Olympia Dukakis was a veteran stage and screen actor whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher’s mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck. Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actor whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher’s mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck, has died. Dukakis died Saturday morning (local time) in her home in New York City, according to Allison Levy, her agent at Innovative Artists. “My ambition wasn’t to win the Oscar,” she commented after her Moonstruck win. Dukakis is survived by her children Christina, Stefan and Peter; her brother Apollo Dukakis; and four grandchildren.

Source: Stuff May 01, 2021 22:30 UTC