Actress Olivia Hussey, famous for her role as “Juliette,” has died at 73

She will forever remain Franco Zeffirelli’s Juliet. Winner of a Golden Globe for her role in this Romeo and Juliet iconic in 1968, the British actress Olivia Hussey died Friday December 27, at the age of 73. “Olivia was a remarkable person whose warmth, wisdom and pure kindness touched the lives of all who knew her,” her family announced on Instagram.

Born in Buenos Aires, Olivia Hussey was just 15 when she and her partner, Leonard Whiting, played Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers. Adaptation which will be crowned with an Oscar. But in 2023, the two actors, minors during filming, filed a complaint against the studio Paramount Pictures for a filming scene involving non-consensual nudity. American justice ruled in favor of the studio.

Olivia Hussey, crowned “new star of the year” at the Golden Globes, is also known for her roles in the horror film Black Christmas in 1974 and in Death on the Nile in 1978, as well as her interpretation of Marie in Jesus of Nazareth. She made an appearance in Michael Jackson’s music video. Libertarian Girl (1989). However, his career slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s.