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Olympia Dukakis, who died on Saturday at age 89, left an indelible impression with a career in film, TV and theater that spanned nearly six decades. Winning the Supporting Actress Oscar for her turn in 1987's Moonstruck, directed by Norman Jewison, at the age of 56, she also appeared in numerous other iconic films…

Marcus D'Amico, the actor best known for originating the role Michael “Mouse” Tolliver in the 1993 limited TV series Tales of the City, died Dec. 16 of pneumonia at his home in Oxfordshire, England. He was 55. His death was announced by his sister Melissa D'Amico. Patrick Baca, his former manager, said the cause was…

Our new Emmy-season edition of Deadline’s video series The Actor’s Side begins today with my conversation with Laura Linney, co-star of Netflix’s Ozark, now in its second season and getting hot Emmy buzz. That is something Linney is definitely used to since she has already won four Emmys for such shows as The Big C, Jo…

“When I first got off the bus years ago,” Laura Linney’s character says of San Francisco, “I had the strangest feeling that I’d come home.” Those are the first words spoken in the trailer for Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, the Netflix limited series that stars Linney, Ellen Page, Paul Gross and Olympia Dukakis…

Netflix has ordered a 10-episode limited series revival of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City. Production is expected to start later this year for premiere in 2019. As previously announced when the project was in development, Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis will reprise their roles as Mary Ann Singleton and Anna…

Netflix is developing a revival of Armistead Maupin’s San Francisco-set Tales of the City, with original cast members Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis attached to star, sources confirm to Deadline. The new iteration would be a modern take on the LGBT-themed series, set 25 years later, and possibly would be shot in San…