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Olympia recalls a story about how her mother thought Oscars were only handed out to the most beautiful women. Calls Olympia a plain/straight forward person.

Olympia's VIGIL co-star, Marco Barricelli, discusses Olympia's bigger than life presence and how she doesn't suffer fools. Marco also pontificates about Olympia's sweet, caring and empathetic side with a dash of toughness. Marco says Olympia could go ten rounds with just about anybody.

A behind the scenes look at Olympia crafting her performance for a King Lear revival.

Kary talks about Olympia's zest for life & experience and for serving those things she cares about is palpable every time you meet her.

Olympia feels the pressure of having a film crew follow her around and jokes about how she'll miss them when they tell her about an upcoming break from filming.

Olympia's a life force who radiates when you speak to her, when she smiles, shares ideas and you can see it in her work, says Paramount Pictures CEO, Jim Gianopoulos.

Louis vents his frustrations with the process of auditioning. Olympia talks about keeping her life in perspective, staying connected to the things that matter to us (family).

Carey discusses the perception of a strong woman like Olympia and what the reality of Olympia is like as a human. In addition to being a fierce, beautiful and powerful woman, Carey tells us that Olympia is vulnerable and completely available emotionally to others. She also points out that Olympia is the first to acknowledge failure.

Melina Kanakaredes discusses Olympia's history of opening doors for other women with support, class, dignity and respect.

Ed Asner reminisces and jokes about his desires to sleep with Olympia decades ago.

Olympia discusses it is via Chekhov's The Seagull that she draws the lines she tries to live by. It's not fame or fortune but it's to have faith, to endure. When she thinks of her work, she's not afraid of life.

A sublimely intimate, fly-on-the wall verité documentary tells a heart-wrenching story of a woman becoming her own woman, on her own terms to assert a gigantic creative force into the world. Rebelling against her old world panty-sniffing suspicious Greek mother to assert her strong sexual drive, fighting the feeling she was “too ethnic” amid the Boston Brahmin at BU, and starting her own theatre company in New Jersey instead of waiting for the phone to ring, Olympia Dukakis models how to live life with blazing courage. Be part of the FREE live premiere July 9 and 10. More details here: www.olympiathefilm.com

Olympia gets a shout out from a supporter of the film who praises the emotion of the journey of going to Olympia's Island.

Olympia reminis