Top Ten Classic Rom-Com Movie Renta... Nov 17, 2009
Moonstruck (1987): Cher won an Oscar for her performance in this film as the unlucky-in-love woman who finally falls in love (with the wrong man); also stars Nicolas Cage and Olympia Dukakis, directed by Norman Jewison. Harold and Maude (1971): Perhaps the most non-traditional romantic pairing ever written, Hal Ashby directs Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort in this coming-of-age comedy about suicide and May-December love. (Suite101.com)
Healthy Lifestyle, Attitude Help Resilient Seniors Stay on Track Nov 10, 2009
Actors Olympia Dukakis and Louis Zorich, married 48 years, have faced significant health setbacks: mini-strokes, hip and knee replacements, heart problems and Zorich's recent diagnosis of diabetes. Dukakis, who is preparing for a play for next year, credits their resilience to their close bond with their children and grandchildren, a love for their work and their devotion to each other. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Duke claims third straight ACC victory Nov 1, 2009
Actress Olympia Dukakis spoke with the Duke women's basketball team last season about improvisation and feeding off teammates as entertainers often do on stage. No one at Duke is making excuses for the Blue Devils' inability to run the football this season, especially not coach David Cutcliffe. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Starr report Oct 14, 2009
Other celebs reading in other cities on Oct. 24 in clude "CSI: NY" star Melina Kanakaredes, Gloria Gay nor, Olympia Dukakis and Frank Dicopoulos. Last, but not least. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Celebrities Vie For 'Who Wears Purple Best?' Title to Raise Awareness of New Global Prevalence On World Alzheimer's Day Sep 21, 2009
The extensive roster of celebrities includes Bradley Cooper, Soleil Moon Frye, Melina Kanakaredes, Seth Rogen, Peter Gallagher, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Bryant Gumbel, Olympia Dukakis, Terrell Owens, Kyle Chandler, David Hyde Pierce, Victor Garber, Kyle Chandler and more (visit for full list). About the Alzheimer's Association. (PR Newswire)
On Demand picks Sep 17, 2009
Its six actresses - Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, and Julia Roberts - provide nonstop firepower. (PG; runs through Sept. 25). (Boston Globe)
Labor Day Full of Plays in Lenox Sep 4, 2009
It is the 15th year Shakespeare ny has taken on the energetic enterprise, this year tapping into the talents of such entertainment luminaries as Olympia Dukakis, who gave a special performance on Monday, and Sharon actor Campbell Scott, who will read in a reprise of Edward Albee's "The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia?" on Monday. He will be joined by a Shakespeare ny rising star, noted actress Elizabeth Aspelieder in a reading set to begin at 4:30 p.m. "This is the first time I have appeared with... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
THE $24,000+ DATE... Jun 1, 2009
Actress Meryl Streep sat a few rows ahead of them, and Olympia Dukakis was also on hand. "I was very honored the president took a date night with his wife and chose to see our play," said leading actor Ernie Hudson. (The Drudge Report)
Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush rally May 22, 2009
They include actors Sean Penn, Olympia Dukakis and Mark Ruffalo, writers Studs Terkel and Alice Walker, state Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and Bay Area "protest mom" Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq in 2004. "In the beginning, we were what you might call the voice-of-conscience usual suspects," Sweet said. (Yahoo News -- Anti-War Movement)
Professional troupe honored with grant May 10, 2009
Since Morrison, Luke Walrath and David Ackroyd left Broadway (and Hollywood) to found ATP in 2004, they have produced a string of critical and box office hits, including world premiers starring John Lithgow and Olympia Dukakis. Their efforts from Whitefish, Morrison said, have consistently turned heads from New York to Los Angeles. (Missoulian, MT)
GMU’s Center for the Arts Announces 2009n10 Season of Great Performances at Mason May 7, 2009
Actress Olympia Dukakis makes her Center debut, performing her Broadway hit Rose, a one-woman play about an 80-year-old Jewish woman from Ukraine, who recounts her journey through war-torn Warsaw to the borscht belts of postwar Atlantic City and modern day Miami Beach. L.A. Theatre Works, Aquila Theatre Company and the Acting Company also appear. (Chronicle Newspapers, VA)
'He Was Inspiring' Apr 12, 2009
Born and raised in Boston, Cazale went to Boston University with Olympia Dukakis. She remembers him as a prankster who would go around campus stealing milk bottles. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Jennifer Aniston pays lip service to lamb Mar 23, 2009
Among the actors voicing characters for 'Loukoumi's Good Deeds' are Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, Gloria Gaynor and US news presenter Alexis Christoforous - who voices Loukoumi. A percentage of the sales from 'Loukoumi's Good Deeds', which is released in the US on April 1, will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. (Xinhuanet, China)
'OLD BROAD' HAS LOTS OF STA... Mar 17, 2009
OSCAR winner Olympia Dukakis starts previews April 7 at the Public in "The Singing Forest." We know Olympia from films like "Moon struck," "Steel Magnolias," "Mr. Holland's Opus." We know Olympia from TV and Broadway ... Considering this was glorious Olympia Dukakis, I ever-so-graciously said: "What the hell's the matter with your speech? I can't understand you.". (New York Post -- Gossip)
NOTHING BUT THE TOOTH IN THEATER Mar 13, 2009
Also Olympia Dukakis. Both open in plays next month. (New York Post -- Gossip)
John Patrick Shanley: Author of Doubt talks politics, religion and ... Feb 24, 2009
Look at what Moonstruck did for Cher and Olympia Dukakis. Doubt: A Parable opens at Centaur Theatre, 453 St. Franois Xavier St. in Old Montreal, on Thursday and continues until March 29. (National Post)
Catching up with Armistead Maupin Feb 20, 2009
His "Tales of the City" books - based on the piquant serial he wrote for The Chronicle - have sold more than 6 million copies internationally and inspired three TV miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney. Maupin also wrote the screenplay for the 2006 film "The Night Listener," based on his novel of the same name and starring fellow San Franciscan Robin Williams. (San Francisco Chronicle)
