Olympia Dukakis is of Greek ethnicity. She belongs to the American nationality since she was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States.
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Olympia Dukakis’s parents were Greek immigrants. Olympia Dukakis performed in over 130 stage productions, 60 films and 50 television series.
Olympia Dukakis was raised alongside a brother named Apollo Dukakis. She was educated at Boston University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in physical therapy.
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Olympia Dukakis passed away on May 1, 2021, in Manhattan, New York, United States. A feature-length documentary of Olympia Dukakis her life, titled Olympia, was released theatrically in the United States in 2018.
Olympia Dukakis began her career working in 1961 in productions at the Williamstown Summer Theater, in Massachusetts.
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).


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