Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. Not long after her arrival in New York City, she won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1963 for her off-Broadway performance in Bertolt Brecht's Man Equals Man. She later moved to film acting and won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, among other accolades, for her performance in Moonstruck (1987). She received another Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra (1992) and Emmy Award nominations for Lucky Day (1991), More Tales of the City (1998) and Joan of Arc (1999). Dukakis's autobiography, Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress, was published in 2003. In 2018, a feature-length documentary about her life, titled Olympia, was released theatrically in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olympia Dukakis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Moonstruck
as Rose Castorini37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so...
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Olympia Dukakis (uncredited)Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to...
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The Wanderers
as Joey's MomThe streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is...
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The Wanderers
as Joey's Mother (uncredited)The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is...
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as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a...
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Steel Magnolias
as Clairee BelcherA young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon,...
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The Infiltrator
as Aunt VickyA U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
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Picture Perfect
as RitaA young advertising executive's life becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress...
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Working Girl
as Personnel DirectorTess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success....
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Mighty Aphrodite
as JocastaWhen Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and...
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Sisters
as Louise WilanskiInquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model...
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Mollie is a single working mother who's out to find the perfect father for her child. Her baby,...
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Big Driver
as DoreenTess Thorne, a famous writer, is determined to seek revenge on the man who brutally assaulted...
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I Love Trouble
as JeannieRival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck...
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
as Margie CarsenWhen a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe...
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When high-powered executive Samantha LeBon hatches a scheme to spend a romantic Christmas with...
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Lilith
as Patient (uncredited)Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a...
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Mr. Holland's Opus
as Principal JacobsIn 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher,...
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Dad
as Bette TremontA busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her...
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Jeffrey
as Mrs. MarcangeloJeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS,...
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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
as Margie CarsenAfter retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the...
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Mollie and James are together and raising a family, which now consists of an older Mikey and his...
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3 Needles
as HildeA three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis: in Montreal, a porn actor schemes to pass his...
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Jane Austen's Mafia!
as SophiaTakeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father.
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Cloudburst
as StellaWhen Dot's granddaughter puts her into a nursing home, Stella stages a breakout, and takes Dot...
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Emily & Tim
as Emily (Segment 6)The movie is comprised of six vignettes. A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily...
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The Pentagon Wars
as Madam ChairwomanFrom the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the...
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The Idolmaker
as Mrs. VacarriBased on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie...
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In the Land of Women
as PhyllisAfter a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to...
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Rich Kids
as LawyerTwo 12-year-olds, the products of Upper West Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their...
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Away from Her
as MarianFiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s...
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Olympia
as HerselfFollow Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis behind the scenes in this affectionate profile of a...
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Stiletto
as Mrs. Amato (uncredited)A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he...
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as SelfJohn Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II,...
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Guilty Hearts
as Amanda PattersonQuiet and unassuming church organist Jenny Moran is depressed with her marriage to working-class...
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The Event
as Lila ShapiroAn intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery, The Event centers around a...
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The Intended
as ErinaA period drama/thriller about a surveyor and his fiancée who arrive in a remote Malaysian...
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Digger
as BeaA young boy is sent to live with relatives when his parents break up. He befriends a dying boy...
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The Neighborhood
as Mrs. St PaulA neighborhood in Brooklyn reacts to the first black families moving into the community.
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Jerusalem
as Mother (Mrs. Gordon)Members of a devout Christian congregation try to start a new life in Palestine.
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National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap...
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Mafia Doctor
as Rose DellarussoGrowing up poor on the streets of New Jersey, Frank Siena (Danny Nucci) has little hope of...
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The Great New Wonderful
as Judy HillermanThe Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain...
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Dead Badge
as Dr. Doris RiceAfter a cop dies, his shield goes back on duty. They call it a "dead badge" - a way to honor a...
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Lucky Day
as Katherine CampbellWhen 30-year-old Allison Campbell wins a $2 million lottery, her family life turns upside down...
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7 Chinese Brothers
as GrandmaLarry is an unqualified, unemployable, inebriated prankster who rides a tide of booze onto the...
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Scattering Dad
as DottyAn agoraphobic woman who hasn't left her home in 20 years receives a visit from the spirit of...
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The Rehearsal
as uncreditedAn indictment of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. The film tries to give a reconstruction...
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Mother
as Mrs. JayWeisser is a young college bound man whose future is threatened when his mother interferes with...
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The Seagull
as PaulineAnton Chekhov's play "The Seagull" is brought to life in this acclaimed 1975 production directed...
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Montana Amazon
as IraThe Dunderheads are an eccentric Montana family who've been in the mountains for far too long....
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Starring Austin Pendleton
as uncreditedA quirky and inspirational documentary film on the philosophical approach to the life and work...
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Milk & Money
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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
as DinahAfter Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when...
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John and Mary
as John's MotherJohn and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each...
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A Little Game
as YayaOstracized at her posh new uptown school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a...
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Flanagan
as MaryAging New York cabbie Flanagan still has hopes of making it as a stage actor. He can recite any...
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The Last Keepers
as Rosmarie CarverThis romantic fantasy movie is about two people who are the last survivors of an ancient line of...
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Never Too Late
as RoseFour old friends reunite to investigate the death of a good friend.
