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 at her home in New York City, according to Allison Levy, her agent at Innovative Artists. Dukakis won the Academy Award for best supporting actress and Cher took home the trophy for best actress. After three years with a Boston regional theatre, Dukakis moved to New York and married actor Louis Zorich. "My ambition wasn't to win the Oscar," Dukakis commented after her Moonstruck win.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2021 21:45 UTC