All All. Sign In. Actors and actresses of Greek descent. List activity. Jennifer Aniston. Actress Producer Director Friends β Jennifer spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family. Her family then relocated to New York City where her parents divorced when she was nine. Jennifer was raised by her mother and her father landed a role, as "Victor Kiriakis", on the daytime soap Days of Our Lives Jennifer had her first taste of acting at age 11 when she joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club.
It was also at the Rudolf Steiner School that she developed her passion for art. She began her professional training as a drama student at New York's School of Performing Arts, aka the "Fame" school.
It was a division of Fiorello H. In , she landed her first television role, as a series regular on Molloy By , she was floundering. Then, in , a pilot called "Friends Like These" came along.
Originally asked to audition for the role of "Monica", Aniston refused and auditioned for the role of "Rachel Green", the suburban princess turned coffee peddler. With the success of the series Friends , Jennifer has become famous and sought-after as she turns her fame into movie roles during the series hiatus. Olympia Dukakis. Actress Producer Moonstruck Long a vital, respected thespian of the classic and contemporary stage, this grand lady did not become a household name and sought-after film actress until age 56 when she turned in a glorious, Oscar-winning performance as Cher 's sardonic mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck Movie and TV fans then discovered what East coast theater-going audiences had uncovered decades before -- Olympia Dukakis was an acting treasure.
Dukakis, from Anatolia. She majored in physical therapy at Boston University, where she graduated with a BA. Olympia practiced as a physical therapist during the polio epidemic. She later returned to her alma mater and entered the graduate program in performing arts, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree. Olympia found early success by distinguishing herself first on stage performing in summer stock and with several repertory and Shakespearean companies throughout the county.
