Posted on 12/28/2024 12:11:05 PM PST by Borges
Romeo & Juliet actress Olivia Hussey has died at the age of 73.
"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Olivia Hussey Eisley, who went peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on December 27th," a message on her Instagram page said Friday.
"Olivia was a remarkable person whose warmth, wisdom, and pure kindness touched the lives of all who knew her. Born on April 17th, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Olivia lived a life full of passion, love, and dedication to the arts, spirituality, and kindness towards animals," the post added.
"Olivia leaves behind a loving family -- her children, Alex, Max, and India, her husband of 35 years David Glen Eisley, and grandson, Greyson, and a legacy of love that will forever be cherished in our hearts. As we grieve this immense loss, we also celebrate Olivia's enduring impact on our lives and the industry.We thank you for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time and ask for privacy as we mourn the loss of a truly special soul."
Hussey's other screen credits include Death on the Nile, Psycho IV: The Beginning, It, Lonesome Dove and Jesus of Nazareth. Her final role was in 2015's Social Suicide.
Hussey and her Romeo & Juliet co-star Leonard Whiting sued Paramount Pictures in 2022 for $100 million in damages, accusing their director Franco Zeffirelli of ignoring their consent by filming them nude without their knowledge when they were 15 and 16 years old respectively.
Zeffirelli died in 2019 and couldn't answer the charges, but a judge said in 2023 that the actors' lawsuit offered a "gross mischaracterization" of the film's memorable bedroom scenes and made a tentative ruling to dismiss the case.
Hussey and Whiting won Golden Globes for their performances as William Shakespeare's doomed lovers.
Now I feel really old. Thanks a lot.
No problem.
Rest In Peace, Olivia.
That’s relatively young for a woman to die at 73.
Some critic called her “the aptly named Miss Hussey.”
Breast cancer is why she died so relatively young.
The only naked woman I ever saw in school and I can’t imagine a better choice.
Played Mary in “Jesus of Nazareth”.
Also directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
I was about 13 when that film came out in 1968, I am not sure that I saw it, but I sure remember her, she was teenage crush for sure. Sad she is was only 3 years older than me. Another Icon from my youth gone.
She was in Lonesome Dove?
Sure do not recall her character
Absolutely delectable as Juliet
A natural beauty.
She wasn’t in the original. She was in several episodes of the series that was made a few years later. Nobody remembers it.
Every high school students favorite movie shown in English class
She was born April 1951, and the movie came out March 1968, which means she was 16 when the movie was released, and probably 15 when cast.
Shakespeare’s juliet was 13.
That was way back in 68-69. Also took a class in San Francisco Bay Area history my junior year, there were two field trips in that class. Spent a couple hours at Coit Tower and Nob Hill.
RIP Olivia. I loved that movie.
She was great in that. RIP.
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