Olivia Hussey, teenage star of Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet who struggled with sudden fame
Olivia Hussey, who has died aged 73, found fame as a teenager when she was cast as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet in 1968, but although acclaimed a stunning screen presence she never caught the wave that might have swept her to Hollywood stardom.
‘Olivia Hussey was scrummy, like a really big cream cake’: The scandalous making of Romeo and Juliet
However, by far her most famous role was her appearance as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: a critically and commercially successful picture which ...
Olivia Hussey Eisley, the actress who shot to fame as one of the title characters in Franco Zeffirelli's controversial 'Romeo and Juliet,' died peacefully today.
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