Olivia Hussey, most well-known for enjoying Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s traditional 1968 drama “Romeo and Juliet,” has died.
The actress handed away Friday at her residence surrounded by household, in keeping with a prolonged publish on her Instagram web page … however her reason for dying was not revealed.
The unhappy IG announcement learn partly … “Olivia was a remarkable person whose warmth, wisdom, and pure kindness touched the lives of all who knew her.”
Hussey received a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Juliet at simply 15 years outdated within the Oscar-winning movie reverse Leonard Whiting who portrayed Romeo.
Nevertheless, the movie was not with out controversy … because it depicted a nude Olivia and Leonard in a single scene, after they each have been beneath 18 years outdated throughout filming. The actors revived a lawsuit earlier this 12 months in opposition to Paramount Footage and Criterion Collections over the distribution of the scene, however it was dismissed in October.
In 2008, the actress was identified with breast most cancers and it went into remission after she had a mastectomy … then in 2018 she instructed Categorical that new tumor surfaced.
Hussey is survived by her longtime husband David Glen Eisley, her three youngsters Alex, Max and India and grandson Greyson.
She was 73.
RIP
