Post by: AngelOfThyNight on December 28, 2024, 11:18:48 AM
Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy. The film won two Oscars and Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet.
Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy. The film won two Oscars and Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet.
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Source: Olivia Hussey, star of the 1968 film 'Romeo and Juliet,' dies at 73 (https://www.npr.org/2024/12/28/nx-s1-5241801/olivia-hussey-romeo-juliet-1968-dies)