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Olympia Dukakis
American actress (1931–2021)
Olympia Dukakis | |
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Dukakis in 2019 | |
Born | (1931-06-20)June 20, 1931 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | May 1, 2021(2021-05-01) (aged 89) New York City, U.S. |
Education | Boston University (BA, MFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1961–2021 |
Spouse | Louis Zorich (m. 1962; died 2018) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Michael Dukakis (cousin) |
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress.
She performed in more than 130 stage productions, in some 60 films, and in approximately 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 accolade