In a 1991 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Dukakis revealed that she enjoyed her new fame and the fans it earned her, and was particularly amused when they shouted her famous lines at her while she was out and about even when it was her "Moonstruck" quote, "Your life is going down the toilet. Alicia Vikander [a l i s a v k a n d r] [1] couter, est une actrice sudoise, ne le 3 octobre 1988 Gteborg ().. Elle a acquis, depuis le film sudois Pure (Till det som r vackert, 2010), une stature internationale.Elle est considre comme une des toiles montantes du cinma europen, comme en tmoignent les nombreux prix qui lui ont t dcerns [2]. The company's first play was Our Town, in 1973. With Udon Productions, led by the award-winning Spanish director Toni Comas, she producedcampaigns for companies such as SodaStream and Mr. [41] Her life off the screen and stage was very active. Dukakis, with that noodgy droll gleam, let you know the answer was both. A native Brazilian,Murielhas established her career in New York City working with a wide array of projects that range from indie documentaries to studio animated feature films. The course of her career suggests that her ambitions never lay in the direction of Hollywood. Both are master interpreters of Chekhovian plays -- one of their more recent acting collaborations was in "The Chekhov Cycle" in 2003.Making an inauspicious debut in a bit role as a mental patient in Lilith (1964), she tended to gravitate toward off-the-wall films with various offshoots of the ethnic mother. The play earned her an Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award nomination and she continues to tour the country with it.Olympia was seen on the New York stage in the Roundabout Theatre's production of "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore" (2011), in San Francisco in A.C.T. Your lifes going down the toilet!) into addled diva classics, but the reason the film won her the Oscar for supporting actress is that she cut right to the romantic paradox that Rose was the only one in the movie wise enough to see. "[6], Dukakis was an alumna of Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts,[7] and was educated at Boston University where she majored in physical therapy, earning a BA, which she made use of when treating patients with polio during the height of the epidemic. 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Raskin on Biden's handling of classified documents, Radar animation shows near-miss between 2 passenger planes at JFK, UGA football player and staffer killed hours after UGA championship celebration, See how rain impacted this road in coastal California city, NYT reporter pored through 10 years of Idaho killings suspect's internet posts. Olympia Dukakis, who died on May 1 at 89, had a face like no one elses. Harrys directing and producing credits include Olympia; the award-winning, critically-acclaimed feature documentary on Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis and Yankee Restraint; a character driven piece that examines the intricacies of a gay relationship spanning decades and tackles issues of love and resentment. Its been just over a year since the death of Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis. Most recently alongsideOlympia,Sam editedParkland Risinganaward-winning documentary feature film about the Stoneman Douglas shootings which has been touring the festival circuit around the country. She received three Emmy nominations for her editing work on the non-fiction series The Mind of a Chef (PBS, Netflix). In addition to decades in the theater and an award-winning film career, Dukakis also taught drama classes at New York University. Andrew Fords recent feature length producing and editing credits include 'The Seventh Fire' (Berlin International Film Festival), 'Down the Shore (Anchor Bay, Starz, starring James Gandolfini and Famke Janssen), 'Killing Kasztner' (Toronto International Film Festival), 'A Walk to Beautiful' (Emmy winner, IDA best documentary feature winner, 5 audience awards), released theatrically and broadcast on Nova, and 'Until the Light Takes Us' (Golden Athena award winner for Best Documentary), focusing on Norwegian black metal music and enjoyed a worldwide theatrical release. She made her Broadway debut as an understudy in "The Aspern Papers" at age 30, followed by very short runs in the plays "Abraham Cochrane" (1964) and "Who's Who in Hell" (1974). No, no, I stammered, not of your face. His work has screened at numerous film festivals including Venice, Cannes, Sundance, and Berlin. Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 - May 1, 2021) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greek immigrants. [32] The following year, Dukakis reprised the role of Anna Madrigal, which she had first played in 1993, in a Netflix update of Armistead Maupin's Tales of The City. Olympia Dukakis, actor and director, born 20 June 1931; died 1 May 2021, American stage and screen actor who won an Oscar for her role in the 1987 film Moonstruck, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Currently, she is a producer at Boipeba Filmes, led by the Academy Award-nominated director Carlos Saldanha. As Founder of INSPYRS PR she has a zest for attention to detail and encouraging others to "CREATE ~ SUSTAIN ~ INSPYRE". Olympia Dukakis, theater veteran and Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' actress, dies at 89. She starred in a documentary about her life, "Olympia" (2019) the same year that she returned to one of her most famous roles in a reboot of "Tales of the . [5] She contended with pressures within her patriarchal Greek family and around her, "in a neighborhood where ethnic discrimination, particularly against Greeks, was routine. In 2005, Sid was elected to his first term as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, a positionwhich he held for four consecutive terms. Olympia Dukakis attends the premiere of "Tales Of The City" at The Metrograph in New York City on June 3, 2019. 1971: Sue Ane Langdon - Arnie. Dukakis is survived by her three children,Christina, Peter and Stefan. Her Broadway theatre credits include Who's Who in Hell and Social Security. She hopscotched from one ethnicity to the next: Italian in Moonstruck, Southern aristocrat in Steel Magnolias, Jewish in films like The Cemetery Club. But that was because of the universal language of which Dukakis was the grandmaster. 's production of "Vigil" (2011) and as "Prospera" in "The Tempest" (2012) at Shakespeare & Co. She has performed in over 130 productions Off-Broadway and regionally at theaters including the Public Theatre, A.C.T., Shakespeare in the Park, Shakespeare & Co., and the Williamstown Summer Theatre Festival, where she also served as Associate Director. She was 89. Playing a Holocaust survivor, sitting on a bench, she held an audience for nearly two hours. Olympia Dukakis sneaks a cigarette in a rare moment alone in her apartment during the play "Vigil" at . Her Best Supporting Actress Oscar statuette was stolen from her home From 1989, she was publicly outspoken about this and produced improvised stage performances based on the movement's myths. Olympia Dukakis, an Oscar-winning actress for her role in "Moonstruck," died Saturday in New York City. "After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her [husband] Louis [Zorich]." Dukakis was married to actor Louis Zorich from 1962 until his death in 2018. Returning to Western Massachusetts in 2013 for her last stage performance, she played Mother Courage in Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare & Company, in Lenox, Massachusetts. Efforts at assimilation continued to evade her. [45] She was a figure on the lecture circuit discussing topics such as women living with chronic illness, life in the theater, the environment, and feminism. In the post-production realm, she workedwith Company 3 in films such as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) and 20th Century Fox in the films Epic (2013), Rio 2 (2014) and Ferdinand (2017). See what he found. ", It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative email. Alexia Vassiliou is an award-winning multi-gold and platinum multi-genre conceptual international artist, songwriter, composer, and social activist. Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Norman Jewison, written by John Patrick Shanley, and starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, and Vincent Gardenia.The film follows Loretta Castorini, a widowed Italian-American woman who falls in love with her fianc's hot-tempered, estranged younger brother. "My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City," he wrote. Dukakis passed away three years after the death of her husband, fellow actor Louis Zorich. (Jeff Chiu/AP) It's been just. But, in the end, it was her portrayal of Rose Castorini in "Moonstruck," the effort that won her the Oscar, that remains dearest to my heart. After more than two decades of distinguished work in the US theatre as an actor, director and teacher, and appearances in a dozen or so films, Olympia Dukakis, who has died aged 89, became hugely famous overnight by winning the best supporting actress Oscar in 1988 for her performance as Chers mother in the romantic film Moonstruck (1987). Given this prism, its easy to understand why the roles for which she is best known initially appealed to this grande dame of film. This was underlined by Cloudburst (2011), a road movie in which Dukakis, as a self-styled old butch dyke, and her companion of 31 years (Brenda Fricker), take off from the US to Canada to get married. She. She was seen again at Shakespeare & Co. in the summer of 2013 as the title role in "Mother Courage and Her Children. Harry has dual citizenship from the United States and Cyprus. Olympia Dukakis, the Oscar-winning actress who brought beloved roles like Rose Castorini in Moonstruck and Clairee in Steel Magnolias to life, has died at the age of 89. Anthoula Katsimatides is an actor, writer, producer, and voice-over artist. Should marriage be everyday drudgery or moonstruck craziness? Bush. Macabre, hilarious and weirdly touching more or less sums up Ms