"You have to know what you want and go for it. Don't let the money be an issue. You can always pay your bills if you're willing to work."
Very sad news today - one of my favourite actresses Olympia Dukakis has departed for Fabulon.
As I said in my tribute to her way back in 2009:
This lady is one of a rare breed, for if ever I see her name in the credits, I know that a film is going to have at least one scene worth watching!
Although her film career stretches all the way back to the 1960s, it was really only in the 80s that the world took notice of this feisty little Greek mama, in films such as Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias.
But it is for her Emmy-award-winning performance as the enigmatic Mrs Madrigal in Tales of the City that we love her the most, of course (although I must admit her cameo in Jeffrey as the proud mother of the "pre-operative transsexual lesbian son" is perhaps one of my personal favourites!). Here are a few small clips of the talent thatis[was] Olympia Dukakis...
RIP, Olympia Mary Dukakis (20th June 1931 – 1st May 2021)