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A Match Made in Heaven
as Helen RosnerA dying widow plays matchmaker to her 32-year-old unmarried son and sets him up with a nurse...
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The Christmas Spirit
as Gwen HollanderCharlotte Hart, a distinguished journalist, is spending time with her family over the holidays...
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Borough of Kings
as Helen MannersToil and trouble. Jimmy, an aspiring actor, wants out of South Brooklyn where hoods run the...
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Better Living
as NoraA comedy about families, the elements that bind them together, and about hope in the face of...
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The Cemetery Club
as Doris SilvermanThe story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and...
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Irene & Marie
as MarieOlympia Dukakis and Rose Gregorio play Greek-American women in their 70s who create stories to...
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Change in the Air
as Margaret LemkeA peaceful community is forever changed when a mysterious young woman moves in. As the quirky...
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as SelfThe Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin celebrates one of the world’s most beloved storytellers,...
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The Thing About My Folks
as Muriel KleinmanBen's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that...
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Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
as SelfDocumentary highlighting the development of the screenplay into a film with the desired cast. It...
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Not to Forget
as JudgeA judge sentences a self-centered millennial to take care of his grandmother, who's affected by...
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Over the Hill
as Alma HarrisAlma can't stand to have one more birthday without seeing her estranged daughter, Elizabeth, who...
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Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Sophia VitelloTwenty-something and aimless, Joey Vitello still lives at home with his colorful...
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F.D.R.: The Last Year
as uncreditedThough visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting...
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Charlie's War
as CharlieCharlie's War is the story of Charlotte Lewis, a woman who is experiencing serious emotional and...
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Made For Each Other
as Gig's MotherAn eccentric woman meets an equally odd man at a group therapy session and they begin a...
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Joe Papp in Five Acts
as SelfJoe Papp, the founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival and, subsequently, The Public...
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Cher: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Cher, the star who refused to be boxed in, stood up to conformity, and championed female...
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In the Spirit
as SueAfter her husband loses his job, Marianne moves from Beverly Hills to a nightmare New York City....
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And Never Let Her Go
as Marguerite CapanoThe true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful,...
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My Beautiful Son
as Esther LipmanDrama - A NYC psychiatrist is diagnosed with leukemia - and when he finds out he was adopted, he...
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Twice a Man
as Young MotherA reworking of the myth of Hippolytus, in which a chaste youth rejects the incestuous advances...
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Birds of a Feather
as OlympiaA coming of age film for 40 year olds. Three middle-aged friends reunite to put on a play and...
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Fire in the Dark
as Emily MillerA 75-year old widow with battles herself as she struggles with being a burden to those she...
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Ladies and The Champ
as Sara StevensTwo retired women (Olympia Dukakis, Marion Ross) find their lives rejuvenated when they decide...
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King of America
as Mama NicolaHot-tempered Greek immigrant Andreas arrives in America in 1915. He finds work on a railroad,...
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Beneath the Olive Tree
as uncreditedThe departure point for this film is a series of notebooks created during the Greek civil war of...
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Day On Fire
as Dr. Mary WadeThe lives of a Palestinian journalist and a Jewish model become inextricably, and shockingly,...
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Young at Heart
as Rose GaraventiA matriarch of three generations born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, discovers that her...
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The New Abolitionists
as SelfFilmmaker Christina Zorich follows abolitionists throughout Southeast Asia that have dedicated...
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The New Greek Americans
as NarratorA chronicle of the Greek diaspora in the United States, starting from the 60s, when young Greek...
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Debby MarshIn the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...
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Frasier
as Caller #3 (voice)After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...
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The Simpsons
as uncreditedSet in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...
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Touched by an Angel
as ClaraMonica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...
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Search for Tomorrow
as uncreditedSearch for Tomorrow is an American soap opera that premiered on September 3, 1951, on CBS. The...
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So Graham Norton
as Self - GuestSo Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton....
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Intimate Portrait
as SelfIntimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...
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Great Performances
as PaulineThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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Numb3rs
as uncreditedInspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and...
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Dr. Kildare
as Anna NievesThe story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...
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Tales of the City
as Anna MadrigalMary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband,...
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The Equalizer
as Judge Paula G. WalshRobert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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Tales of the City
as Anna MadrigalMary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the...
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More Tales of the City
as Anna MadrigalLonely inhabitants at 28 Barbary Lane search for love and identity, turning to each other in the...
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Center of the Universe
as Marge BarnettCenter of the Universe is a television series on CBS, which ran from October 27, 2004, until...
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Joan of Arc
as Mother BabetteJoan of Arc is born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy in the war zone of Northern France. During...
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The Andros Targets
as Marina AngelisJames Sutorious star as Mike Andros, a newspaper investigative reporter who seeks out corruption...
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Further Tales of the City
as Anna MadrigalResidents of 28 Barbary Lane continue to navigate human life, flawed love, and blind hope in...
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Sex & Violence
as Alex MandalakisFollows the lives of a social worker, a victims' advocate and four others who provide support to...
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Inside the Actors Studio
as SelfJames Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for...
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And Never Let Her Go
as Marguerite CapanoThe true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful,...
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Sinatra
as Dolly SinatraSinatra is a 1992 CBS miniseries biography and drama, starring Philip Casnoff as singer Frank...
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