Watch Olympia Dukakis Videos. Free Celebrity Videos Online. Pictures. Bio. Filmography. OVGuide.

Biography: Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis is one of those character actresses who infallibly lends a touch of class to whatever picture she's in. Despite her extraordinary dignity and class, she is able to make even the most outrageous character believable. Though she is well regarded in film, Dukakis has spent the bulk of her distinguished career on-stage as an actress and a director. She is also a highly respected drama teacher. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Dukakis once worked as a physical therapist. Her interest in acting came after appearing in summer stock and then taking adult-ed classes in drama at Boston University, where she graduated with a master's in Fine Arts. After graduation, she began her theatrical career and then co-founded Boston's renowned Charles Playhouse. Dukakis made her film debut in director Robert Rossen's last film Lillith (1964). She continued to make sporadic and undistinguished appearances in movies though much of the '80s, but did not gain notice until 1987 when she won an Academy Award for playing Cher's Italian mother in Moonstruck. Since then, Dukakis has specialized in playing older women from different ethnic backgrounds or mothers. Subsequent film appearances include Steel Magnolias (1989), where she played the elegant widow Clairee Belcher, Mighty Aphrodite (1995), and Picture Perfect (1997). In addition to her film and stage work -- she has appeared in over 100 plays -- Dukakis has also occasionally appeared on television in movies and mini-series. One of her most famous roles was that of the mysterious and kooky Annie Madrigal in the PBS adaptation of Armistad Maupin's Tales of the City (1993). Though the miniseries' gay themes led to considerable controversy, a sequel starring Dukakis was released in 1998. In addition to her Oscar win, she has earned Obie Awards, a New York and Los Angeles Critics Award, and a Golden Globe. As a drama teacher, Dukakis has worked at New York University and Yale. Her cousin, Michael Dukakis, was a presidential candidate for the Democratic party in 1988. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide less

Find videos of Olympia DukakisFree Olympia Dukakis videos

Movies (39)
TV (1)
Videos

Poor Things (2008)
Cast: Shirley MacLaine
Tags: Black Comedy Comedy
Length: min
Shirley MacLaine and Olympia Dukakis star in Poor Things, a lack comedy that centers on a ring of aging con women. Rosario Dawson co-stars in the Trent Haaga-scripted laugher. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
Find Videos

In the Land of Women (2007)
Cast: Meg Ryan Olympia Dukakis Lawrence Kasdan
Tags: Comedy Drama Coming-of-Age
Length: 97min
A man having trouble with women suddenly finds himself surrounded by them in this independent comedy drama. Carter Webb (Adam Brody) is a successful writer who has fallen into an emotional tailspin after his girlfriend, well-known actress Sophia...
Find Videos

Away From Her (2006)
Cast: Julie Christie
Tags: Marriage Drama Drama
Length: 109min
Filmmaker Atom Egoyan -- a longtime onscreen collaborator with the gifted young actress Sarah Polley (The Sweet Hereafter) -- executive-produced Polley's directorial debut, Away from Her, starring Julie Christie, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, and...
Find Videos

Day on Fire (2006)
Tags: Urban Drama Drama
Length: 94min
Five people cross paths in New York City over the course of a day marked by violence in this independent drama from writer and director Jay Anania. Judy (Judy Kuhn) is a singer who is busy in a recording studio working on an album of British folk...
Find Videos

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
Cast: Bob Newhart
Tags: Fantasy Adventure Adventure
Length: 92min
An adventurous former librarian sets out in search of the legendary mines of King Solomon in this epic sequel to The Librarian: Quest for the Spear starring Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, and Olympia Dukakis. Flynn Carsen (Wyle) was a quiet...
Find Videos

The Great New Wonderful (2005)
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Tags: Comedy Drama Ensemble Film
Length: 88min
A collection of everyday New Yorkers struggle to carry on with their increasingly stressful lives a year after the city was forever changed by the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Brooklyn-native Danny Leiner's ensemble-cast slice of life. Dr. Trabulous...
Find Videos

Whiskey School (2005)
Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson
Tags: Addiction Drama Drama Psychological Drama
Length: 87min
Drawing inspiration from the intervention of a well-known American playwright, director Peter Masterson's adaptation of the stage play by JoAnn Tedesco (who also wrote the screenplay) takes viewers on an emotional rollercoaster ride as one man's...
Find Videos

3 Needles (2006)
Cast: Stockard Channing
Tags: Drama Religious Drama Social Problem Film
Length: 124min
Three stories, which offer differing perspectives on the AIDS pandemic, are featured in this anthology-drama. Sister Clara (Chloë Sevigny) is a young nun who is working with two, more experienced, missionaries (Olympia Dukakis and Sandra Oh) in a...
Find Videos

Mafia Doctor (2003)
Tags: Crime Drama Drama Crime
Length: 95min
As repayment for services rendered by his father, young New Jerseyite Frank Siena (Danny Nucci) is put through medical school in the U.S. and Italy by powerful mafia don Nicola Dellarusso (Paul Sorvino). Upon becoming a doctor, Siena dutifully returns...
Find Videos

The Thing About My Folks (2005)
Cast: Peter Falk Elizabeth Perkins
Tags: Family Drama Comedy Drama Road Movie
Length: 94min
A middle-aged man finds himself dealing with the divorce of his elderly parents as well as many years of emotional baggage in this poignant comedy drama. Ben (Paul Reiser) is a writer who is enjoying a quiet evening at home with his wife, Rachel...
Find Videos

Olympia Dukakis

Biography: Olympia Dukakis

Searching for videos...

Related Clips

Share This Page

Video Search