Ask me again tomorrow

a life in progress

By Dukakis, Olympia & Heckman, Emily

Publishers Summary:
"From her fame as the Oscar-winning actress who uttered the famous line in Moonstruck, "I know who I am," to her lauded role as Mrs. Madrigal, the landlord of indeterminate gender in Tales of the City, to being the cousin of presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, Olympia Dukakis has captured the imagination of a broad audience. Known for her straightforward talk, her lack of pretension, and her ongoing quest to explore ever more aspects of herself and her art, she is a role model to women of all ages.". "Olympia Dukakis's award-winning role in Moonstruck made her a household name, but before that overnight success came twenty-eight years of hard work. For nineteen of those years, she was an integral part of running the Whole Theatre Company in Montclair, New Jersey, while she and her husband raised their three children. She managed to "have it all" - career, family, home - before having it all became fashionable. She also managed to care for her aging mother, who developed Alzheimer's and moved into the family home, completing Olympia's three-generation family." "In Ask Me Again Tomorrow, this internationally renowned film and stage star reveals her struggle to assimilate as a first-generation Greek-American, her long alienation from her mother and how that finally resolved itself, her battles with addiction and her volatile personal relationships, and the efforts it took for her to overcome all of this and achieve excellence in her professional calling."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN
978-0-06018-821-4
Publisher
New York : HarperCollins, 2003.


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Library Journal

Reviewed on June 15, 2003

Dukakis had been a stage actress for 30 years when she became an "overnight success" after her Oscar win for her portrayal of Cher's mother in Moonstruck. After that, she went on to more acclaim as Anna Madrigal, the transsexual landlady in the TV miniseries Tales of the City. Her memoir doesn't contain the usual celebrit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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