Olympia Dukakis has died aged 89.
The family of the Oscar-winning star has confirmed she passed away in New York City after many months of failing health .
Apollo Dukakis, the actress brother, wrote on Facebook: My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City. After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her [husband] Louis.
The acclaimed actress won an Oscar for her role in the 1987 romantic comedy Moonstuck , and she also enjoyed enjoyed a successful career in the theatre business, both as a performer and as a director.
Olympia - who played Cher s mother in Moonstruck - also starred in Steel Magnolias , Working Girl and Look Who s Talking .
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Oscar-winning Moonstruck actress Olympia Dukakis dies at 89
A cause of death was not immediately released, but her family said in a statement that she had been in failing health for months.
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MAPLEWOOD: Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actor whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher s mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck , has died. She was 89. Dukakis died on Saturday morning in her home in New York City, according to Allison Levy, her agent at Innovative Artists.
A cause of death was not immediately released, but her family said in a statement that she had been in failing health for months.