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. 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. [29] In 2013, she starred in and executive-produced the 2013 film Montana Amazon, co-starring Haley Joel Osment. kitchen in 1989. [39] It was there they raised their three children: Christina, Peter and Stefan. Neither of them got the part, but their relationship was clearly built to last. The Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis has died at the age of 89, according to the Hollywood Reporter. [12], With her husband, Louis Zorich, and with other acting couples, she co-founded the Whole Theater Company. A dented screen door hung precariously from the hinges of the cottages doorframe. Memorial and Museum, and founded the Johnny and Mikey Katsimatides Foundation for Lifein memory of her two brothers. Olympia Dukakis, theater veteran and Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' actress, dies at 89. Once out of that corner of New England and hitting the pavement of the Great White Way, it didn't take long for her to be recognized for her talent and skill. Hollands Opus or the trans landlord Anna Madrigal over four installments of Tales of the City, she had the mien of a psychiatrist: a debonair empath with X-ray vision and pouffy white-custard hair, articulating the stubborn truths other characters were bound to resist. In Dad (1989), as a woman laid up with a heart attack watching her husband (Jack Lemmon) enjoying a certain freedom, she is wickedly funny, putting a tincture of venom into almost every line. She later moved to film acting and won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, among other accolades, for her performance in Moonstruck (1987). 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. 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. Her brother, Apollo, confirmed the news in a Facebook post. Jackson. 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. [38] Planning for a family, they moved out of the city in 1970 to settle in Montclair, New Jersey. She was 89. Birth Place:Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. [continues sobbing] Clairee : Here! All rights reserved. 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. He had the privilege to work with Miss Dukakis again on the latest installment of Tales of the City in 2019 for Netflix where he was the Director of Photography forthe entire series. 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 Moonstruck, she turned lines like that (or the even more indelible Whats the matter with you? 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. Her first experience as a theatre producer was for Opa! 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 Film Festival and the short Suit Yourself showcased at 2012 My Hero Film Festival. 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 . With Udon Productions, led by the award-winning Spanish director Toni Comas, she producedcampaigns for companies such as SodaStream and Mr. 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). [17] She believed him after receiving the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Dukakis, with that noodgy droll gleam, let you know the answer was both. 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. Facebook 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. Dukakis died at her home with her daughter Christina Zorich by her side, the family said in a statement. Anthoulais thrilled to be an executive producer ofOlympia, a film, about herinspiringmentor. She appeared in more than 60 feature and short films, including Steel Magnolias, Cloudburst, Dad, Mr. Hollands Opus, Working Girl, Look Whos Talking I, II & III, Mighty Aphrodite, Jeffrey, Away From Her, among many others. 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She is a proud board member of TheNationalSeptember 11th. I never told my parents, but by the time I turned 11, I carried a knife with me everywhere I went. In Moonstruck, that delirious 1987 fairy tale of loopy passion, opera and dowdy depressives who learn how to bloom, Dukakis, as Rose the steel-lasagna wife and mother, attempts to counsel her daughter, the widowed Loretta (Cher), to do the right thing. 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. His on-screen work includes appearances in Steven Spielberg's The Post, Tamara Jenkins' Private Life and TV shows including Homeland, House of Cards, Godfather of Harlem and The Plot Against America. Across that span, productions included the works of Euripides, Eugene O'Neill, Samuel Beckett, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, and Lanford Wilson. He has also served 10 years on the Board of Directors of Marvel Entertainment until its sale to Disney in 2009, as well as the boards of FIND (Film Independent) and University of California, Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive and San Franciscos SF FILM. Sid Ganis co-founded OUT OF THE BLUE ENTERTAINMENT with partner (and wife) Nancy Hult Ganis, in 1996 following a distinguished career as an executive at major studios including Sony Pictures, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros., Paramount, and Columbia Pictures. She taught acting for 15 years at NYU[42] and gave master classes for professional theatre universities, colleges and companies across the country. We miss your fighting spirit. You have been subscribed to WBUR Today. He has a degree in music and architecture and holds an MFA in filmmaking from NYU Tisch. 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.. 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. Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-Winning 'Moonstruck' Star, Dies At 89. by her passion for theatre work. The first, for her to recite her most famous line from "Moonstruck." From rebelling against her overbearing Greek mother to starting her own theatre company, Mavromichalis reveals both the public and private aspects of a woman who faced obstacle after obstacle as she learned how to be comfortable in her own skin and live life with blazing courage. Honored in 2012 as one of Greek Americas 40 Under 40. 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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. "My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City," he wrote. November 30, 1962 - January 30, 2018 (his death, 3 children), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). Later roles included Clairee Belcher in the 1989 film Steel Magnolias, in which she encourages a grieving MLynn Eatenton, portrayed by Sally Field, to slap Shirley MacLaines character, saying, Knock her lights out, MLynn!. 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. The burglar left only her nameplate. [37], In 1962, Dukakis married fellow Manhattan stage actor Louis Zorich. [19], She took on powerful roles on the small screen as well. 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. Steam as well as Mr Comas latest feature film American Falls, currently in post-production. Dukakis won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1988 for her portrayal of Rose Castorini in Moonstruck. 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. She majored in physical therapy at Boston University, where she graduated with a BA. 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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. You can try. The lioness of Lowell. She played the role of Debby Marsh, an attorney. in a career that spanned more than six decades, actor olympia dukakis appeared in classic stage plays like ibsen's peer gynt, sophocles' electra, and eugene o'neill's long day's journey into night, but it was her performance as cher's sardonic mother, rose castorini, in the 1987 romantic comedy moonstruck that brought her fameand an academy Susan Dey - The Partridge Family. Dukakis is a brand name here in the Bay State. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. The course of her career suggests that her ambitions never lay in the direction of Hollywood. Deeds, and the critically acclaimedAkeelah and the Bee, which he co-produced with his wife Nancy Hult Ganis. Her cousin Michael was our governor for a time, as well as the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee. There were no gates, no fences, no security. In Made for Each Other (1971), a romantic comedy in which an Italian-American man (Joseph Bologna) and a Jewish woman (Renee Taylor) fall in love, Dukakis is the formers mama opposed to her sons relationship. ", 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." All Rights Reserved. We were unable to subscribe you to WBUR Today. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Playing characters like the flinty principal of Mr. [40], In her 2003 autobiography, Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress, Dukakis describes the challenges she faced as a first-generation Greek-American in an area with anti-Greek ethnic bigotry, violence and discrimination; difficulties with her mother and in other relationships; and battles with substances and chronic illness. This gritty formermill town served as the backdrop for the first nine years of Dukakis life. John Ryan Johnsonis an Award-winning commercial director and filmmaker. The first of her many mother parts came in Peter Yatess John and Mary (1969) seen briefly in flashback as Dustin Hoffmans mother. A native of Massachusetts and the daughter of Greek immigrants, Dukakis was the first cousin of former state Gov. Stella, the butch lesbian of 2011s "Cloudburst," noted as much for its off-color script as for its tender love story. Dukakis. 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 . All Rights Reserved. Looking up from her plate of scrambled eggs she purred, Want some, darlin'?. Its been just over a year since the death of Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis. Her Broadway theatre credits include Who's Who in Hell and Social Security. As actress, director, producer and teacher, she still found the time to raise their three young children. 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]. She received three Emmy nominations for her editing work on the non-fiction series The Mind of a Chef (PBS, Netflix). Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Should marriage be everyday drudgery or moonstruck craziness? 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. In 2014 he was awarded the ARRI-CSC Bahnemann Award for his outstanding student cinematography. 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Her first feature film 'The Motion of The Sun' has been screened at the Long Island Film Festival and Miami Independent Film Festival. Dukakis continued to be much in demand in the movies, with roles such as Jocasta in Woody Allens Mighty Aphrodite (1995), and the stern but lovable school principal in Mr Hollands Opus (1995). By 1963, she had begun her career on screen. Sally Struthers - All in the Family. She appeared in Martin Sherman's one-woman play, Rose, entirely a monologue about a woman who survived the Warsaw Ghetto, in London and then on Broadway. [35] It was released theatrically in the United States in July 2020. Both would go on to win Academy Awards later that year. Cinematographer Federico Cesca was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 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. 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