'Moonstruck' and 'Steel Magnolias' actor Olympia Dukakis passes away at 89

Oscarwinning actor Olympia Dukakis known for her role in Mr Hollands Opus Steel Magnolias Moonstruck has died at the age of 89 years at her home in New York CityAccording to Fox News Dukakis brother Apollo Dukakis confirmed her demise on Facebook saying 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 LouisDukakis rose to unmistakable quality when at 56 years old she was given a role as Chers pessimistic mother in Moonstruck a role that acquired her a Golden Globe and an Oscar That achievement drove Dukakis to play widow Clairee Blecher in Steel Magnolias transsexual landowner Anna Madrigal in the TV series Stories of the City and Principal Jacobs in Mr Hollands OpusAs reported by Fox News Dukakis started her acting career and made her Broadway debut in The Aspern Paper in 1962 Her first TV execution came that very year in scenes of The Nurses and Dr Kildare yet her acting remained to a great extent on stage until the last part of the 1980s and mid1990sThe fun part is that people pass me on the street and yell lines from my movies the actor told the Los Angeles Times in 1991For Moonstruck they say Your life is going down the toilet or from Dad they say How much are those pork chops They say Do you know who you are Its real funnyDukakis was additionally notable for philanthropy and political activism just as for being the cousin of 1988 popularity based official chosen one Governor Michael Dukakis She showed dramatization at NUY for over 15 years and cofounded along with her husband the Whole Theater Company in Montclair New JerseyIn 2003 Dukakis wrotes Me Again Tomorrow A Life in Progress and subtleties her battles as an original GreekAmerican battles with addiction and a career that spanned 40 yearsDukakis reflected in a 2001 interview with The Guardian Maybe good fortune comes to you for the same reason as badIts tied in with seeing more you gain proficiency with a great deal of things when youre battling and different things when youre what the world calls effective Or on the other hand maybe its simply something that occurs Every so often its chilly sometimes its hotDukakis Broadway collection remembered Rose for Rose Sophie Greengrass in Social Security and Ilse ins Whos Who in Hell Her film appearances included Rosie for Look Whos Talking Bette Tremont in Father Stella in Cloudburst and Emily Miller in Fire in the DarkDukakis the daughter of Greek migrants was brought into the world in June 1931 in Massachusetts and went to Boston University She married actor Louis Zorich in 1962 and they stayed wedded until his demise in 2018This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever