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Survival Kit

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  Olympia Dukakis

  Olympia Dukakis says that "defying definition" has been one of the main themes of her life. Perhaps you think of her as feisty Rose Castorini in the film Moonstruck, the role which earned her an Oscar, or Clairee, the southern widow from Steel Magnolias, or the transsexual landlady, Anna Madrigal, in the PBS series Tales of the City, but this complex woman has played many other roles in her life. She worked as a physical therapist during the polio epidemic of the 1950s, she’s founded several theater companies, and she’s been active as a political campaigner and an advocate for women’s issues. Let’s find out what she’s got in her survival kit.

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