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Olympia Dukakis - Biography
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Olympia Dukakis Biography
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| Name : | Olympia Dukakis |
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Profession :
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Actress
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Birth Details :
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born June 20, 1931 in Lowell, Massachusetts
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Spouse :
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Louis Zorich (5 December 1962 - present) 3 children
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Olympia Dukakis Trivia
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- Sister of Apollo Dukakis
- Daughter, Christina, with Zorich, two sons.
- Cousin of 1988 Democratic US presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.
- She and Anita Gillette has had the same on-screen love interest, twice. Larry Haines on Search For Tomorrow and Vincent Gardenia in Moonstruck.
- Her Best Supporting Actress Oscar statuette was stole from her home kitchen in 1989. The burgler left only her nameplate.
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Olympia Dukakis Detailed Biography
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Olympia Dukakis (born June 20, 1931 in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American actress. The daughter of Greek immigrants to the United States, she was educated at Boston University.
Olympia Dukakis
Born
June 20, 1931
Lowell, Massachusetts
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Olympia Dukakis has starred in many American movies, including Steel Magnolias, Mr. Holland's Opus, The Thing About My Folks, and Moonstruck (for which she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress). Her theater, film, and television work has also led her to win Obie awards, a Los Angeles Critics Award, and a Golden Globe award. She also played the role of Anna Madrigal in the television Tales of the City productions.
She is a cousin to Michael Dukakis, the former governor of Massachusetts who was the 1988 candidate for U.S. president from the Democratic Party.
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