Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning Moonstruck actor, dies aged 89

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 aged 89.She won the 1988 Oscar for best supporting actress and Cher took home the trophy for best actress

She referred to her 1988 win as the year of the Dukakii because it was also the year Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, her cousin, was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee.At the ceremony, she held her Oscar high over her head and called out: "OK, Michael, let's go!" During their first years of marriage, acting jobs were scarce, and Dukakis worked as a bartender and waitress, among other jobs.

Sad RIP.

Gone too soon, yet left us with great memories and art. Thoughts with family, friends and fans around the world.

How bittersweet that she died on the day of Ανάσταση (resurrection).

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