Dukakiss performance, although a host of other adjectives might also be applied to her multihued portrait of a woman who has married and buried four husbands but cannot face the truth when the reaper comes to escort her from lifes banquet, reported a New York Times critic. Her producing, credit for documentary includes the feature "The Case of Josephine H." by the renowned, Polish artist Izabella Gustowska which was released in the 2014 New Horizons International. She is a proud board member of TheNationalSeptember 11th. With a career spanning thirty years, and 45recorded albumin the United States, Europeand Greece,Alexia changed Greek record sales history with her series of gold and platinum albums for CBS-Columbia, Air Music, Polygram, Universal Music, BMG, and Sony Music Internationalin the genres of Pop, Jazz, Improvisation/ Experimental, Worldand Film Music. 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Richard Dreyfuss and Olympia Dukakisin Mr Holland's Opus. The lioness of Lowell. She majored in physical therapy at Boston University, where she graduated with a BA. Currently, Ganis is a consultant with leading U.S. entertainment technology company Dolby Laboratories. He began his career in film in the publicity department of 20th Century Fox in New York. Among the actors performing with Dukakis and her husband were Jos Ferrer, Colleen Dewhurst, Blythe Danner, and Samuel L. Anthoulais thrilled to be an executive producer ofOlympia, a film about herinspiringmentor. I always thought people's hands were the best barometer of the kind of life they had led. Her shoulders relaxed and she motioned for me to come alongside her. MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck," has died. Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 - May 1, 2021) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greek immigrants. In films, she took on several character roles, making an impression in scores of pictures for more than half a century. [2], Olympia Dukakis (Greek: ) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on June 20, 1931, the daughter of Alexandra "Alec" (ne Christos) and Constantine "Costa" S. In 1963, Dukakis' early life Off-Broadway was rewarded with an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance, as Widow Leocadia Begbick in Man Equals Man (a.k.a., A Man's A Man). Get a first look at Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in 'The Crown' . Did you encounter any technical issues? Dukakis kept working steadily through her 80s, including supporting roles on the limited series "Sex and Violence" (OUTtv 2013-15) and the Canadian drama "Forgive Me" (Super Channel 2013-18). Olympia Dukakis, left, with Cher in Moonstruck. It was to play the great parts." [29] In 2013, she starred in and executive-produced the 2013 film Montana Amazon, co-starring Haley Joel Osment. Beloved screen and stage actress Olympia Dukakis died May 1 at the age of 89. [30] That same year, on May 24, she was honored with the 2,498th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In crafting his revealing bio-documentary Olympia, Greek American filmmaker Harry Mavromichalis had unprecedented access to Olympia, her family, and the story of her life. The film, directed by Harry Mavromichalis, features Whoopi Goldberg, Laura Linney, Ed Asner, Lainie Kazan, Armistead Maupin, Austin Pendleton, Diane Ladd and Dukakis' cousin, Governor Michael Dukakis. "After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her [husband] Louis [Zorich].". She held her Oscar high over her head at the ceremony and called out: OK, Michael, lets go!. ", According to Deadline, Dukakis was the daughter of Greek immigrants, though the Los Angeles Times reports she described herself as the "poster child for the bad Greek daughter." Born in South Korea, she has worked as a director, producer, and editor for broadcast networks 'KBS', 'SBS', and 'M-net' since 2005. Her first feature film 'The Motion of The Sun' has been screened at the Long Island Film Festival and Miami Independent Film Festival. Moreover, she was a strong advocate of women's rights and environmental causes. She later developed and produced autobiographical solo shows, What Will People, Think? & Warrior Without A Cause that have garnered many accolades and won, awards off-Broadway. [19], She took on powerful roles on the small screen as well. He is a writer, director, producer with multiple short films, music videos and commercials under his belt. Her family home was located in The Acre, the largely Greek section of town. She was a Founding member and Producing Artistic Director of the Whole Theatre in Montclair, NJ, for 19 years; also a founding member of the Actors Company and the Charles Playhouse in Boston. Long a vital, respected thespian of the classic and contemporary stage, this grand lady did not become a household name and sought-after film actress until age 56 when she turned in a glorious, Oscar-winning performance as Cher 's sardonic mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck (1987). Brooke Lefferts. November 30, 1962 - January 30, 2018 (his death, 3 children), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). "It was to play the great parts.". We were unable to subscribe you to WBUR Today. She earned two degrees from Boston University, one in Physical Therapy and one in Acting. Before we talked about her lifeunder Hollywood's glare, we talked about her life under the street lamps of Lowell. She helped the " Moonstruck " star get out of traffic, review contracts, and take care of her family. May 1, 2021, 04:36 PM EDT | Updated May 3, 2021. 