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Was Olympia Dukakis married to Michael?

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Olympia Dukakis was not married to Michael. She was married to fellow Manhattan stage actor Louis Zorich.

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Michael and Olympia Dukakis are related. Former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis is Olympia Dukakis’s first cousin.

Olympia Dukakis began her career working in 1961 in productions at the Williamstown Summer Theater, in Massachusetts.

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

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

Olympia Dukakis is from Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Olympia Dukakis was raised alongside a brother named Apollo Dukakis.

Olympia Dukakis graduated from Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts. She was educated at Boston University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in physical therapy.

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).


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