Olympia Dukakis' Unforgettable Presence

Whenever I remember how “Tales of the City” (1993) sparkled, I first think of her on that San Francisco hilltop, offering a sandwich to a handsome stranger. She was ageless at almost 60. Recently, still feisty in the sequel’s opening frames, she jokes “Hurry or I might croak.” Her witty but wise irreverence shone through in every film she was in: a wry,  unforgettable presence.