Keren Seol is a film producer based in New York City. This work is among more than 40 other series, mini-series and guest starring roles she accumulated over her long career. Her brother, Apollo, confirmed the news in a Facebook post. He is an associate producer on the documentary feature Yankee Restraint, currently in production. Her surname is well-known to my fellow Bostonians. He began his career in film in the publicity department of 20th Century Fox in New York. She received another 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). She appeared as Dolly Sinatra in the mini-series of Frank Sinatra's life (1992). She majored in physical therapy at Boston University, where she graduated with a BA. Ryan is based in New York City. But what did it take for her to achieve this success? As I got up from the table, I asked her one final question. She hopscotched from one ethnicity to the next: Italian in Moonstruck, Southern aristocrat in Steel Magnolias, Jewish in films like The Cemetery Club. But that was because of the universal language of which Dukakis was the grandmaster. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. With Udon Productions, led by the award-winning Spanish director Toni Comas, she producedcampaigns for companies such as SodaStream and Mr. "It was to play the great parts.". In films, she took on several character roles, making an impression in scores of pictures for more than half a century. Olympia Dukakis sneaks a cigarette in a rare moment alone in her apartment during the play "Vigil" at . in a career that spanned more than six decades, actor olympia dukakis appeared in classic stage plays like ibsen's peer gynt, sophocles' electra, and eugene o'neill's long day's journey into night, but it was her performance as cher's sardonic mother, rose castorini, in the 1987 romantic comedy moonstruck that brought her fameand an academy Playing characters like the flinty principal of Mr. Winning the Oscar led inevitably to more recognition, though not necessarily bigger parts. In 1963, Dukakis' early life Off-Broadway was rewarded with an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance, as Widow Leocadia Begbick in Man Equals Man (a.k.a., A Man's A Man). [12], With her husband, Louis Zorich, and with other acting couples, she co-founded the Whole Theater Company. In 1998, she starred as Charlotte Kiszko in the British TV drama A Life for a Life: The True Story of Stefan Kiszko (ITV), based on the actual story of a man wrongfully imprisoned for seventeen years for the murder of a child, Lesley Molseed, after police suppressed evidence of his innocence. Olympia published her best-selling autobiography "Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress" in 2003, an introspective chronicle full of her trademark candor and wry humor. Angie Dix is an Emmy Award-winning American editor and producer working in the film and television world for more than 10 years. Because of this part and several other gay-friendly ones, Dukakis became a hero of the LGBTQ+ movement. Interestingly, it was her scene-stealing work on Broadway in the comedy "Social Security" (1986) that caught director Norman Jewison's eye and earned her the Moonstruck (1987) movie role. He bought her a 99 cent ring, and they remained married until his death in 2018. [38] Planning for a family, they moved out of the city in 1970 to settle in Montclair, New Jersey. When Rose learns that Loretta has gotten herself engaged to a middle-aged mediocrity shes not in love with, she offers the following advice: Good. After years of regularly working in TV and theater, her "Moonstruck" success led to more big roles. Her adaptability to various ethnicities (Greek, Italian, Jewish, Eastern European, etc. Paul composed music for Liev Schreibers Everything Is, Illuminated. The news of the Oscar winner's passing was shared by her brother, Apollo Dukakis, on Facebook.. "My beloved sister . Her Broadway theatre credits include Who's Who in Hell and Social Security. 1972: Ruth Buzzi - Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. ", It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative email. As a girl, she dominated in sports and was a three-time New England fencing champion. In Moonstruck, that delirious 1987 fairy tale of loopy passion, opera and dowdy depressives who learn how to bloom, Dukakis, as Rose the steel-lasagna wife and mother, attempts to counsel her daughter, the widowed Loretta (Cher), to do the right thing. She was sitting at the table dressed in a t-shirt and striped pajama bottoms, hair still wet from a quick dash through the shower. by her passion for theatre work. She spoke in the past about "stepping up" for students that she found particularly talented because, "people have stepped out for me.". He has a degree in music and architecture and holds an MFA in filmmaking from NYU Tisch. The company's first play was Our Town, in 1973. Louis died in 2018, and she is survived by their three children, Christina, Stefan and Peter, four grandchildren and her brother, Apollo. [26] That same year she starred in the revival of Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, opposite Kevin Anderson at the Hartford Stage,[27] and co-adapted and starred in the world-premiere of Another Side of the Island, based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest, at Alpine Theatre Project in Whitefish, Montana. 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The film Cloudburst (2011), in which she shared a co-lead with Brenda Fricker, became a critical and audience darling, winning a multitude of "Best Film" awards and several "Best Actress" honors (Seattle, San Diego) at various film festivals.An ardent liberal and Democrat, she was the cousin of 1988 presidential nominee Michael Dukakis. She is a proud board member of TheNationalSeptember 11th. Long a vital, respected thespian of the classic and contemporary stage, this grand lady did not become a household name and sought-after film actress until age 56 when she turned in a glorious, Oscar-winning performance as Cher 's sardonic mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck (1987). [39] It was there they raised their three children: Christina, Peter and Stefan. She is a proud board member of TheNationalSeptember 11thMemorial and Museum, and founded the Johnny and Mikey Katsimatides Foundation for Lifein memory of