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Cher Mourns the Death of Amazing Moonstruck Costar Olympia Dukakis: I Talked to Her 3 Weeks Ago People 5/1/2021
Cher is remembering her beloved onscreen mother Olympia Dukakis.
On Saturday, shortly after news of Dukakis death was made public, the 74-year-old singer reflected on her former
Moonstruck costar s legacy and shared a tribute on social media.
Sharing her message on Twitter, Cher posted a carousel of photos of Dukakis with her late husband, Louis Zorich. Olympia Dukakis Was an Amazing Academy Award Winning Actress, Cher began her post. Olympia Played My Mom In Moonstruck,& Even Though Her Part was That Of a Suffering Wife, We ALL The Time.
Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-Winning Moonstruck Actress, Dead at 89 After Many Months of Failing Health People 5/1/2021
Olympia Dukakis, the actress best known for her role in the 1987 film
Moonstruck, has died. She was 89.
Her brother, Apollo, announced the news in a Facebook post on Saturday. He did not share Dukakis cause of death but noted that she had been ill for some time. 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 Louis, Apollo wrote, citing Dukakis late husband, Louis Zorich.
Born in 1931 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the star was the daughter of a Greek-born, American-educated lawyer named Constantine, who died in 1975. Her mother, Alexandra, was also born in Greece and worked in cotton mills in Massachusetts.