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Olympia Dukakis: Biography

Olympia Dukakis

Birth Place: Lowell, MA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/20/1931, Gemini
Profession: Actor

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Olympia Dukakis Fast Facts:

Is the daughter of Greek immigrants.
Was a fencing champion in high school.
Has a degree in physical therapy; worked with polio patients in the 1950s.
Has taught acting at universities including New York University, Columbia, and Yale; was named 2011 Master Teacher of the prestigious Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program.
Has appeared in over 125 regional-theater productions.
Founding member of the Charles Street Playhouse in Boston and the Whole Theatre in Montclair, NJ.
Her Oscar for Moonstruck was stolen from her New Jersey home, though she was allowed to buy a replacement statue from the Academy.

Olympia Dukakis Relationships:
Louis Zorich - Husband
Stefan Zorich - Son
Alexandra Dukakis - Mother
Constantine Dukakis - Father
Michael Dukakis - Cousin
Peter Zorich - Son
Christina Zorich - Daughter
Olympia Dukakis Awards:
1988 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2003 Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1987 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
College:
Boston University, Boston, MA (BS, 1953; MFA, 1957)

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Bored to Death, Olympia Dukakis Jessica Miglio/HBO

Worst Week, John Aniston, Olympia Dukakis, Nancy Lenehan Trae Patton/NBC (c)2008 NBC Universal, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

worst week, Olympia Dukakis, Erinn Hayes, Nancy Lenehan Mitchell Haddad/CBS

worst week, Kyle Bornheimer, Erinn Hayes, Kurtwood Smith, Olympia Dukakis Sonja Flemming/CBS

worst week, Kurtwood Smith, Olympia Dukakis

The Librarian Return to King Solomon s Mines, Robert Foxworth, Olympia Dukakis Erik Heinila/TNT

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