Dukakis Joins ACT Board of Trustees

Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis has joined the American Conservatory Theater's (ACT) Board of Trustees, as announced by Board Chair Mary S. Metz today.

Dukakis, in addition to being a teacher and activist, has taught master classes in ACT's conservatory and performed at San Francisco's Geary Theater in the title role of Hecuba in 1995 and 1998, Leslie Ayvazian's Singer's Boy in 1997, Michel Tremblay's For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again in 2002, and Constance Congdon's world premiere comedy A Mother in 2004.

"Olympia Dukakis is an artist of incredible vision, tremendous creativity, and deep resolve," says Metz/>/>. "Both in her art and her life she is a true force of nature and someone who accomplishes seemingly everything she sets out to do. We welcome her to the board with open arms and greatly look forward to working with her to make ACT as strong and as vital as it can be."

Dukakis has appeared in more than 200 productions on and off-Broadway and in regional theaters throughout America/>/>. Dukakis received two OBIE Awards for her performances in Bertolt Brecht's Man Is Man and Christopher Durang's The Marriage of Bette and Boo.  Most recently her theater credits include Agamemnon at New York's Aquila Theatre Company; Rose, by Martin Sherman, at The National Theatre in London and on Broadway; and Credible Witness, by Timberlake Wertenbaker, at The Royal Court Theatre in London.

Her many film credits include Moonstruck, for which she earned Academy and Golden Globe awards. Television credits include "Tales of the City" and "More Tales of the City" for which she earned an Emmy Award nomination.  She has also earned Emmy nominations in TV-movies Lucky Day, Sinatra, and Young at Heart.

She is a founding member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and a member of Broadway Cares, NOW, Women in Film, Congress of Racial Equality, Amnesty International, and New Jersey Choice. She continues to be a popular speaker at women's expos and conferences throughout the United States/>/>. Dukakis has participated in nationwide awareness campaigns on the issues of osteoporosis and women's health care. In 2003, she released her autobiography, "Ask Me Again Tomorrow."