her two brothers. Has To Travel (2011), Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012), and most recently Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018). Dukakis is a brand name here in the Bay State. Featuring interviews with Laura Linney, Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Ladd, Lainie Kazan and Armistead Maupin, "I love this chaotic, contradictory, loving mess that has been my life. She leaned across the table, looked me dead in the eye and said, Loretta, do you love him? I squeaked out the prescribed response, Ma, I love him awful. She gently shook her head and said, Aw God, thats too bad. And with that she smiled, grabbed my hand and gave it a quick squeeze, demurely signaling the end of our time together. Lily Tomlin - Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. After more than two decades of distinguished work in the US theatre as an actor, director and teacher, and appearances in a dozen or so films, Olympia Dukakis, who has died aged 89, became hugely famous overnight by winning the best supporting actress Oscar in 1988 for her performance as Chers mother in the romantic film Moonstruck (1987). Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Laura Linney, left, and Olympia Dukakis in More Tales of the City, 1998. Dukakis continued to be much in demand in the movies, with roles such as Jocasta in Woody Allens Mighty Aphrodite (1995), and the stern but lovable school principal in Mr Hollands Opus (1995). Olympia Dukakis and Cher hold the Golden Globes they won in January 1988 for their performances in "Moonstruck." Did you encounter any technical issues? A native of Massachusetts and the daughter of Greek immigrants, Dukakis was the first cousin of former state Gov. She was seen again at Shakespeare & Co. in the summer of 2013 as the title role in "Mother Courage and Her Children. "My ambition wasn't to win the Oscar," the veteran stage and screen actor said. I flew to Los Angeles, rented a car and plugged the address her assistant had given me into my GPS. The family has not disclosed an official cause of death. . A Warner Bros. Paul Cantelon is an American composer of film scores and contemporary classical music. Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck," has died. In 2003, Dukakis published her autobiography, Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress, in which she wrote of her support of feminism and environmental causes, and her support for the Democratic party, with candour and humour. Harry has dual citizenship from the United States and Cyprus. Cinematographer Federico Cesca was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 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Keren Seol is a film producer based in New York City. This work is among more than 40 other series, mini-series and guest starring roles she accumulated over her long career. Her brother, Apollo, confirmed the news in a Facebook post. He is an associate producer on the documentary feature Yankee Restraint, currently in production. Her surname is well-known to my fellow Bostonians. He began his career in film in the publicity department of 20th Century Fox in New York. She received another 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). She appeared as Dolly Sinatra in the mini-series of Frank Sinatra's life (1992). She majored in physical therapy at Boston University, where she graduated with a BA. Ryan is based in New York City. But what did it take for her to achieve this success? As I got up from the table, I asked her one final question. She hopscotched from one ethnicity to the next: Italian in Moonstruck, Southern aristocrat in Steel Magnolias, Jewish in films like The Cemetery Club. But that was because of the universal language of which Dukakis was the grandmaster. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. With Udon Productions, led by the award-winning Spanish director Toni Comas, she producedcampaigns for companies such as SodaStream and Mr. "It was to play the great parts.". In films, she took on several character roles, making an impression in scores of pictures for more than half a century. Olympia Dukakis sneaks a cigarette in a rare moment alone in her apartment during the play "Vigil" at . in a career that spanned more than six decades, actor olympia dukakis appeared in classic stage plays like ibsen's peer gynt, sophocles' electra, and eugene o'neill's long day's journey into night, but it was her performance as cher's sardonic mother, rose castorini, in the 1987 romantic comedy moonstruck that brought her fameand an academy Playing characters like the flinty principal of Mr. Winning the Oscar led inevitably to more recognition, though not necessarily bigger parts. In 1963, Dukakis' early life Off-Broadway was rewarded with an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance, as Widow Leocadia Begbick in Man Equals Man (a.k.a., A Man's A Man). [12], With her husband, Louis Zorich, and with other acting couples, she co-founded the Whole Theater Company. In 1998, she starred as Charlotte Kiszko in the British TV drama A Life for a Life: The True Story of Stefan Kiszko (ITV), based on the actual story of a man wrongfully imprisoned for seventeen years for the murder of a child, Lesley Molseed, after police suppressed evidence of his innocence. Olympia published her best-selling autobiography "Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress" in 2003, an introspective chronicle full of her trademark candor and wry humor. Angie Dix is an Emmy Award-winning American editor and producer working in the film and television world for more than 10 years. Because of this part and several other gay-friendly ones, Dukakis became a hero of the LGBTQ+ movement. Interestingly, it was her scene-stealing work on Broadway in the comedy "Social Security" (1986) that caught director Norman Jewison's eye and earned her the Moonstruck (1987) movie role. He bought her a 99 cent ring, and they remained married until his death in 2018. [38] Planning for a family, they moved out of the city in 1970 to settle in Montclair, New Jersey. When Rose learns that Loretta has gotten herself engaged to a middle-aged mediocrity shes not in love with, she offers the following advice: Good. After years of regularly working in TV and theater, her "Moonstruck" success led to more big roles. Her adaptability to various ethnicities (Greek, Italian, Jewish, Eastern European, etc. Paul composed music for Liev Schreibers Everything Is, Illuminated. The news of the Oscar winner's passing was shared by her brother, Apollo Dukakis, on Facebook.. "My beloved sister . Her Broadway theatre credits include Who's Who in Hell and Social Security. 