She is quoted as having said, "I recognize that the real pulse of life is transformation, yet I work in a world dominated by men and the things men value, where transformation is not the coinage. This gritty formermill town served as the backdrop for the first nine years of Dukakis life. She later moved to film acting and won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, among other accolades, for her performance in Moonstruck (1987). Thank you! Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. She was seen again at Shakespeare & Co. in the summer of 2013 as the title role in "Mother Courage and Her Children. She earned two degrees from Boston University, one in Physical Therapy and one in Acting. He has a degree in music and architecture and holds an MFA in filmmaking from NYU Tisch. After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her Louis, her brother Apollo Dukakis posted on Facebook. "My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City," he wrote. "Olympia delivers an uncommonly personal, cinemaverity-style portrait of its fascinating, iconoclastic subject.". Among her many roles were starring turns in "Steel Magnolias," "Mr. Holland's Opus," and "Look Who's Talking.". Olympia Dukakis and Cher hold the Golden Globes they won in January 1988 for their performances in "Moonstruck." From rebelling against her overbearing Greek mother to starting her own theatre company, Mavromichalis reveals both the public and private aspects of a woman who faced obstacle after obstacle as she learned how to be comfortable in her own skin and live life with blazing courage. Amanda Blake - Gunsmoke. Facebook [16], Moonstruck (1987) was directed by Norman Jewison who predicted Dukakis would receive honors for the role. "Olympia married Yugoslav-American actor Louis Zorich in 1962. I've always been ready to go first! [3] Her parents were Greek immigrants; her father a refugee from Anatolia and her mother from the Peloponnese. When you love em, they drive you crazy. [28], In 2011, Dukakis guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. They had four grandchildren. Her Broadway theatre credits include Who's Who in Hell and Social Security. Across that span, productions included the works of Euripides, Eugene O'Neill, Samuel Beckett, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, and Lanford Wilson. appreciated. 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 Film Festival and the short Suit Yourself showcased at 2012 My Hero Film Festival. 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). Movie (and TV) fans then discovered what East coast theater-going audiences had uncovered decades before -- Olympia Dukakis was an acting treasure. In Moonstruck, she turned lines like that (or the even more indelible Whats the matter with you? Birth Place:Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Sally Struthers - All in the Family. "My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City," he wrote. [19], She took on powerful roles on the small screen as well. In addition to decades in the theater and an award-winning film career, Dukakis also taught drama classes at New York University. Transitioning to a professional life centered in New York City, she performed many times in productions in Central Park at the renowned Delacorte Theater. After working professionally as a modern dancer and choreographer he went back to school and received his Masters in Film Directing from New York University. She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the role. She held her Oscar high over her head at the ceremony and called out: OK, Michael, lets go!. She was 89. Winning the Oscar led inevitably to more recognition, though not necessarily bigger parts. She was 89 years old. Olympia Dukakis, actor and director, born 20 June 1931; died 1 May 2021, American stage and screen actor who won an Oscar for her role in the 1987 film Moonstruck, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Among the best were the tight-lipped personnel officer in Working Girl (1988); the archetypal comic Jewish mother of Kirstie Alley in Look Whos Talking (1989) and its two sequels; and the acid-tongued Clairee Belcher, trading a salvo of one-liners with Shirley MacLaine in Steel Mangolias (1989): Well, you know what they say: if you dont have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me.. Susan Dey - The Partridge Family. Moreover, she was a strong advocate of women's rights and environmental causes. 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. Dukakis made her film debut as a patient in a mental hospital in Robert Rossens Lilith (1964). She received another Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra (1992) and Emmy Award nominations for Lucky Day (1991), More Tales of the City (1998) and Joan of Arc (1999). In Moonstruck, that delirious 1987 fairy tale of loopy passion, opera and dowdy depressives who learn how to bloom, Dukakis, as Rose the steel-lasagna wife and mother, attempts to counsel her daughter, the widowed Loretta (Cher), to do the right thing. 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John Ryan Johnsonis an Award-winning commercial director and filmmaker. Previously Sam spent many years managing and co-producing feature/short films, and trailers for Stunning Cuts Films a Brooklyn based production company. By 1963, she had begun her career on screen. Dukakis passed away at her New York City home. 2023 Cable News Network. Follow Cognoscenti on Facebook and Twitter. [39] It was there they raised their three children: Christina, Peter and Stefan. And then just as quickly, threaded her fingers together as if in prayer. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. 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. Somehow, I wasntsurprised. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. The family has not disclosed an official cause of death. 