Olympia Dukakis
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Olympia Dukakis is an American
actress. In 1987, she won an Academy Award, BAFTA, and a Golden Globe for her performance in Moonstruck
. She received another Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra, and Emmy nominations for Lucky Day, More Tales of the City, and Joan of Arc.
, the daughter of Alexandra (née
Christos) and Constantine S. Dukakis. Her parents were Greek
immigrants to the United States, her father from Anatolia
and her mother from the Peloponnese
. She has a brother, Apollo, and is a cousin of Michael Dukakis
, a former governor of Massachusetts
and the Democratic nominee for president in 1988
, for whom she was a delegate from New Jersey at the 1988 Democratic National Convention
. She is an alumna of Arlington High School
in Arlington, Massachusetts
, and was educated at Boston University
.
Dukakis has been married to actor Louis Zorich
since 1962. They have three children.
, Mr. Holland's Opus
, Jane Austen's Mafia!
, The Thing About My Folks
, and Moonstruck
, for which she won an Oscar
for Best Supporting Actress
. She also played the role of Anna Madrigal in the Tales of the City
television
mini-series, which garnered her an Emmy Award
nomination, and appeared on Search for Tomorrow
as Dr. Barbara Moreno, who romanced Stu Bergman
. She appears as Dolly Sinatra (Frank
's mother) in the mini-series of Frank Sinatra's life
(1992). Her Broadway theatre
credits include Who's Who in Hell, Social Security
, and the one-woman play Rose. Her theater, film, and television work has also won her an Obie Award
, a Drama Desk Award
, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award
, and a Golden Globe.
Dukakis won a BAFTA Award,and a Golden Globe for Moonstruck and was nominated for the Canadian Academy Award for The Event
. She provided the voice of Grandpa's love interest for The Simpsons
episode "The Old Man and the Key
". In 2003, Dukakis published her national bestselling autobiography
Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress. Recent films include 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 Alzheimers patients.
In 1998, she starred as Charlotte Kisko in the British
TV drama A Life for a Life (ITV
), based on the real-life story of Stefan Kisko, a man wrongfully imprisoned for seventeen years for the murder of a child, Lesley Molseed, after police suppressed evidence of his innocence.
She recently directed the world premiere production of Todd Logan's Botanic Garden at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
In the 2008 season of Hartford Stage
, Dukakis starred in the revival of Tennessee Williams
' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
, opposite Kevin Anderson.
In 2008, Dukakis also co-adapted and starred in the world-premiere of Another Side of the Island, based on Shakespeare's The Tempest
, at Alpine Theatre Project
in Whitefish, Montana
.
She starred in and executive-produced the 2009 film Montana Amazon
, co-starring Haley Joel Osment
.
In 2011, Dukakis is set to guest-star on Law & Order: SVU. She will play the role of Debby Marsh, an attorney.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress. In 1987, she won an Academy Award, BAFTA, and a Golden Globe for her performance in Moonstruck
Moonstruck
Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It stars Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Vincent Gardenia, and Olympia Dukakis....
. She received another Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra, and Emmy nominations for Lucky Day, More Tales of the City, and Joan of Arc.
Personal life
Dukakis was born in Lowell, MassachusettsLowell, Massachusetts
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
, the daughter of Alexandra (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Christos) and Constantine S. Dukakis. Her parents were Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
immigrants to the United States, her father from Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
and her mother from the Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
. She has a brother, Apollo, and is a cousin of Michael Dukakis
Michael Dukakis
Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving...
, a former governor of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and the Democratic nominee for president in 1988
United States presidential election, 1988
The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the...
, for whom she was a delegate from New Jersey at the 1988 Democratic National Convention
1988 Democratic National Convention
The 1988 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia from July 18–July 21, 1988 to select a candidate for the 1988 United States presidential election. At the convention Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts was nominated for President and...
