Actrice Olympia Dukakis is op 89-jarige leeftijd overleden. Ze was vooral bekend van haar rol in de romcom Moonstruck met Cher en Nicolas Cage, waarvoor ze een Oscar won.

Verder speelde Dukakis ook mee in Mike Nichols Working Girl, Amy Heckerlings Look Who’s Talking en Look Who’s Talking Too, Herbert Ross’ Steel Magnolias, Woody Allens Mighty Aphrodite en Sarah Polleys Away From Her.

Op sociale media hebben onder meer Cher en Polley een laatste groet aan Dukakis gebracht. Een greep uit de reacties:

Olympia Dukakis Was an Amazing,Academy Award Winning Actress.Olympia Played My Mom In Moonstruck,& Even Though Her Part was
That Of a Suffering Wife, We😂ALL The Time.She Would Tell Me How MUCH She Loved Louis,Her”Handsome Talented,Husband”.I Talked To Her 3Wks Ago. Rip Dear One pic.twitter.com/RcCZaeKFmz

— Cher (@cher) May 1, 2021

1/Lessons learned from Olympia Dukakis: First day I worked with her when I was 24 – "Where are we going for margaritas tonight?" I said I wanted to get an early night. She said " We gotta have some laughs. Otherwise we'll blow our fucking brains out." We went for the margaritas.

— @realSarahPolley (she/her) (@realsarahpolley) May 1, 2021

RIP Olympia Dukakis…the consummate actor. You made all around you step up their game. A joy to work with. Rest well. "May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest".💛💛💛https://t.co/9uC2Ld4rTU

— Viola Davis (@violadavis) May 1, 2021

Olympia Dukakis has departed our company. We were Moonstruck by her, as she told us great Tales of the City. A true Steel Magnolia within a more common forest. Ah, what a life force, her later years her best. Rest now among the heavens, Olympia.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) May 1, 2021

Olympia Dukakis was a great actress who loved the work and loved the theatre. She was the acting teacher who spoke to me (and many, many others) with clarity and humor and NO censor. 1/2

— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) May 1, 2021

Brilliant, strong, hilarious soul. An actor’s actor. Rest In Peace Olympia Dukakis. https://t.co/4ZAwcBBd2O

— Bradley Whitford (@BradleyWhitford) May 1, 2021

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A sweet farewell to a great actress, Olympia Dukakis. I had the good fortune of working with her in "A Fire in the Dark". Rest in Peace.

— Ray Wise (@therealraywise) May 1, 2021

Olympia Dukakis brought warmth, humor and wit to the stage and screen for almost 60 years, including a stellar run of unforgettable roles in "Steel Magnolias" "Tales of the City" and "Moonstruck," for which she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. She will be missed. pic.twitter.com/TLuNTx32PI

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) May 1, 2021

Bron: Variety, Variety