Cher Pays Tribute To ‘Amazing’ Co-Star Olympia Dukakis After Her Death: ‘RIP Dear One’

Dolly Parton has paid tribute to actress Olympia Dukakis who died on Saturday (May 1) aged 89.Dukakis and Parton starred together in the 1989 film Steel Magnolias. In a tweet sent earlier today (May 4) Parton remembered Dukakis as one of her “favourite” people to have ever worked with.“I was so sorry to hear that Olympia Dukakis had passed away,” Parton wrote.“She has been one of my favourite people that I have ever known or worked with.

Hollywood and the theater community paid tribute to actress and Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, who died Saturday at the age of 89.

Moonstruck, for which the late actress won her Academy Award in 1988. "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

Dolly Parton is counting herself as one of the lucky ones after hearing of Olympia Dukakis‘ passing at the age of 89 over the weekend.

posted on Facebook: “After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her [husband] Louis. ” She had been married to actor Louis Zorich from 1962 until his death in 2018 and they had three children together.

Star of stage and screen Olympia Dukakis has died at the age of 89. The star, who’s resume included the massive films Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias, passed away at her home in New York City.

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Olympia Dukakis, who died on Saturday at age 89, left an indelible impression with a career in film, TV and theater that spanned nearly six decades. Winning the Supporting Actress Oscar for her turn in 1987’s Moonstruck, directed by Norman Jewison, at the age of 56, she also appeared in numerous other iconic films, including Steel Magnolias. (Click on the image above to launch the photo gallery.)

Olympia Dukakis has passed away at the age of 89. News of the Oscar winner’s passing was confirmed by her brother Apollo Dukakis, 85, via Facebook on Saturday, May 1. “My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City,” he wrote in his post. “After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her Louis,” the fellow actor wrote, including as gorgeous headshot of the Moonstruck actress. Learn more about Olympia here.

Olympia Dukakis, Hollywood’s favorite late bloomer who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in “Moonstruck” — has died at the age of 89.Dukakis, a cousin of former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, died Saturday at her home in New York City.

Stars in Hollywood are speaking out to pay tribute to Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, who sadly passed away at the age of 89.

Olympia Dukakis has sadly passed away at 89.

A heartbreaking loss. Olympia Dukakis died in New York City on Saturday, May 1, according to a social media post from her brother. She was 89.

Haley Bosselman editor“I love you more than my luggage,” Olympia Dukakis’ Clairee Belcher says to Shirley MacLaine’s Ouiser Boudreaux in the beloved 1989 movie “Steel Magnolias.”With the news of Dukakis’ death, Hollywood flocked to social media to express similar sentiments and pay their respects to the character actors’ illustrious legacy. Dukakis died on Saturday at age 89 in New York City.

Refresh for updates… After the death of Olympia Dukakis was announced on Saturday, social media reactions from former collaborators and Hollywood admirers began pouring in.