Olympia Dukakis Add to My Celebs Age 80 Birthday Jun. 20th, 1931 Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA Height 5' 3"

Olympia Dukakis' Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Center of the Universe Marge Barnett Tales of the City (UK) Anna Madrigal

Main Movie Roles 2009 - I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale 2007 - In the Land of Women 2006 - Jesus, Mary and Joey 2006 - Away from Her 2005 - The Great New Wonderful 2005 - The Thing About My Folks 2003 - The Event 1998 - Jane Austen's Mafia! 1997 - Picture Perfect 1995 - Mighty Aphrodite 1995 - Jeffrey 1994 - I Love Trouble 1994 - Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 1993 - Look Who's Talking Now 1990 - Look Who's Talking Too 1989 - Dad 1989 - Steel Magnolias 1989 - Look Who's Talking 1988 - Working Girl 1987 - Moonstruck 1980 - The Idolmaker 1979 - The Wanderers 1974 - Death Wish 1973 - Sisters

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Olympia Dukakis went to Arlington High Schoolin Arlington, Massachusetts, which is six miles northwest of Boston. She is a member of the Arlington High School Hall of Fame, which includes Alan Wilson (V) (aka "Blind Owl"), guitarist/songwriter for Canned Heat, and two navigators for the famous Dolittle Raids on Tokyo during WWII.


TRIVIA:

• First cousin of 'Michael Dukakis' (qv).
• Grandmother of Isabella, Sofia, Luka and Erlinda.
• Daughter, 'Christina Zorich' (qv), and two sons Peter and Stefan, with actor/husband Zorich.
• Sister of 'Apollo Dukakis' (qv)
• Cousin of 1988 Democratic US presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.
• Her Best Supporting Actress Oscar statuette was stolen from her home kitchen in 1989. The burglar left only her nameplate.
• She and 'Anita Gillette' (qv) have had the same on-screen love interest twice: 'Larry Haines' (qv) on _"Search for Tomorrow" (1951)_ (qv) and 'Vincent Gardenia' (qv) in _Moonstruck (1987)_ (qv).

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