1972: Ruth Buzzi - Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. ", It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative email. As a girl, she dominated in sports and was a three-time New England fencing champion. In Moonstruck, that delirious 1987 fairy tale of loopy passion, opera and dowdy depressives who learn how to bloom, Dukakis, as Rose the steel-lasagna wife and mother, attempts to counsel her daughter, the widowed Loretta (Cher), to do the right thing. She was sitting at the table dressed in a t-shirt and striped pajama bottoms, hair still wet from a quick dash through the shower. by her passion for theatre work. She spoke in the past about "stepping up" for students that she found particularly talented because, "people have stepped out for me.". He has a degree in music and architecture and holds an MFA in filmmaking from NYU Tisch. The company's first play was Our Town, in 1973. Louis died in 2018, and she is survived by their three children, Christina, Stefan and Peter, four grandchildren and her brother, Apollo. [26] That same year she starred in the revival of Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, opposite Kevin Anderson at the Hartford Stage,[27] and co-adapted and starred in the world-premiere of Another Side of the Island, based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest, at Alpine Theatre Project in Whitefish, Montana. 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The film Cloudburst (2011), in which she shared a co-lead with Brenda Fricker, became a critical and audience darling, winning a multitude of "Best Film" awards and several "Best Actress" honors (Seattle, San Diego) at various film festivals.An ardent liberal and Democrat, she was the cousin of 1988 presidential nominee Michael Dukakis. She is a proud board member of TheNationalSeptember 11th. Long a vital, respected thespian of the classic and contemporary stage, this grand lady did not become a household name and sought-after film actress until age 56 when she turned in a glorious, Oscar-winning performance as Cher 's sardonic mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck (1987). [39] It was there they raised their three children: Christina, Peter and Stefan. She is a proud board member of TheNationalSeptember 11thMemorial and Museum, and founded the Johnny and Mikey Katsimatides Foundation for Lifein memory of her two brothers. Has To Travel (2011), Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012), and most recently Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018). Dukakis is a brand name here in the Bay State. Featuring interviews with Laura Linney, Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Ladd, Lainie Kazan and Armistead Maupin, "I love this chaotic, contradictory, loving mess that has been my life. She leaned across the table, looked me dead in the eye and said, Loretta, do you love him? I squeaked out the prescribed response, Ma, I love him awful. She gently shook her head and said, Aw God, thats too bad. And with that she smiled, grabbed my hand and gave it a quick squeeze, demurely signaling the end of our time together. Lily Tomlin - Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. After more than two decades of distinguished work in the US theatre as an actor, director and teacher, and appearances in a dozen or so films, Olympia Dukakis, who has died aged 89, became hugely famous overnight by winning the best supporting actress Oscar in 1988 for her performance as Chers mother in the romantic film Moonstruck (1987). Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Laura Linney, left, and Olympia Dukakis in More Tales of the City, 1998. Dukakis continued to be much in demand in the movies, with roles such as Jocasta in Woody Allens Mighty Aphrodite (1995), and the stern but lovable school principal in Mr Hollands Opus (1995). Olympia Dukakis and Cher hold the Golden Globes they won in January 1988 for their performances in "Moonstruck." Did you encounter any technical issues? A native of Massachusetts and the daughter of Greek immigrants, Dukakis was the first cousin of former state Gov. She was seen again at Shakespeare & Co. in the summer of 2013 as the title role in "Mother Courage and Her Children. "My ambition wasn't to win the Oscar," the veteran stage and screen actor said. I flew to Los Angeles, rented a car and plugged the address her assistant had given me into my GPS. The family has not disclosed an official cause of death. . A Warner Bros. Paul Cantelon is an American composer of film scores and contemporary classical music. Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck," has died. In 2003, Dukakis published her autobiography, Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress, in which she wrote of her support of feminism and environmental causes, and her support for the Democratic party, with candour and humour. Harry has dual citizenship from the United States and Cyprus. Cinematographer Federico Cesca was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Not long after her arrival in New York City, she won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1963 for her off-Broadway performance in Bertolt Brecht's Man Equals Man. The Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis has died at the age of 89, according to the Hollywood Reporter. His on-screen work includes appearances in Steven Spielberg's The Post, Tamara Jenkins' Private Life and TV shows including Homeland, House of Cards, Godfather of Harlem and The Plot Against America. Courage and her children the Company 's first play was Our Town, in 1973 in Bay. Music and architecture and holds an MFA in filmmaking from NYU Tisch said, Aw,., her `` Moonstruck. her adaptability to various ethnicities ( Greek, Italian Jewish! & # x27 ; s Laugh-In editor and producer working in TV and Theater, ``... He bought her a 99 cent ring, and olympia Dukakis has died at age. Her one final question Louis Zorich, and with other acting couples, co-founded. 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