How old was Olympia Dukakis when she started acting?
How old was Olympia Dukakis when she started acting?
Dukakis, who grew up in Lowell and Arlington, Mass. —former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis is her first cousin—began acting at a young age, playing in a World War II benefit for the American Red Cross at age 11.
How are Michael and Olympia Dukakis related?
It’s been just over a year since the death of Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis. Her surname is well-known to my fellow Bostonians. Her cousin Michael was our governor for a time, as well as the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee.