. She is an alumna of Arlington High School
Arlington High School (Arlington, Massachusetts)
Arlington High School is a secondary school located in Arlington, Massachusetts. As of 2010, the school enrolls approximately 1,300 students annually. The current school principal is Mary Villano.-History:...
in Arlington, Massachusetts
Arlington, Massachusetts
Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles northwest of Boston. The population was 42,844 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, and was educated at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
.
Dukakis has been married to actor Louis Zorich
Louis Zorich
Louis Zorich is an American actor. He is well-known for his portrayal of Paul Reiser's father "Burt Buchman" in the NBC series Mad About You. He played the role from 1993 to 1999.-Life and career:...
since 1962. They have three children.
Career
Dukakis has held a lengthy career in a diverse range of films, including Steel MagnoliasSteel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross that stars Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah and Julia Roberts....
, Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Holland's Opus is a 1995 American drama film directed by Stephen Herek, produced by Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, and Michael Nolin, and Executive Produced by Patrick Sheane Duncan. It stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role, and the cast includes Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy...
, Jane Austen's Mafia!
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Mafia!, also known as Jane Austen's Mafia! is a 1998 comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, Olympia Dukakis, and Christina Applegate. It spoofs Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather series and various other mafia films, notably Martin Scorsese's Casino...
, The Thing About My Folks
The Thing About My Folks
The Thing About My Folks is a 2005 American drama film directed by Raymond De Felitta. The screenplay by Paul Reiser focuses on the effect a terminal illness has on the marriage of an aging couple and their adult children.-Plot:...
, and Moonstruck
Moonstruck
Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It stars Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Vincent Gardenia, and Olympia Dukakis....
, for which she won an Oscar
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
. She also played the role of Anna Madrigal in the Tales of the City
Tales of the City
Tales of the City refers to a series of eight novels written by American author Armistead Maupin. The stories from Tales were originally serialized prior to their novelization, with the first four titles appearing as regular installments in the San Francisco Chronicle, while the fifth appeared in...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
mini-series, which garnered her an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nomination, and appeared on Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera which premiered on September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast it was the...
as Dr. Barbara Moreno, who romanced Stu Bergman
Stu Bergman
Stu Bergman was a fictional character in the now-cancelled American soap opera, Search for Tomorrow. The part was played for almost all of the show's 35 years by the late Larry Haines.- Jo's best friend :...
. She appears as Dolly Sinatra (Frank
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
's mother) in the mini-series of Frank Sinatra's life
Sinatra (TV miniseries)
Sinatra is a 1992 award-winning CBS miniseries. Directed by James Steven Sadwith and written by William Mastrosimone and Abby Mann and produced by Tina Sinatra and Richard M. Rosenbloom...
(1992). Her Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
credits include Who's Who in Hell, Social Security
Social Security (play)
Social Security is a play by Andrew Bergman.It focuses on trendy Manhattan art gallery owners Barbara and David Kahn, whose life is upended when her Mineola housewife sister Trudy deposits their eccentric mother Sophie on the couple's doorstep while she and her husband Martin head to Buffalo to...
, and the one-woman play Rose. Her theater, film, and television work has also won her an Obie Award
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given by The Village Voice newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City...
, a Drama Desk Award
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...
, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards is an annual awards program presented by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle . Established in 1969, the awards recognize excellence in theatre in the Greater Los Angeles Area....
, and a Golden Globe.
Dukakis won a BAFTA Award,and a Golden Globe for Moonstruck and was nominated for the Canadian Academy Award for The Event
The Event (film)
The Event is a 2003 drama film directed by Thom Fitzgerald. It tells the story of Matt Shapiro who has died in Manhattan, resulting in an aborted 9-1-1 call...
. She provided the voice of Grandpa's love interest for The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
episode "The Old Man and the Key
The Old Man and the Key
"The Old Man and the Key" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons thirteenth season. It first aired in the United States on the Fox network on March 10, 2002. In the episode, Grampa Simpson falls in love with Zelda, an old woman who has just moved in to the senior home in which Grampa lives...
