May 02, 2021

Celebrity

Cher pens emotional note for late co-star Olympia Dukakis

'She Would Tell Me How MUCH She Loved Louis,' says Cher

By Ellen James May 02, 2021
Cher pens emotional note for late co-star Olympia Dukakis

Cher is paying a tribute to late Olympia Dukakis after the actor passed away this week.

The 74-year-old singer took to her Twitter on Saturday and expressed her grief after losing her Moonstruck co-star, Dukakis.

"Olympia Dukakis Was an Amazing Academy Award Winning Actress," Cher began her post. "Olympia Played My Mom In Moonstruck,& Even Though Her Part was That Of a Suffering Wife, We ALL The Time."

"She Would Tell Me How MUCH She Loved Louis, Her Handsome Talented, Husband," she concluded. "I Talked To Her 3Wks Ago. Rip Dear One."

Dukakis' death was announced on Saturday by her brother, Apollo. She was 89.