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. I never told my parents, but by the time I turned 11, I carried a knife with me everywhere I went. Did you encounter any technical issues? Dukakis is survived by her three children,Christina, Peter and Stefan. Playing characters like the flinty principal of Mr. Playing a Holocaust survivor, sitting on a bench, she held an audience for nearly two hours. kitchen in 1989. Andrew Fords recent feature length producing and editing credits include 'The Seventh Fire' (Berlin International Film Festival), 'Down the Shore (Anchor Bay, Starz, starring James Gandolfini and Famke Janssen), 'Killing Kasztner' (Toronto International Film Festival), 'A Walk to Beautiful' (Emmy winner, IDA best documentary feature winner, 5 audience awards), released theatrically and broadcast on Nova, and 'Until the Light Takes Us' (Golden Athena award winner for Best Documentary), focusing on Norwegian black metal music and enjoyed a worldwide theatrical release. 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. "[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. Her television roles included the transgender landlady Anna Madrigal in the 1993 miniseries Tales of the City. She reprised the role in the sequels More Tales of the City in 1998 and Further Tales of the City in 2001, according to IMDB. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. As if by reflex, she clenched her hands into two fists and placed them on top of her thighs. She appeared in Martin Sherman's one-woman play, Rose, entirely a monologue about a woman who survived the Warsaw Ghetto, in London and then on Broadway. No, no, I stammered, not of your face. Olympia Dukakis, a character actress best known for her Oscar-winning supporting turn in Norman Jewison's " Moonstruck " and for her role as the wealthy widow in " Steel Magnolias ," has died.. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. She scored theater triumphs in "A Man's a Man," for which she won an Off-Broadway Obie Award in 1962; several productions of "The Cherry Orchard" and "Mother Courage"; "Six Characters in Search of an Author"; "The Rose Tattoo"; "The Seagull"; "The Marriage of Bette and Boo" (another Obie Award); and, more notably, her many performances as the title role in "Hecuba." 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." [9], Prior to her film career, Dukakis began a decades-long stage life working in 1961 in productions at the Williamstown Summer Theater, in the northwestern corner of Massachusetts. I'm supposed to go first. 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). But what did it take for her to achieve this success? As a producer, Mr. Ganis found box office success withBig Daddy,Deuce Bigalow,Mr. Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 - May 1, 2021) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greek immigrants. Her character was the mother of Loretta Castorini, who was played by Cher, the Best Actress winner that year. In this June 26, 2011 file photo, Actress Olympia Dukakis, a celebrity Grand Marshall for the 41st annual Gay Pride parade, waves to the crowd in San Francisco. Ryan is based in New York City. [33][34], In 2018, Olympia, an American documentary film about her life and career, had its festival premiere at DOC NYC. So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform their lives. November 30, 1962 - January 30, 2018 (his death, 3 children), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). 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Dukakis, with that noodgy droll gleam, let you know the answer was both. I had a chip on my shoulder so big it was like a tree, she mused. [37], In 1962, Dukakis married fellow Manhattan stage actor Louis Zorich. 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). Born in South Korea, she has worked as a director, producer, and editor for broadcast networks 'KBS', 'SBS', and 'M-net' since 2005. Brooke Lefferts. 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. She was 89. Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 May 1, 2021) was an American actress. In crafting his revealing bio-documentary Olympia, Greek American filmmaker Harry Mavromichalis had unprecedented access to Olympia, her family, and the story of her life. She was also a figure on the lecture circuit covering topics as widespread as life in the theater to feminism, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and osteoporosis.A hardcore New Yorker, she resided there following the death of her husband in 2018, and until her death in May 2021. 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. In the post-production realm, she workedwith Company 3 in films such as The Secret Life of. The film Cloudburst (2011), in which she shared a co-lead with Brenda Fricker, became a critical and audience darling, winning a multitude of "Best Film" awards and several "Best Actress" honors (Seattle, San Diego) at various film festivals.An ardent liberal and Democrat, she was the cousin of 1988 presidential nominee Michael Dukakis. Olympia Dukakis, left, with Cher in Moonstruck. There were no gates, no fences, no security. Currently, she has two feature films in the development stage with White Night Films. The rough-and-tumble atmosphereof her earliest years acted as a crucible for Dukakis. Bonnie Low-Kramen was the personal assistant to the actor Olympia Dukakis for 25 years. All rights reserved. Lily Tomlin - Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. Angie Dix is an Emmy Award-winning American editor and producer working in the film and television world for more than 10 years. Laura Linney, left, and Olympia Dukakis in More Tales of the City, 1998. "My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City," he wrote. (Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Olympia Dukakis, the Emmy- and Academy Award-winning actress hailed for her landmark portrayal of the transgender Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City, died on. Olympia practiced as a physical therapist during the polio epidemic. 