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Olympia Dukakis
20 June 1931
Olympia Dukakis played in 17 movies in the Biography, Drama, Music, Romance, Music, Comedy, Family, Action, Fantasy, Crime, Adventure, Thriller, Documentary, Short genres.
Olympia Dukakis got succeed with average imdb rating 6.1.
Olympia Dukakis is one of those character actresses who infallibly lends a touch of class to whatever picture she's in. In spite of her extraordinary nobility and class, she is qualified to make even-tempered the most outrageous mark believable. However she is well regarded in film, Dukakis has spent the bulk of her distinguished shoot on-stratum as an actress and a chief honcho.
She is also a highly respected dramaturgy teacher.
The daughter of Greek immigrants, Dukakis every
... now worked as a tangible psychoanalyst. Her interest in acting came after appearing in summer stock and then taking -ed classes in dramatic art at Boston University, where she graduated with a master's in Fine Arts. After graduation, she began her theatrical career and then co-founded Boston's renowned Charles Playhouse. Dukakis made her film in supervisor Robert Rossen's form film Lillith (1964). She continued to on unexpected and no great shakes appearances in movies supposing much of the '80s, but did not close with spot until 1987 when she won an Academy Award seeing that playing Cher's Italian genesis in Moonstruck. Since then, Dukakis has specialized in playing older women from remarkable ethnic backgrounds or mothers. Next mistiness appearances include Dagger Magnolias (1989), where she played the elegant widow Clairee Belcher, Mighty Aphrodite (1995), and Exact replica Experienced (1997).
In extension to her film and stage stint -- she has appeared in throughout 100 plays -- Dukakis has also on appeared on idiot box in movies and mini-series. One of her most famous roles was that of the mysterious and kooky Annie Madrigal in the PBS reworking of Armistad Maupin's Tales of the City (1993). Still the miniseries' gay themes led to considerable controversy, a sequel starring Dukakis was released in 1998. In wing as well as to her Oscar win, she has earned Obie Awards, a New York and Los Angeles Critics Award, and a Good Globule.
As a dramaturgy mentor, Dukakis has worked at Recent York University and Yale. Her cousin, Michael Dukakis, was a presidential seeker for the Classless participant in 1988.
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