The New Abolitionists
2022 · 8.0/10
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Olympia Dukakis
Actor · born 20 June 1931 · Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 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 accolades, for her performance in Moonstruck (1987). 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). Dukakis's autobiography, Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress, was published in 2003. In 2018, a feature-length documentary about her life, titled Olympia, was released theatrically in the United States.
Where to start: Steel Magnolias (1989).
As actor 89
Not to Forget
2021 · 6.8/10
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Olympia
2018 · 8.0/10
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Change in the Air
2018 · 5.7/10
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017 · 6.4/10
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The Infiltrator
2016 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016 · 6.7/10
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Emily & Tim
2015 · 5.6/10
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7 Chinese Brothers
2015 · 5.3/10
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Irene & Marie
2015
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Big Driver
2014 · 5.7/10
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A Little Game
2014 · 6.5/10
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The Christmas Spirit
2013 · 5.0/10
Snoozefest
Montana Amazon
2013 · 6.8/10
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The Last Keepers
2013 · 4.8/10
Snoozefest
Joe Papp in Five Acts
2012 · 4.5/10
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Cloudburst
2011 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
Birds of a Feather
2011 · 2.0/10
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
Away from Her
2007 · 7.0/10
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In the Land of Women
2007 · 5.9/10
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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006 · 6.3/10
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Day On Fire
2006 · 5.0/10
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Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006 · 6.0/10
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Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006 · 4.4/10
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Whiskey School
2005 · 8.0/10
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3 Needles
2005 · 5.9/10
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The Thing About My Folks
2005 · 6.5/10
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The Great New Wonderful
2005 · 4.8/10
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Signs Out of Time: The Life of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
2004 · 7.0/10
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
Charlie's War
2003 · 7.5/10
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Mafia Doctor
2003 · 5.7/10
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The Event
2003 · 5.8/10
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The Intended
2002 · 5.2/10
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Guilty Hearts
2002 · 4.6/10
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Ladies and The Champ
2001 · 10.0/10
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And Never Let Her Go
2001 · 6.7/10
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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000 · 6.9/10
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Crimes of Honour
1999 · 6.8/10
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Better Living
1998 · 3.8/10
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Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998 · 5.5/10
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The Pentagon Wars
1998 · 6.9/10
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Scattering Dad
1998 · 9.5/10
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A Life for a Life
1998 · 8.0/10
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Picture Perfect
1997 · 5.9/10
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A Match Made in Heaven
1997 · 6.4/10
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Milk & Money
1996 · 5.0/10
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Jerusalem
1996 · 7.3/10
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Never Too Late
1996 · 5.5/10
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Mr. Holland's Opus
1995 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Mighty Aphrodite
1995 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Jeffrey
1995 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
Dead Badge
1995 · 6.8/10
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Young at Heart
1995 · 10.0/10
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Mother
1995 · 5.5/10
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I Love Trouble
1994 · 5.5/10
Snoozefest
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 · 6.5/10
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Look Who's Talking Now!
1993 · 5.4/10
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Digger
1993 · 6.5/10
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Tales of the City
TV · 2019 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
Sex & Violence
TV · 2013 · 6.0/10
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Bored to Death
TV · 2009 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
Numb3rs
TV · 2005 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Center of the Universe
TV · 2004 · 7.7/10
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Further Tales of the City
TV · 2001 · 6.7/10
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And Never Let Her Go
TV · 2001 · 7.0/10
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · 1999 · 8.0/10
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Joan of Arc
TV · 1999 · 6.6/10
Popcorn Flick
More Tales of the City
TV · 1998 · 7.3/10
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Touched by an Angel
TV · 1994 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
Tales of the City
TV · 1993 · 7.7/10
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Frasier
TV · 1993 · 7.7/10
Worth the Hype
Sinatra
TV · 1992 · 7.7/10
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The Simpsons
TV · 1989 · 8.0/10
Absolute CinemaFrequently asked questions
What is the best Olympia Dukakis movie?
By viewer score, Steel Magnolias (1989) at 7.2/10.
What are Olympia Dukakis’s most popular movies?
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, Look Who's Talking, The Infiltrator.
How many movies has Olympia Dukakis made?
89 films on TMDB, 89 as actor.