RIP Olivia Hussey LONDON — Actress Olivia Hussey (Eisley), who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” died Dec. 27 at her home here. She was 73.
Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation of the William Shakespeare tragedy after spotting her onstage. MSTies will remember her role as The Mannerjay in the movie in episode 913- QUEST OF THE DELTA KNIGHTS. Thanks to Tim and Paul (in that order) for the heads ups. 2 Replies to “RIP Olivia Hussey”Commenting at Satellite News
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Very sad. She was a beautiful lady. :(
Romeo and Juliet might be the work she most preferred to be remembered for, but I’m guessing many of us here just watched her in Black Christmas, a slasher film that simultaneously refined and subverted a lot of tropes just before the genre was defined. Her character in particular broke a couple last-girl rules, with consequences, and her performance made you believe every second of it.