". In 2003, Dukakis published her national bestselling autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress. Recent films include 3 Needles
3 Needles
3 Needles is a 2005 Canadian drama film directed by Thom Fitzgerald. The title, refers to the three main characters who make a deal with the Devil in order to survive a global epidemic...
, The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines is the second in The Librarian franchise of movies starring Noah Wyle as a librarian who protects a secret collection of artifacts. Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin and Olympia Dukakis co-star. It is a sequel to 2004's The Librarian: Quest for...
, In the Land of Women
In the Land of Women
In the Land of Women is a 2007 American drama film directed and written by Jon Kasdan. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2006. The film premiered in the United States on April 20, 2007.-Plot:...
, and Away From Her
Away From Her
Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian film which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and also played in the Premier category at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival...
, the 2006 film which cast her alongside Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Edward Pinsent, CC, FRSC is a Canadian television, theatre and film actor.-Early life:Pinsent, the youngest of six children, was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, the son of Flossie ; originally from Clifton, Newfoundland, and Stephen Arthur Pinsent, a papermill worker and cobbler;...
as the spouses of two Alzheimers patients.
In 1998, she starred as Charlotte Kisko in the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
TV drama A Life for a Life (ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
), based on the real-life story of Stefan Kisko, a man wrongfully imprisoned for seventeen years for the murder of a child, Lesley Molseed, after police suppressed evidence of his innocence.
She recently directed the world premiere production of Todd Logan's Botanic Garden at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
In the 2008 season of Hartford Stage
Hartford Stage
Hartford Stage, located in Hartford, Connecticut, is one of the leading resident theatres in the United States, known internationally for entertaining and enlightening audiences with a wide range of the best of world drama, from classics to provocative new plays and musicals and neglected works...
, Dukakis starred in the revival of Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore is a play written by Tennessee Williams.It debuted at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy, in July 1962. Its first American production was in January 1963, but it only ran for 69 performances at the Morosco Theatre in New York. Reviews of the play...
, opposite Kevin Anderson.
In 2008, Dukakis also co-adapted and starred in the world-premiere of Another Side of the Island, based on Shakespeare's The Tempest
The Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
, at Alpine Theatre Project
Alpine Theatre Project
Alpine Theatre Project is a 501 nonprofit professional theatre company based in Whitefish, Montana. It presents musicals, plays and concerts. It also provides education and outreach to students in Montana's Flathead Valley.-History:...
in Whitefish, Montana
Whitefish, Montana
Whitefish is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 5,032 at the 2000 census. It is home to a ski resort on Big Mountain called Whitefish Mountain Resort. Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer hails from Whitefish....
.
She starred in and executive-produced the 2009 film Montana Amazon
Montana Amazon
Montana Amazon is a 2011 American independent feature film starring Olympia Dukakis, Haley Joel Osment, Alison Brie and Haley Pullos.-Plot:A crazed grandmother is on the lam with her two teenage grandchildren...
, co-starring Haley Joel Osment
Haley Joel Osment
Haley Joel Osment is an American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s, including a small part in Forrest Gump playing Tom Hanks' title character’s son, Osment rose to fame with his performance as Cole Sear in M...
.
