The American film world is in mourning after the news broke that the unforgettable Juliet of Franco Zeffirelli, Olivia Hussey, has passed away at the age of 73. She left an indelible mark on the ...

Olivia Hussey, who dazzled moviegoers as the female star of Franco Zeffirelli's 1969 fabled adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, ...

While the playwright’s (1564-1616) work has certainly endured in mainstream entertainment, there was something about Zeffirelli’s style and Hussey and co-star Leonard Whiting’s performances ...

No cause of death was given. Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy after spotting her onstage in the play “The Prime of Miss Jean ...

The pair rose to fame as teenagers after starring in the 1968 film version of the Shakespearean tragedy, directed and co-written by the late Franco Zeffirelli. Hussey died “peacefully” at home ...

Hussey, who was 73 when she died in December, became a global star as a teen for her lead role as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s “Romeo and Juliet” (1968). Observant viewers noticed that Tony ...

By 13, Hussey was already acting professionally on stage using her mother's maiden name. At 15, her career was accelerated upon Italian filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli seeing her in a production of ...

Fans are not pleased with David Lynch's short Oscars tribute and the omission of Michelle Trachtenberg, Tony Todd, Olivia Hussey and several other actors and filmmakers from the In Memoriam section at ...

Others excluded from the montage included British actress Olivia Hussey. She won numerous awards, including a Golden Globe for playing the female lead in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film version of ...

Olivia Hussey, a British-Argentine actor who was scouted to lead Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" and went on to star in the slasher classic "Black Christmas" and the 1978 ...

Related: Oscar-Nominated Italian Director Franco Zeffirelli Dies at 96 Hussey is survived by her children, Alex, Max and India; her husband, musician David Glen Eisley and her grandson ...