Olympia Mary Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was a Greek American actress from Lowell, Massachusetts, best known for Moonstruck, Steel Magnolias, Tales Of The City, and Joan of Arc.
She was married to actor Louis Zorich and they had three children.
Her cousin is former presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.
Film roles:
- Lilith as Patient (Uncredited Role)
- Stiletto as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)
- John And Mary as John's mother
- Made for Each Other as Mrs. Panimba
- Sisters (1973) as Louise Wilanski (uncredited)
- Death Wish as Cop at precinct
- The Rehearsal
- The Wanderers as Joey's Mom
- Rich Kids as Lawyer
- The Idolmaker as Mrs. Vacarri
- Moonstruck as Rose Castorini
- Working Girl as Personnel Director
- Look Who's Talking as Rosie
- Look Whos Talking Too as Rosie
- Look Whos Talking Now as Rosie
- Steel Magnolias as Clairee Blecher
- Dad as Bette Tremont
- In The Spirit as Sue
- The Cemetery Club as Doris Silverman
- The Naked Gun Thirty Three One Third The Final Insult as Herself (uncredited)
- I Love Trouble as Jeannie
- Jeffrey as Mrs. Marcangelo
- Mighty Aphrodite as Jocasta
- Mr. Holland's Opus as Principal Helen Jacobs
- Milk And Money as Goneril Plogg
- Picture Perfect as Rita Mosley
- Mafia as Sophia Cortino
- Living Better as Nora
- The Intended as Erina
- The Event as Lila
- Away from Her as Marian
- In the Land of Women as Phyllis
- Cloudburst as Stella
- Big Driver as Doreen
Television roles:
- Search for Tomorrow as Dr. Barbara Moreno (1951)
- The Nurses as Ioana Chiriac (1 episode)
- Dr. Kildare as Anna Nieves (1 episode)
- One Of The Boys as Professor (1 episode)
- The Equalizer as Judge Paula G. Walsh (1 episode)
- Sinatra as Dolly Sinatra
- Tales Of The City as Anna Madrigal
- More Tales Of The City as Anna Madrigal
- Further Tales Of The City as Anna Madrigal
- Tales of the City (2019) as Anna Madrigal
- Young At Heart 1995 as Rose Garaventi (TV Movie)
- Touched by an Angel as Clara (1 episode)
- Joan of Arc as Mother Babette
- The Simpsons as Zelda (1 episode)
- Frasier as Caller #3 (1 episode)
- It's All Relative as Coleen O'Neil (1 episode)
- The Librarian Quest For The Spear as Margie Carsen (TV Movie)
- The Librarian Return To King Solomons Mines as Margie Carsen (TV Movie)
- Center Of The Universe as Marge Barnett
- NUMB3RS as Charlotte Yates (1 episode)
- Worst Week as June (2 episodes)
- Bored to Death as Belinda (4 episodes)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Debby Marsh (1 episode)
- Sex And Violence as Alex Mandalakis
- Forgive Me as Novalea (9 episodes)
- Mike & Molly as Narrator on TV (1 episode)
- TripTank as Ma/Caller (4 episodes)
