as "The Aspern Papers". After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her Louis, her brother Apollo Dukakis posted on Facebook. kitchen in 1989. They had four grandchildren. Id like to take a photograph of your hands. The company's first play was Our Town, in 1973. [16], Moonstruck (1987) was directed by Norman Jewison who predicted Dukakis would receive honors for the role. appreciated. [1] In 2018, a feature-length documentary about her life, titled Olympia, was released theatrically in the United States. I've always been ready to go first! Olympia Dukakis attends the premiere of "Tales Of The City" at The Metrograph in New York City on June 3, 2019. The matriarch of a dysfunctional New York Italian family, Dukakis depiction of the complexities of motherhood and marriage are as gritty as they are heartwarmingly relatable. Having long established herself as a respected stage actress and veteran performer in dozens of film and television projects, Olympia Dukakis achieved overnight stardom at the tender age of 56 with her Oscar-winning portrayal in "Moonstruck" (1987). In 2005, Sid was elected to his first term as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, a positionwhich he held for four consecutive terms. She also became a master instructor at New York University for fourteen years. Michael Dukakis, who became the Democratic nominee for president in 1988, but ultimately lost to then-Vice President George H.W. In 2000, Dukakis appeared in London at the National Theatre in Rose, a monologue written for her by Martin Sherman. Movie (and TV) fans then discovered what East coast theater-going audiences had uncovered decades before -- Olympia Dukakis was an acting treasure. A member of, SAG-AFTRA and AEA, a true artist at heart, her love for performing on-screen ismatched. The news of the Oscar winner's passing was shared by her brother, Apollo Dukakis, on Facebook.. "My beloved sister . One afternoon I was caught by a horde of kids, tied to a tree, and had my socks stuffed down my throat," she said. Featuring interviews with Laura Linney, Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Ladd, Lainie Kazan and Armistead Maupin, "I love this chaotic, contradictory, loving mess that has been my life. She gained a BA in physical therapy at Boston University, later returning to study performing arts for a master of fine arts degree. Returning to Western Massachusetts in 2013 for her last stage performance, she played Mother Courage in Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare & Company, in Lenox, Massachusetts. Olympia Dukakis was an American actress. [45] She was a figure on the lecture circuit discussing topics such as women living with chronic illness, life in the theater, the environment, and feminism. All Rights Reserved. Soon enough, I found myself in front of a small bungalow in a nondescript part ofWest Hollywood. 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. Sally Struthers - All in the Family. She was 89 years old. Sam has been working in Brooklyn for the last 10 years as an editor, assistant editor, and writer on many documentary feature films and television shows. 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When you love em, they drive you crazy. The actress referred to her 1988 win as the year of the Dukakii because it was also the year Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, her cousin, was the Democratic Partys presidential nominee. He is a writer, director, producer with multiple short films, music videos and commercials under his belt. The honors compounded as she collected the Los Angeles and New York Film Critics Awards, all in recognition of her talent, some acting improvised, as she delivered a serious while hilarious performance. She held her Oscar high over her head at the ceremony and called out: OK, Michael, lets go!. Academy Award-winning actress and theater icon Olympia Dukakis is well known and beloved to viewers across America for her performances on stage and in classic films like, In crafting his revealing bio-documentary. The Musical, an off-Broadway musical that had several runs and enjoyed sweet success. [33][34], In 2018, Olympia, an American documentary film about her life and career, had its festival premiere at DOC NYC. A native Brazilian,Murielhas established her career in New York City working with a. wide array of projects that range from indie documentaries to studio animated feature films. The lioness of Lowell. He has a degree in music and architecture and holds an MFA in filmmaking from NYU Tisch. As actress, director, producer and teacher, she still found the time to raise their three young children. She and her late husband shared three children - Christina, Peter, and Stefan. My ambition wasnt to win the Oscar, she said after her Moonstruck win. See what he found. Should marriage be everyday drudgery or moonstruck craziness? Follow Cognoscenti on Facebook and Twitter. Olympia Dukakis and Cher hold the Golden Globes they won in January 1988 for their performances in "Moonstruck." Or the transgendered landlady of "Tales of the City," Anna Madrigal, the characters name an anagram for a man and a woman. This 1993 project came significantly before most actors were willing to take such roles. She was nominated for the Canadian Academy Award for The Event (2003) and in the middle of the first decade of the 21st century, her roles included 3 Needles, The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines, In the Land of Women, and Away From Her, the 2006 film which cast her alongside Gordon Pinsent as the spouses of two Alzheimer's patients. The New York-based couple went on to co-found The Whole Theatre Company in Montclair, New Jersey, and ran the company for 19 years (1971-1990). In films, she took on several character roles, making an impression in scores of pictures for more than half a century. CBS News . In the early 90s, Paul formed the eclectic band, Wild Colonials, with the singer, Angela McCluskey, recording two albums for Geffen Records and performing with such artists as Joe Cocker, The Kinks, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Clinton, Rickie Lee Jones, King Crimson and Ry Cooder. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Both are master interpreters of Chekhovian plays -- one of their more recent acting collaborations was in "The Chekhov Cycle" in 2003.Making an inauspicious debut in a bit role as a mental patient in Lilith (1964), she tended to gravitate toward off-the-wall films with various offshoots of the ethnic mother. Another striking stage performance came in an off-Broadway production of Tennessee Williamss 1963 drama The Milk Train Doesnt Stop Here Anymore (2011), as the wealthy, dying gorgon Flora Goforth. In a 1991 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Dukakis revealed that she enjoyed her new fame and the fans it earned her, and was particularly amused when they shouted her famous lines at her while she was out and about even when it was her "Moonstruck" quote, "Your life is going down the toilet. "After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her [husband] Louis [Zorich].". Among the actors performing with Dukakis and her husband were Jos Ferrer, Colleen Dewhurst, Blythe Danner, and Samuel L. Harry has dual citizenship from the United States and Cyprus. In 2003, Dukakis published her autobiography, Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress, in which she wrote of her support of feminism and environmental causes, and her support for the Democratic party, with candour and humour. [35] It was released theatrically in the United States in July 2020. Dukakis continued to be much in demand in the movies, with roles such as Jocasta in Woody Allens Mighty Aphrodite (1995), and the stern but lovable school principal in Mr Hollands Opus (1995). She was sitting at the table dressed in a t-shirt and striped pajama bottoms, hair still wet from a quick dash through the shower. I'm supposed to go first. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. "[6][46], After a period of ill health, Dukakis died under hospice care at her home in Manhattan on May 1, 2021, at the age of 89. She performed in over 130 productions on and off-Broadway and regionally at theatres including the Public Theater, A.C.T., Shakespeare in the Park, Shakespeare & Co., and the Williamstown Theatre Festival, where she also served as Associate Director. [29] In 2013, she starred in and executive-produced the 2013 film Montana Amazon, co-starring Haley Joel Osment. Dukakis introduced her cousin at the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, and also served as a delegate-at-large. A good portion of her successes was launched within the walls of her own theater company, which encouraged the birth of new and untried plays.Olympia's prolific stage directing credits include many of the classics: "Orpheus Descending," "The House of Bernarda Alba," "Uncle Vanya," and "A Touch of the Poet," as well as the more contemporary ("One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Kennedy's Children"). Facebook Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She was 89. She was 89. At the same time as she had picked up the Oscar for Moonstruck, her first cousin Michael Dukakis began his unsuccessful quest for the presidency against George HW Bush. Kelly is an actor, writer, and producer whose latest award-winning short film, Touchscreen, is an official selection of the Cleveland International Film Festival, Florida Film Festival and Woods Hole Film Festival, among others. Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis passed away on Saturday, May 1 at the age of 89 in New York City. Birth Place:Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. [31], In 2018, Dukakis starred in Eleftheromania, which follows an Auschwitz survivor as she recites a true story about a group from the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Or her 1989 performance as one of the Steel Magnolias, a fitting title for a woman known for her winsome heart and yet resolute demeanor. Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. 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. Given this prism, its easy to understand why the roles for which she is best known initially appealed to this grande dame of film. Feed one more bite of my food to your dogs, old man, and Ill kick you to death, she tells her father-in-law at the dinner table. According to a Facebook. Olympia published her best-selling autobiography "Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress" in 2003, an introspective chronicle full of her trademark candor and wry humor. I-I just wanna *hit* somebody 'til they feel as bad as I do! [3] Her parents were Greek immigrants; her father a refugee from Anatolia and her mother from the Peloponnese. [12], With her husband, Louis Zorich, and with other acting couples, she co-founded the Whole Theater Company. It's not even the language! Your lifes going down the toilet!) into addled diva classics, but the reason the film won her the Oscar for supporting actress is that she cut right to the romantic paradox that Rose was the only one in the movie wise enough to see. She was 89. Walter Mitty (2013) and 20th Century Fox in the films Epic (2013), Rio 2 (2014) and Ferdinand (2017). [43] For 10 years, beginning in 1985, she studied with Indian mentor Srimata Gayatri Devi in the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. In Made for Each Other (1971), a romantic comedy in which an Italian-American man (Joseph Bologna) and a Jewish woman (Renee Taylor) fall in love, Dukakis is the formers mama opposed to her sons relationship. Once out of that corner of New England and hitting the pavement of the Great White Way, it didn't take long for her to be recognized for her talent and skill. I wanna hit it hard! Shirley MacLaine, left, with Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias, 1989. The Oscar-winning actressOlympia Dukakis has died at the age of 89, according to the Hollywood Reporter. And yet, this ethnic commonality did little to ease her entry into the social circles of the neighborhood. Dukakis was a longtime stage actress, but she broke into the Hollywood mainstream at the age of 56 when she portrayed Cher's mother in the 1987 classic romantic comedy "Moonstruck." No, no, I stammered, not of your face. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much It was to play the great parts." With Udon Productions, led by the award-winning Spanish director Toni Comas, she producedcampaigns for companies such as SodaStream and Mr. Louis died in 2018, and she is survived by their three children, Christina, Stefan and Peter, four grandchildren and her brother, Apollo. Previously Sam spent many years managing and co-producing feature/short films, and trailers for Stunning Cuts Films a Brooklyn based production company. I had a chip on my shoulder so big it was like a tree, she mused. She also adapted such plays as "Mother Courage" and The Trojan Women for her Montclair, New Jersey situated theater company. 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). In role after role, she spoke mom: imperious, testy, kind, haughty and, in the end, always looking out for you. Sid Ganis co-founded OUT OF THE BLUE ENTERTAINMENT with partner (and wife) Nancy Hult Ganis, in 1996 following a distinguished career as an executive at major studios including Sony Pictures, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros., Paramount, and Columbia Pictures. 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). He went on to score such films as the award-winning Diving Bell And The Butterfly (2007), Sony Pictures The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Oliver Stones W (2008), New York, I Love You (2009), Tony Goldwyns Conviction (2010), Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (2011), Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012), and most recently Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018). She played mom to such leads as Dustin Hoffman in John and Mary (1969), Joseph Bologna in the cult comedy Made for Each Other (1971) and Ray Sharkey in The Idolmaker (1980). 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