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The play earned her an Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award nomination and she continues to tour the country with it.Olympia was seen on the New York stage in the Roundabout Theatre's production of "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore" (2011), in San Francisco in A.C.T. 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. After the triumph of Moonstruck, she played a tart-tongued matriarch in Steel Magnolias (1989), the gossipy small-town weeper in which she kept dropping in to do what she did best: preside. Alexia Vassiliou is an award-winning multi-gold and platinum multi-genre conceptual international artist, songwriter, composer, and social activist. [4][1] She had a brother named Apollo, six years her junior. ), as well her chameleon-like versatility in everything from cutting edge comedy to stark tragedy, kept her in high demand for 30 years as one of Hollywood's topnotch character players.Olympia Dukakis was born on June 20, 1931, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greek immigrants, Alexandra (Christos), from the Peloponnese, and Constantine S. Dukakis, from Anatolia. Stern but perpetually amused, with a warm leer of a grin that could light up a scene, she looked like the comedy and tragedy masks fused together. 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. [35] It was released theatrically in the United States in July 2020. Keren Seol is a film producer based in New York City. In addition to her Oscar, she took the Golden Globe in the same category. 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). [44] A strong advocate for women's rights and LGBT rights, including same-sex marriage, Dukakis embraced the roles of a trans landlady in Tales of the City,[34] and a butch lesbian in Cloudburst. Efforts at assimilation continued to evade her. 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. She made her Broadway debut as an understudy in "The Aspern Papers" at age 30, followed by very short runs in the plays "Abraham Cochrane" (1964) and "Who's Who in Hell" (1974). Pamela is also an Associate Producer for "Olympia", a feature documentary about the poetic life of Academy Award winning actress, Olympia Dukakis. He began his career in film in the publicity department of 20th Century Fox in New York. His work has screened at numerous film festivals including Venice, Cannes, Sundance, and Berlin. When Rose learns that Loretta has gotten herself engaged to a middle-aged mediocrity shes not in love with, she offers the following advice: Good. . 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). Neither of them got the part, but their relationship was clearly built to last. Olympia Dukakis Birth Place: Lowell, Massachusetts, United States Profession Actor Actor 95 Credits Forgive Me 2021 Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City 2019 Sex & Violence 2017 Sex and Violence. Given this prism, its easy to understand why the roles for which she is best known initially appealed to this grande dame of film. 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. As I got up from the table, I asked her one final question. 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. Pamela has worked with innumerable clients bringing them to the next level and has established a respected reputation in doing so. "After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her [husband] Louis [Zorich]" (viaLos Angeles Times). Commercial clients have included McDonalds, Bombas, Skagen, American Express, and Storyhunter. The family has not disclosed an official cause of death. 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. Beloved screen and stage actress Olympia Dukakis died May 1 at the age of 89. Dukakis passed away three years after the death of her husband, fellow actor Louis Zorich. Olympia herself was a delegate from New Jersey at the 1988 Democratic national convention. But, in the end, it was her portrayal of Rose Castorini in "Moonstruck," the effort that won her the Oscar, that remains dearest to my heart. Anthoulais thrilled to be an executive producer ofOlympia, a film, about herinspiringmentor. CBS News . See what he found. Olympia Dukakis, an Oscar-winning actress for her role in Moonstruck, died Saturday in New York City. 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. Honored in 2012 as one of Greek Americas 40 Under 40. Her first experience as a theatre producer was for Opa! Pamela Spyrs is a publicist, producer and activist based in Southern California who has accumulated a vast network of artists, filmmakers, designers, environmental game changers, and humanitarian leaders. She had agreed to be interviewed for a graduate school research project I was conducting on the evolution of feminism. "My ambition wasn't to win the Oscar," the veteran stage and screen actor said. Fords television credits include the Emmy-nominated 'Frontier House' series for PBS, and the ground-breaking documentary series,'Family Bonds', for HBO. Most recently alongsideOlympia,Sam editedParkland Risinganaward-winning documentary feature film about the Stoneman Douglas shootings which has been touring the festival circuit around the country. 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. Olympia won an Academy Award for her performance in Moonstruck, a role that also earned her a Golden Globe Award, American Comedy Award, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. Gail Fisher - Mannix. [38] Planning for a family, they moved out of the city in 1970 to settle in Montclair, New Jersey. OSCAR-winning Moonstruck star Olympia Dukakis died on May 1, 2021, at the age of 89. ", It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative email. Lesley Ann Warren - Mission: Impossible. Olympia Dukakis, an Oscar-winning actress for her role in "Moonstruck," died Saturday in New York City. 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