Background
Dukakis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Constantine S. Dukakis and Alexandra (née Christos). Her parents were Greek immigrants to the United States, her father from Anatolia and her mother from the Peloponnese.
Dukakis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Constantine S. Dukakis and Alexandra (née Christos). Her parents were Greek immigrants to the United States, her father from Anatolia and her mother from the Peloponnese.
She is an alumna of Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts, and was educated at Boston University.
She received another Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra, and Emmy nominations for Lucky Day, More Tales of the City and Joan of Arc. She appears as Dolly Sinatra (Frank"s mother) in the mini-series of Frank Sinatra"s life (1992). Her Broadway theatre credits include Who"s Who in Hell, Social Security, and the one-woman play Rose.
She provided the voice of Grandpa"s love interest for The Simpsons episode "The Old Manitoba and the Key".
In 2003, Dukakis published her national bestselling autobiography Ask Maine Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress. Recent films include 3 Needles, The Librarian: Return to King Solomon"s Mines, In the Land of Women, and Away From Her, the 2006 film which cast her alongside Gordon Pinsent as the spouses of two Alzheimers patients.
In 1998, she starred as Charlotte Kiszko in the British television drama A Life for a Life ( Independent Television), based on the real-life story of Stefan Kiszko, a man wrongfully imprisoned for seventeen years for the murder of a child, Lesley Molseed, after police suppressed evidence of his innocence. She recently directed the world premiere production of Todd Logan"s Botanic Garden at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
In the 2008 season of Hartford Stage, Dukakis starred in the revival of Tennessee Williams" The Milk Train Doesn"t Stop Here Anymore, opposite Kevin Anderson.
In 2008, Dukakis also co-adapted and starred in the world-premiere of Another Side of the Island, based on Shakespeare"s The Tempest, at Alpine Theatre Project in Whitefish, Montana. She starred in and executive-produced the 2009 film Montana Amazon, co-starring Haley Joel Osment. In 2011, Dukakis guest-starred on Law & Order: SVU. She played the role of Debby Marsh, an attorney.
On May 24, 2013 she was honored with the 2,498th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, in the category of Live Theater.
Delaware Democratic National Convention, 1988. Member Actor's Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation television and Radio Artists.
Married Louis Zorich, December 5, 1962. Children: Christina, Peter, Stefan.