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By Will Dunham
, (Reuters) â Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her performance as a sardonic, middle-aged mother who advises her headstrong daughter on matters of love in the 1987 romantic film comedy âMoonstruck,â died on Saturday at age 89.
Dukakis â a cousin of unsuccessful 1988 Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Michael Dukakis â passed away at her New York City home on Saturday morning after months of failing health, said her agent, Allison Levy. Her daughter, Christina Zorich, was by her side.
The Massachusetts-born daughter of Greek immigrants, Dukakis worked for decades as a stage, TV and film actor before rocketing to fame at age 56 playing the mother of Cherâs character in âMoonstruck.â
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Oscar-winning Moonstruck actress Olympia Dukakis dies at 89 The actress was best known for her performance as a sardonic, middle-aged mother who advises her headstrong daughter on matters of love in the 1987 romantic film comedy Moonstruck.
Actress Olympia Dukakis waves at the ceremony for the unveiling of her star on the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, May 24, 2013. (Photo: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
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Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her performance as a sardonic, middle-aged mother who advises her headstrong daughter on matters of love in the 1987 romantic film comedy Moonstruck, died on Saturday (May 1) at age 89.
Oscar-winning âMoonstruckâ star Olympia Dukakis dies at 89 Dukakis, a master of deadpan humour, was also nominated for Emmy awards for TV roles in 1991, 1998 and 1999
Author of the article: Will Dunham
Publishing date: May 01, 2021  â¢Â May 1, 2021  â¢Â 4 minute read  â¢Â In this file photo taken on May 24, 2013, actress Olympia Dukakis is honoured with the 2,498th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Calif. Photo by JOE KLAMAR /AFP via Getty Images
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NEW YORK â Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her performance as a sardonic, middle-aged mother who advises her headstrong daughter on matters of love in the 1987 romantic film comedy âMoonstruck,â died on Saturday at age 89.
By Syndicated Content
By Will Dunham
, (Reuters) â Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her performance as a sardonic, middle-aged mother who advises her headstrong daughter on matters of love in the 1987 romantic film comedy âMoonstruck,â died on Saturday at age 89.
Dukakis â a cousin of unsuccessful 1988 Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Michael Dukakis â passed away at her New York City home on Saturday morning after months of failing health, said her agent, Allison Levy. Her daughter, Christina Zorich, was by her side.
The Massachusetts-born daughter of Greek immigrants, Dukakis worked for decades as a stage, TV and film actor before rocketing to fame at age 56 playing the mother of Cherâs character in âMoonstruck.â
By Will Dunham
, (Reuters) – Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her performance as a sardonic, middle-aged mother who advises her headstrong daughter on matters of love in the 1987 romantic film comedy “Moonstruck,” died on Saturday at age 89.
Dukakis – a cousin of unsuccessful 1988 Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Michael Dukakis – passed away at her New York City home on Saturday morning after months of failing health, said her agent, Allison Levy. Her daughter, Christina Zorich, was by her side.
The Massachusetts-born daughter of Greek immigrants, Dukakis worked for decades as a stage, TV and film actor before rocketing to fame at age 56 playing the mother of Cher’s character in “Moonstruck.”