OSCAR-winning Moonstruck star Olympia Dukakis died on May 1, 2021, at the age of 89.

Dukakis passed away at her New York City home.

What was Olympia Dukakis net worth?

It is believed that Olympia Dukakis had a net worth of $6million.

She rose to fame starring in such hits as Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias.

Dukakis won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1988 for her portrayal of Rose Castorini in Moonstruck. Her character was the mother of Loretta Castorini, who was played by Cher, the Best Actress winner that year.

She referred to her 1988 win as “the year of the Dukakii” because it was also the year Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, her cousin, was the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

She held her Oscar high over her head at the ceremony and called out: “OK, Michael, let’s go!”

The actress made her Broadway debut in The Aspern Papers in 1962, and the stage had been her first love.

“My ambition wasn’t to win the Oscar,” she said after her Moonstruck win.

“It was to play the great parts.”

Dukakis was married to actor Louis Zorich from 1962 until his death in 2018.

They couple share three children – Christina, Peter, and Stefan.

Olympia's brother, Apollo, confirmed her death in a Facebook post, noting that the actress had been dealing with health issues for some time.

"My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City,” he wrote.

"After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her [husband] Louis [Zorich]."

In addition to decades in the theater and an award-winning film career, Dukakis also taught drama classes at New York University.

She spoke in the past about "stepping up" for students that she found particularly talented because, "people have stepped out for me."

Dukakis was born to Greek immigrant parents in Massachusetts in 1931.

The family has not disclosed an official cause of death.

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