Olympia Dukakis Parents: Constantine S. Dukakis, Alexandra Christos

Olympia Dukakis was born to her parents, Alexandra “Alec” Christos and Constantine “Costa” S. Dukakis.

Olympia Dukakis’s parents were Greek immigrants. Her father was a refugee from Anatolia while her mother hailed from the Peloponnese.

There is no readily available information regarding Olympia Dukakis’s parents’ date of birth, age, height, body measurements, educational background, academic qualifications, siblings and childhood.

Olympia Dukakis was born on June 20, 1931, in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Olympia was raised alongside a brother named Apollo Dukakis.

Olympia Dukakis won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1963 for her off-Broadway performance in Bertolt Brecht’s Man Equals Man.

After moving to film acting, Olympia Dukakis won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in Moonstruck (1987).

Olympia Dukakis received a Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra (1992) and Emmy Award nominations for Lucky Day (1991), More Tales of the City (1998) and Joan of Arc (1999). Olympia Dukakis passed away on May 1, 2021, in Manhattan, New York, United States.