Olympia Dukakis

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Biography

Olympia is one of those character actresses who infallibly lends a touch of class to whatever picture she's in. Despite her extraordinary dignity and…more

Born

6/20/1931, Lowell, Massachusetts

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Female

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Star (4)

Role
- Center of the Universe
  Marge Barnett
  - S 1: Ep 10 The New Neighbors
    1/19/05
  - S 1: Ep 9 If You Love Something Leave It Alone
    1/12/05
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Work of Art
    1/5/05
  - S 1: Ep 7 Lily's Boyfriend
    12/15/04
  - S 1: Ep 6 And the Silver Medal Goes To...
    12/8/04
  - + 10 More Credits
- Tales Of The City
  Anna Madrigal
  - S 3: Ep 4 Further Tales of the City (4)
    5/27/01
  - S 3: Ep 3 Further Tales of the City (3)
    5/20/01
  - S 3: Ep 2 Further Tales of the City (2)
    5/13/01
  - S 3: Ep 1 Further Tales of the City (1)
    5/6/01
  - S 2: Ep 6 More Tales of the City (6)
    6/8/98
  - + 11 More Credits
- More Tales of the City
  Anna Madrigal
  - S 1: Ep 3 Part 3
    6/14/98
  - S 1: Ep 2 Part 2
    6/7/98
  - S 1: Ep 1 Part 1
    6/7/98
- Search for Tomorrow
  Dr. Barbara Moreno (1983)
  - S 1: Ep 1 1
    9/3/51
  - S 27: Ep 1 Ep. #9100
    12/26/86
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Bored to Death
  Belinda
  - S 3: Ep 6 Two Large Pearls and a Bar of Gold
    11/14/11
  - S 3: Ep 5 I Keep Taking Baths Like Lady Macbeth
    11/7/11
Guest Star (28)

Role
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Debbie Marsh
  - S 12: Ep 11 Pop
    1/5/11
- Worst Week
  June
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Wedding
    11/24/08
- Worst Week
  June Clayton
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Ring
    11/3/08
- e-Talk Daily
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 74 May 1, 2007
    5/1/07
- The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
  Olympia Dukakis
  - S 1: Ep 19 2-19-2007
    2/19/07
- Numb3rs
  Charlotte Yates
  - S 2: Ep 24 Hot Shot
    5/19/06
- The Tony Danza Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 89 Episode 264
    1/26/06
- It's All Relative
  Colleen O'Neil
  - S 1: Ep 9 Thanks, But No Thanks
    11/26/03
- The View
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 221 July 31, 2003
    7/31/03
- Frasier
  Voice of Caller #3
  - S 9: Ep 22 Frasier Has Spokane
    5/7/02
- The Simpsons
  Zelda
  - S 13: Ep 13 The Old Man and the Key
    3/10/02
- So Graham Norton
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 3 Episode 61
    11/16/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 143 Show #767
    4/18/00
  - S 1: Ep 173 Show #173
    3/24/97
- Intimate Portrait
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 22 Olympia Dukakis
    4/18/99
- Touched By an Angel
  Clara
  - S 3: Ep 2 A Joyful Noise
    9/21/96
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 136 March 29, 1990
    3/29/90
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 19 Show #1273
    2/28/90
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 109 February 1, 1990
    2/1/90
  - S 1: Ep 61 November 28, 1988
    11/28/88
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 203 November 7, 1989
    11/7/89
- People's Choice Awards
  Herself
  - S 15: Ep 1 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards
    8/23/89
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 28 February 9, 1989
    2/9/89
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 60: Ep 1 The 60th Annual Academy Awards
    4/11/88
- The Equalizer
  Judge Paula G. Walsh
  - S 2: Ep 5 Shades of Darkness
    11/5/86
- One of the Boys
  Professor
  - S 1: Ep 4 His Cheatin' Heart
    2/13/82
- American Playhouse
  Mama Nicola
  - S 1: Ep 2 King of America
    1/19/82
- Great Performances
  Pauline
  - S 3: Ep 7 Theater in America: The Seagull
    1/5/75
- Dr. Kildare
  Anna Nieves
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Legacy
    12/13/62
- The Nurses (1962)
  Ioana Chiriac
  - S 1: Ep 11 Frieda
    12/6/62

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- Olympia has three children, one daughter Christina, and two sons Peter and Stefan, with actor/husband Zorich.
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- Olympia has been nominated for three Emmy awards. In 1991 she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special for Lucky Day. In 1998 she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for More Tales of The City. In 1999 she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Joan of Arc.
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- Olympia has been married to Louis Zorich since December 5, 1962.
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- Olympia: You don't stay married for thirty-nine years because of sex or even because of love, but rather because your partner is a real friend to you, because they respect and regard you.
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- Olympia: Winning is everything in Hollywood.
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- Olympia: When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin something the Church said children got from their mother, and I absolutely refused to believe women carry Original Sin.
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