In 2011, Dukakis is set to guest-star on Law & Order: SVU. She will play the role of Debby Marsh, an attorney.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Lilith Lilith (film) Lilith is a film written and directed by Robert Rossen. It is based on a novel by J. R. Salamanca and stars Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Peter Fonda, Kim Hunter and Gene Hackman... |
Patient | uncredited |
| 1964 | Twice a Man | Young mother | |
| 1969 | Stiletto | Mrs. Amato, woman accepting perfume | uncredited |
| 1969 | John and Mary John and Mary (Film) John and Mary is a 1969 American romantic drama film directed by Peter Yates. It stars Mia Farrow as Mary, and Dustin Hoffman as John, directly on the heels of Rosemary's Baby and Midnight Cowboy, respectively... |
John's mother | |
| 1971 | Made for Each Other Made for Each Other (1971 film) Made for Each Other is a 1971 feature film directed by Robert B. Bean.Both starring and written by the husband and wife team of Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna, the movie traces the relationship of Pandora and Giggy, a seemingly incompatible couple who meet in a group therapy session and fall in... |
Gig's Mother | |
| 1973 | Sisters | Louise Wilanski, Bakery Shop Employee #2 | uncredited |
| 1974 | Death Wish Death Wish (film) Death Wish is a 1974 crime thriller film loosely based on the novel Death Wish by Brian Garfield. The film was directed by Michael Winner and stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a man who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter is sexually assaulted by muggers.The film was... |
Cop at the precinct | uncredited |
| 1974 | |||
| 1979 | Rich Kids | Lawyer | |
| 1979 | Joey's Mom | ||
| 1980 | Mrs. Vacarri | ||
| 1982 | National Lampoon Goes to the Movies National Lampoon Goes to the Movies National Lampoon Goes to the Movies is a 1982 National Lampoon anthology of three shorts spoofing everything from personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories... |
Helena Naxos | segment "Success Wanters" |
| 1985 | Walls of Glass | Mary Flanagan | |
| 1987 | Moonstruck Moonstruck Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It stars Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Vincent Gardenia, and Olympia Dukakis.... |
Rose Castorini | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the... American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Female Performer - Motion Picture or TV American Comedy Awards The American Comedy Awards were a group of awards presented annually in the United States from 1987 to 2001 recognizing performances and performers in the field of comedy, with an emphasis on television comedy and comedy films... BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film... Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in a motion picture released in the previous year.... Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress The Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the Kansas City Film Critics Circle to honor the best achievements in acting.-1960s:-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-References:*... Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual awards given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.This award has been awarded since 1977.-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual film awards given by the National Board of Review.-1950s:-1960s:-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... |
| 1988 | Working Girl Working Girl Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy film written by Kevin Wade and directed by Mike Nichols. It tells the inspiring story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill , working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank... |
Personnel Director | |
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias Steel Magnolias Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross that stars Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah and Julia Roberts.... |
Clairee Belcher | |
| 1989 | Look Who's Talking Look Who's Talking Look Who's Talking is a 1989 romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling and stars John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Bruce Willis plays the voice of Mollie's son, Mikey. The film features George Segal as Albert, the illegitimate father of Mikey.-Plot:Mollie Jensen is an accountant... |
Rosie | |
| 1989 | Dad Dad (film) Dad is a 1989 comedy-drama film based on William Wharton's novel of the same name. The film stars Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, Kevin Spacey and Ethan Hawke, and was written and directed by Gary David Goldberg. The original music score was composed by James Horner... |
Bette Tremont | |
| 1990 | Look Who's Talking Too Look Who's Talking Too Look Who's Talking Too is the 1990 sequel to the commercially successful movie Look Who's Talking . It stars John Travolta and Kirstie Alley as the parents of Mikey , a toddler coping with the newest addition to the family, baby Julie... |
Rosie | |
| 1990 | In the Spirit | Sue | |
| 1992 | Over the Hill | Alma Harris | |
