"After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her [husband] Louis [Zorich]" (viaLos Angeles Times). Harry has dual citizenship from the United States and Cyprus. She reappeared in the sequels, More Tales of the City (1998), Further Tales of the City (2001) and again under the title of Tales of the City (2019). [16], Moonstruck (1987) was directed by Norman Jewison who predicted Dukakis would receive honors for the role. He has a degree in music and architecture and holds an MFA in filmmaking from NYU Tisch. Another striking stage performance came in an off-Broadway production of Tennessee Williamss 1963 drama The Milk Train Doesnt Stop Here Anymore (2011), as the wealthy, dying gorgon Flora Goforth. 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. She was 89. All Rights Reserved. Dukakis made her film debut as a patient in a mental hospital in Robert Rossens Lilith (1964). He is an associate producer on the documentary feature Yankee Restraint, currently in production. She earned two degrees from Boston University, one in Physical Therapy and one in Acting. Olympia Dukakis, left, with Cher in Moonstruck. Soon enough, I found myself in front of a small bungalow in a nondescript part ofWest Hollywood. 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. She was 89 years old. In addition to her Oscar, she took the Golden Globe in the same category. Paul composed music for Liev Schreibers Everything Is Illuminated. [3], Dukakis appeared in a number of films, including Steel Magnolias, Mr. Holland's Opus, Jane Austen's Mafia!, The Thing About My Folks and Moonstruck, for which she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She played the role of Debby Marsh, an attorney. Over the duration of their marriage, she and her husband have experienced shared successes, appearing together in "Long Day's Journey Into Night," "Camino Real, "The Three Sisters" and "The Seagull," among many others. Because of this part and several other gay-friendly ones, Dukakis became a hero of the LGBTQ+ movement. Before we talked about her lifeunder Hollywood's glare, we talked about her life under the street lamps of Lowell. Starred in the Barra Grant play A Mother, A Daughter and A Gun, first at the Helen Hayes Theatre in Nyack, New York, and the off-Broadway at the Dodger Stages, New York, New York. [1] In 2018, a feature-length documentary about her life, titled Olympia, was released theatrically in the United States. 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. MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actor whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck," has died.. "My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City, he wrote. Angie Dix is an Emmy Award-winning American editor and producer working in the film and television world for more than 10 years. The company's first play was Our Town, in 1973. [25], In 2008, Dukakis directed the world premiere production of Todd Logan's "Botanic Garden" at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Her husband,Louis Zorich, was also an actor, best known for his part in the sitcom "Mad About You." Born in South Korea, she has worked as a director, producer, and editor for broadcast networks 'KBS', 'SBS', and 'M-net' since 2005. 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. As Rose says to her unfaithful husband, Cosmo (Vincent Gardenia), in Moonstruck, Your life is not built on nothing. [37], In 1962, Dukakis married fellow Manhattan stage actor Louis Zorich. [26] That same year she starred in the revival of Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, opposite Kevin Anderson at the Hartford Stage,[27] and co-adapted and starred in the world-premiere of Another Side of the Island, based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest, at Alpine Theatre Project in Whitefish, Montana. At the same time as she had picked up the Oscar for Moonstruck, her first cousin Michael Dukakis began his unsuccessful quest for the presidency against George HW Bush. (Jeff Chiu/AP) It's been just. Its been just over a year since the death of Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis. But then, that's really the fate of many women today. Anthoulais thrilled to be an executive producer ofOlympia, a film about herinspiringmentor. She was 89. Alexia Vassiliou is an award-winning multi-gold and platinum multi-genre conceptual international artist, songwriter, composer, and social activist. You can try. Moreover, she was a strong advocate of women's rights and environmental causes. Dukakis passed away at her New York City home. 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. With Udon Productions, led by the award-winning Spanish director Toni Comas, she producedcampaigns for companies such as SodaStream and Mr. 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]. And yet, this ethnic commonality did little to ease her entry into the social circles of the neighborhood. 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). As I got up from the table, I asked her one final question. Sam has been working in Brooklyn for the last 10 years as an editor, assistant editor, and writer on many documentary feature films and television shows. 