Beloved screen and stage actress Olympia Dukakis died May 1 at the age of 89.
The news of the Oscar winner’s passing was shared by her brother, Apollo Dukakis, on Facebook.
“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.
Her husband, actor Louis Zorich, died in 2018 at the age of 93.Olympia Dukakis starred in more than 130 stage productions, as well as more than 60 films and 50 television series.
She won her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1988 for her role in “Moonstruck” as Rose Castorini.
She won a Golden Globe for the film as well, and received Emmy Award nominations for “Lucky Day” (1991), “More Tales of the City” (1998), and “Joan of Arc” (1999).
She released an autobiography, “Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress,” in 2003.
Last year, a feature-length documentary about her life,
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