‘A joy to work with’: Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis dies at 89

The acclaimed actress who rocketed to fame at the age of 56 left an indelible mark on the silver screen

02 May 2021 - 19:03 By Jonathan Oatis and Will Dunham

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 the age of 89...

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