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). 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). 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). Olympia Dukakis, theater veteran and Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' actress, dies at 89. This gritty formermill town served as the backdrop for the first nine years of Dukakis life. 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. And then just as quickly, threaded her fingers together as if in prayer. All Rights Reserved. Memorial and Museum, and founded the Johnny and Mikey Katsimatides Foundation for Lifein memory of her two brothers. She is a proud board member of TheNationalSeptember 11th. "My ambition wasn't to win the Oscar," the veteran stage and screen actor said. Michael Dukakis, who became the Democratic nominee for president in 1988, but ultimately lost to then-Vice President George H.W. Her family home was located in The Acre, the largely Greek section of town. [17] She believed him after receiving the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. I rapped on the door and heard her signature alto voice bellow, Its open! Tentatively crossing the threshold, I made my way down a narrow hallway. . Olympia Dukakis and Cher hold the Golden Globes they won in January 1988 for their performances in "Moonstruck." In one scene, she remains hostile until, alone in the hallway, she shrieks: Get that woman out of my house.. [36], Dukakis' final performance is as a judge in the 2021 film Not to Forget. November 30, 1962 - January 30, 2018 (his death, 3 children), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). Miss Dukakis, would it be all right if I took your picture? For the first time since we had been together, I saw her stiffen. Stern but perpetually amused, with a warm leer of a grin that could light up a scene, she looked like the comedy and tragedy masks fused together. Share this - copied. Although she had a stage career that spanned decades, Dukakis is best known for her portrayal of Rose Castorini, the nosy-but-sensitive Italian mother in the 1987 film Moonstruck, stealing many scenes from Cher, who played her daughter. 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. He is a writer, director, producer with multiple short films, music videos and commercials under his belt. I-I don't think I can take this! A good portion of her successes was launched within the walls of her own theater company, which encouraged the birth of new and untried plays.Olympia's prolific stage directing credits include many of the classics: "Orpheus Descending," "The House of Bernarda Alba," "Uncle Vanya," and "A Touch of the Poet," as well as the more contemporary ("One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Kennedy's Children"). Or her 1989 performance as one of the Steel Magnolias, a fitting title for a woman known for her winsome heart and yet resolute demeanor. 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. [10] But her stage work began across the summer of 1961, in productions at the Williamstown Summer Theatre,[11] she continued to perform there every few years, with her last appearance on that stage occurring in 2003, where she played multiple roles in The Chekov Cycle. She later moved to film acting and won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, among other accolades, for her performance in Moonstruck. When Rose learns that Loretta has gotten herself engaged to a middle-aged mediocrity shes not in love with, she offers the following advice: Good. Steam as well as Mr Comas latest feature film American Falls, currently in post-production. She is quoted as having said, "I recognize that the real pulse of life is transformation, yet I work in a world dominated by men and the things men value, where transformation is not the coinage. [9], Prior to her film career, Dukakis began a decades-long stage life working in 1961 in productions at the Williamstown Summer Theater, in the northwestern corner of Massachusetts. Olympia Dukakis in Moonstruck, 1987, in which she played Chers mother. Sally Struthers - All in the Family. She leaned across the table, looked me dead in the eye and said, Loretta, do you love him? I squeaked out the prescribed response, Ma, I love him awful. She gently shook her head and said, Aw God, thats too bad. And with that she smiled, grabbed my hand and gave it a quick squeeze, demurely signaling the end of our time together. As a girl, she dominated in sports and was a three-time New England fencing champion. With Udon Productions, led by the award-winning Spanish director Toni Comas, she producedcampaigns for companies such as SodaStream and Mr. Dukakis. He currently serves as Vice President on the Academys Board ofGovernors and as chair of the Academys Museum Committee. "My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City," he wrote. Karen Valentine - Room 222. 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). She taught acting for 15 years at NYU[42] and gave master classes for professional theatre universities, colleges and companies across the country. 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