She also played Mary in the 1977 miniseries 'Jesus of Nazareth' and was memorable in ... who dazzled moviegoers as the female lead in Franco Zeffirelli‘s noteworthy 1968 adaptation of Romeo ...

After Juliet her two most successful appearances were on television, in Zeffirelli’s acclaimed mini-series Jesus of Nazareth (1977), in which she played Christ’s mother Mary (although she was ...

She worked again with Zeffirelli when she played Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the 1977 television movie Jesus of Nazareth.

Franco Zeffirelli’s film made stars of Hussey, who has died at 73, and co-stars Leonard Whiting and Bruce Robinson – but at ...

In 1977, Hussey had reunited with Zeffirelli for Jesus of Nazareth to play the Virgin Mary, before appearing in Death on the Nile a year later based on Agatha Christie's novel.

Olivia Hussey, the star of Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” and the 1974 holiday slasher “Black Christmas,” died peacefully at home on Friday, her family announced. She was 73 ...

She got the role of Juliet after two auditions. Ms. Hussey played the Virgin Mary in another Zeffirelli film, “Jesus of Nazareth” (1977), and the titular role in “Mother Teresa,” a 2003 ...

Olivia Hussey Eisley died on 27 December, surrounded by loved ones in her home and according to a statement posted on her ...

directed and co-written by Zeffirelli. The Paramount film was nominated for the best picture Oscar and three other Academy ...

The Paramount-distributed film, co-written by Zeffirelli, was nominated for ... Mary in the international and epic 1977 miniseries Jesus of Nazareth, and she was angelic again as the lead in ...

The Beginning” and Mary in “Jesus of Nazareth,” which reunited her with Zeffirelli. Hussey voiced several video games, including “Star Wars: Rogue Squadron” and “Star Wars: The Old ...