She was also nominated for a Golden Globe for that role. She’s lucky she’s Irish, because she’s charming and of course I don’t understand half the things she says because she talks so damn fast” – actor Olympia Dukakis, ribbing her Cloudburst co-starīrenda Fricker won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1990, for her performance in My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown, directed by Jim Sheridan. In Cloudburst, Dukakis plays Stella, a domineering lesbian who is nonetheless devoted to her long-time partner. She is a founding member of Voices of Earth, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, and a member of many advocacy organizations. Her memoir, Ask Me Again Tomorrow, was a best-seller. Holland’s Opus with Richard Dreyfus Woody Allen’s Mighty Aphrodite I Love Trouble with Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts The Cemetery Club, Steel Magnolias, and the Look Who’s Talking movies.Ī resident of New York City, she has starred in two other films directed by Thom Fitzgerald: The Event and 3 Needles.ĭukakis taught acting in the graduate school at New York University for 15 years and currently teaches master classes at various universities and colleges throughout the United States. She received an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category, the New York Film Critics Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Award, and the Golden Globe Award for her work in the 1987 film Moonstruck.

Her resume includes a multitude of theatre, film and television credits, as well as prestigious awards.

Olympia Dukakis is an actress, director, producer, teacher, activist and author.

Cast of cloudburst