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 (1983), who romanced Stu Bergman. [37], In 1962, Dukakis married fellow Manhattan stage actor Louis Zorich. In crafting his revealing bio-documentary Olympia, Greek American filmmaker Harry Mavromichalis had unprecedented access to Olympia, her family, and the story of her life. Anthoula Katsimatides is an actor, writer, producer, and voice-over artist. Olympia Dukakis's brother Apollo confirmed her death in a Facebook post, noting that the actress had been dealing with health issues. Discovery Company. 50 Greatest Romantic Comedies of All Time The actress' brother. 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She was sitting at the table dressed in a t-shirt and striped pajama bottoms, hair still wet from a quick dash through the shower. Since graduating from the New York Film Academy in 2011, she collaborated with numerous filmmakers in New York City for short films, web-series, documentary, and feature films. Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis passed away on Saturday, May 1 at the age of 89 in New York City. Transitioning to a professional life centered in New York City, she performed many times in productions in Central Park at the renowned Delacorte Theater. There are attitudes I have, a fatefulness that I carry that is very Greek, she reflected. Steam as well as, Mr Comas latest feature film American Falls, currently in post-production. Her surname is well-known to my fellow Bostonians. Movie (and TV) fans then discovered what East coast theater-going audiences had uncovered decades before -- Olympia Dukakis was an acting treasure. She was 89. Deeds, and the critically acclaimedAkeelah and the Bee, which he co-produced with his wife Nancy Hult Ganis. [28], In 2011, Dukakis guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Kelly is an actor, writer, and producer whose latest award-winning short film, Touchscreen, is an official selection of the Cleveland International Film Festival, Florida Film Festival and Woods Hole Film Festival, among others. Previously Sam spent many years managing and co-producing feature/short films, and trailers for Stunning Cuts Films a Brooklyn based production company. [4][1] She had a brother named Apollo, six years her junior. Dukakis was a longtime stage actress, but she broke into the Hollywood mainstream at the age of 56 when she portrayed Cher's mother in the 1987 classic romantic comedy "Moonstruck." The Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis has died at the age of 89, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Dukakis was born to Greek immigrant parents in Massachusetts in 1931. Having long established herself as a respected stage actress and veteran performer in dozens of film and television projects, Olympia Dukakis achieved overnight stardom at the tender age of 56 with her Oscar-winning portrayal in "Moonstruck" (1987). All Rights Reserved. The first, for her to recite her most famous line from "Moonstruck." Louis died in 2018, and she is survived by their three children, Christina, Stefan and Peter, four grandchildren and her brother, Apollo. [36], Dukakis' final performance is as a judge in the 2021 film Not to Forget. She was 89. The Musical, an off-Broadway musical that had several runs and enjoyed sweet success. She had agreed to be interviewed for a graduate school research project I was conducting on the evolution of feminism. [44] A strong advocate for women's rights and LGBT rights, including same-sex marriage, Dukakis embraced the roles of a trans landlady in Tales of the City,[34] and a butch lesbian in Cloudburst. Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck," has died. [43] For 10 years, beginning in 1985, she studied with Indian mentor Srimata Gayatri Devi in the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. She was a founder member of the Charles Playhouse, Boston, where she worked from 1957 to 1960, and taught acting at New York University and at Yale. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. And then just as quickly, threaded her fingers together as if in prayer. In the early 90s, Paul formed the eclectic band, Wild Colonials, with the singer, Angela, McCluskey, recording two albums for Geffen Records and performing with such artists. The news of the Oscar winner's passing was shared by her brother, Apollo Dukakis, on Facebook.. "My beloved sister . Anthoulais thrilled to be an executive producer ofOlympia, a film, about herinspiringmentor. A Warner Bros. Olympia Dukakis, star of film and Broadway, is remembered after her death at 89 02:11. Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck," has died. "My ambition wasn't to win the Oscar. Her agent, Allison Levy, also confirmed her death to CNN. Featuring interviews with Laura Linney, Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Ladd, Lainie Kazan and Armistead Maupin, Olympiaseamlessly blends past and present culminating on the steps of the Dukakis' humble ancestral home in Lesbos, Greece where we see Olympia's life come full circle. Television: Big Driver, Sex & Violence, Forgive Me, Bored to Death, Last of the Blond Bombshells, Sinatra (Golden Globe Nominee), Joan of Arc (Emmy Nominee), Tales of the City, More Tales of the City (Emmy Nominee), Further Tales of the City among more than 40 others. Olympia Dukakis, who died on May 1 at 89, had a face like no one else's. Stern but perpetually amused, with a warm leer of a grin that could light up a scene, she looked like the comedy and . A native of Massachusetts and the daughter of Greek immigrants, Dukakis was the first cousin of former state Gov. Long a vital, respected thespian of the classic and contemporary stage, this grand lady did not become a household name and sought-after film actress until age 56 when she turned in a glorious, Oscar-winning performance as Cher's sardonic mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck (1987). Academy Award-winning actress and theater icon Olympia Dukakis is well known and beloved to viewers across America for her performances on stage and in classic films like, In crafting his revealing bio-documentary. Throughout her rise to fame, the actress appeared in more than 130 off-Broadway productions, as well as Broadway plays including The Aspern Papers, Abraham Cochrane, and her one-woman play Rose, according to IMDB. In Moonstruck, she turned lines like that (or the even more indelible Whats the matter with you? Anne Gardner Twitter Cognoscenti contributorAnneGardneris an Episcopal minister and author of "And So I Walked: Reflections on Chance, Choice, and the Camino de Santiago. After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her Louis, her brother Apollo Dukakis posted on Facebook. Her theatrical credits read like the canon of classic and modern plays: she had roles in plays by Euripides, Sophocles, Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen, Lorca, Pirandello, Brecht, Eugene ONeill and Tennessee Williams, on and off Broadway, as well as in various regional theatres across the country. I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours with Olympia one lazy Saturday morning,more than a decade ago. 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. The first of her many mother parts came in Peter Yatess John and Mary (1969) seen briefly in flashback as Dustin Hoffmans mother. Because of this part and several other gay-friendly ones, Dukakis became a hero of the LGBTQ+ movement. Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. Her brother Apollo Dukakis, her sons Stefan and Peter Zorich, and four grandchildren thank you for your love, prayers, and kind remembrances during this difficult time, the family said. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. As a producer, Mr. Ganis found box office success withBig Daddy,Deuce Bigalow,Mr. Candice Swanepoel shows off tangled blue and orange bikini from her range, Kerry Katona insists she's not 'bragging' about her new 2m house & a year ago she sold her jukebox to pay her rent, Teen Mom Jenelle Evans calls daughter Ensley, 4, 'sassy' after husband David 'threatened to smack her in the mouth', Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond's daughter Alex gets married as star's husband attends wedding with neck brace after crash, Inside Sheridan Smith's rainforest-themed party for her son Billy's first birthday, Ellie Goulding reveals she's given birth to her first baby with husband Caspar Jopling, Teen Mom fans shocked by Farrah Abraham's 'unrecognizable face' as star takes self-defense class with daughter Sophia. Dukakis introduced her cousin at the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, and also served as a delegate-at-large. Neither of them got the part, but their relationship was clearly built to last. [41] She received the National Arts Club Medal of Honor. The New York-based couple went on to co-found The Whole Theatre Company in Montclair, New Jersey, and ran the company for 19 years (1971-1990). Paul Cantelon is an American composer of film scores and contemporary classical music. Interestingly, it was her scene-stealing work on Broadway in the comedy "Social Security" (1986) that caught director Norman Jewison's eye and earned her the Moonstruck (1987) movie role. In 2014 he was awarded the ARRI-CSC Bahnemann Award for his outstanding student cinematography. Paul Cantelon is an American composer of film scores and contemporary classical music. Across that span, productions included the works of Euripides, Eugene O'Neill, Samuel Beckett, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, and Lanford Wilson. 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