Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation ... in the 1977 television series “Jesus of Nazareth," as well as the 1978 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Death ...

Olivia Hussey, the actress who gained acclaim after starring in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, has died at the age of 73. Her family announced her death on the ...

She was reunited with Zeffirelli for “Jesus of Nazareth,” which was filmed in Morocco and Tunisia. Ms. Hussey starred as Mother Teresa in director Fabrizio Costa’s television film and later ...

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 ...

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Olivia Hussey, best known for her role in the 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, has passed away at age 73 from breast cancer. Prior to her leading ...

Hussey appeared in dozens of films, including: ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ in 1977 where she ... Argentina and starred in Franco Zeffirelli's “Romeo and Juliet” at just 15 years old.

Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation ... in the 1977 television series "Jesus of Nazareth," as well as the 1978 adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Death on ...

Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation of the William Shakespeare tragedy after spotting ...

in Zeffirelli's 1977 TV miniseries Jesus of Nazareth. She later appeared in the Agatha Christie adaptation Death On The Nile. Hussey starred as a "scream queen" in made-for-TV film Psycho IV and ...

Olivia Hussey gained international recognition aged 15 for her role in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. She later tried to sue Paramount Pictures over the movie's nude scene.