| 1993 | Look Who's Talking Now Look Who's Talking Now Look Who's Talking Now is the third and final installment in the film series that began with Look Who's Talking in 1989. Released in 1993, the film finds John Travolta and Kirstie Alley reprising their roles as James and Mollie Ubriacco, respectively, and introducing the newly extended family... |
Rosie | |
| 1993 | Doris Silverman | ||
| 1993 | Digger | Bea | |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Jeannie, Peter's Secretary | |
| 1995 | Mr. Holland's Opus Mr. Holland's Opus Mr. Holland's Opus is a 1995 American drama film directed by Stephen Herek, produced by Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, and Michael Nolin, and Executive Produced by Patrick Sheane Duncan. It stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role, and the cast includes Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy... |
Principal Helen Jacobs | |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite Mighty Aphrodite Mighty Aphrodite is a 1995 romantic comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. The screenplay was inspired by the mythological tale of Pygmalion.... |
Jocasta | |
| 1995 | Jeffrey Jeffrey (film) Jeffrey is a 1995 American gay romantic comedy directed by Christopher Ashley. It is based on a play by Paul Rudnick, who also wrote the screenplay.Starring Steven Weber as Jeffrey and Michael T... |
Mrs. Marcangelo | |
| 1995 | Dead Badge | Dr. Doris Rice | |
| 1995 | Young at Heart Young at Heart (1995 film) Young at Heart was a film released in 1995. This was Frank Sinatra's final screen performance.-Cast and crew:*Chelsea Altman *Yannick Bisson *Philip Bosco *Richard Cox*Olympia Dukakis *Joseph Griffin*Director: Allan Arkush... |
Rose Garaventi | |
| 1996 | Milk & Money | Goneril Plogg | |
| 1996 | Jerusalem | Mother (Mrs. Gordon) | |
| 1996 | Mother Mother (1996 film) Mother is a 1996 comedy-drama film directed by Albert Brooks, and was co-written by Brooks with Monica Johnson. The film stars Brooks and Debbie Reynolds.-Plot:... |
Mrs. Jay | |
| 1997 | Helen Rosner | ||
| 1997 | Picture Perfect | Rita Mosley | |
| 1998 | Better Living Better Living Better Living is a 1998 film featured in the Hamptons International Film Festival. It stars Roy Scheider and Olympia Dukakis, and includes Edward Herrmann.... |
Nora | |
| 1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia! Jane Austen's Mafia! Mafia!, also known as Jane Austen's Mafia! is a 1998 comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, Olympia Dukakis, and Christina Applegate. It spoofs Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather series and various other mafia films, notably Martin Scorsese's Casino... |
Sophia | |
| 1998 | Madam Chairwoman | ||
| 1999 | Joan of Arc Joan of Arc Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the... |
Mother Babette | |
| 2000 | Brooklyn Sonnet | Helen Manners | |
| 2003 | Charlie's War | Charlie | |
| 2003 | Lila | Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress The Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film to the actress or actresses whose winning performance is voted by participating members... Nominated — Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Geneviève Bujold, Murder by Decree... |
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| 2005 | Whiskey School | Ellen Haywood | |
| 2005 | 3 Needles 3 Needles 3 Needles is a 2005 Canadian drama film directed by Thom Fitzgerald. The title, refers to the three main characters who make a deal with the Devil in order to survive a global epidemic... |
Hilde the Missionary Nun | |
| 2005 | Muriel Kleinman | ||
| 2005 | Judy Hillerman | segment "Judy's Story" | |
| 2005 | Erina | ||
| 2006 | Day on Fire | Dr. Mary Wade | |
| 2006 | Away from Her Away From Her Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian film which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and also played in the Premier category at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival... |
Marian | |
| 2006 | Jesus, Mary and Joey | Sophia Vitello | |
| 2007 | In the Land of Women In the Land of Women In the Land of Women is a 2007 American drama film directed and written by Jon Kasdan. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2006. The film premiered in the United States on April 20, 2007.-Plot:... |
Phyllis | |
| 2008 | Poor Things Poor Things Poor Things is a novel by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, published in 1992. It won the Whitbread Novel Award in 1992 and the Guardian Fiction Prize for 1992.... |
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| 2008 | Esther | ||
| 2011 | Montana Amazon Montana Amazon Montana Amazon is a 2011 American independent feature film starring Olympia Dukakis, Haley Joel Osment, Alison Brie and Haley Pullos.-Plot:A crazed grandmother is on the lam with her two teenage grandchildren... |
Ira | |
| 2011 | Cloudburst Cloudburst (2011 film) Cloudburst is a film by Canadian writer and director Thom Fitzgerald, which premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 16, 2011... |
Stella |