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Olivia Hussey as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 1968Olivia Hussey (born Olivia Osuna on April 17, 1951 in Buenos Aires Argentina) is an Argentinian-British actress, who appeared in her first starring role as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet opposite Leonard Whiting's Romeo. In 1969, she won a David di Donatello Award (Italian Oscar) for Best Actress.

She has appeared in over 40 films in her career. Notable roles include Jessica Bradford in the 1974 Canadian horror movie Black Christmas, Mary, the mother of Jesus in the 1977 Zeffirelli TV production of Jesus of Nazareth, and as Rosalie Otterbourne in Death on the Nile (1978) with Peter Ustinov. One of her other great performances was as Rebecca of York in the 1982 made for TV remake of Ivanhoe. She is known for her natural beauty, reportedly wearing little or no makeup in her roles.

Hussey was born in Buenos Aires, the daughter of Andreas Osuna (aka Isvaldo Ribo), an Argentinian opera and tango singer and his English wife Joy Hussey. Her mother took Olivia and her younger brother to live in England when she was seven years old, she then attended a Drama School for five years. Her first role was as Jenny in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with Vanessa Redgrave where Zeffirelli spotted her and chose her out of 500 other actresses for the role of Juliet in 1968.

Hussey was married first to actor Dean Paul Martin (son of the famous Rat Pack singer/actor, Dean Martin) from 1971 until 1978. They had a son, Alexander Dean Martin, in 1973. In 1980 she married Japanese musician Akira Fuse and bore one son, Maximillian Fuse. After their divorce in 1989 Hussey married a third time to David Glen Eisley, an American musician. Together they had Hussey's third child, daughter India Joy Eisley.

In 2003, Hussey played the lead in a film adaptation on the life of Mother Teresa.

  Three Priests (2006) (post-production) .... Rachel

Chinaman's Chance (2006) .... Mrs. Duncan
Tortilla Heaven (2006) .... Petra
Headspace (2005) .... Dr. Karen Murphy
Madre Teresa (2003) (TV) .... Mother Teresa
... aka Mother Teresa of Calcutta (International: English title: cut version)
Island Prey (2001) .... Catherine Gaits
"Batman Beyond"
... aka Batman of the Future (Europe: English title) (UK)
- Out of the Past (2000) TV Episode (voice) .... Talia
Star Wars: Force Commander (2000) (VG) (voice) .... AT-AA Driver/Abridon Refugee 2
Grito, El (2000) .... Laura
... aka Bloody Proof

"Superman"
... aka Superman: The Animated Series (USA: informal alternative title)
- Demon Reborn (1999) TV Episode .... Talia
"The New Batman Superman Adventures"
- The Demon Reborn (1999) TV Episode (voice) .... Talia
"Pinky and the Brain"
- Brainie the Poo/Melancholy Brain (1998) TV Episode (voice) .... Queen
Shame, Shame, Shame (1998) .... The Therapist
... aka Climax (Philippines: English title)
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998) (VG) (voice) .... Kasan Moor
The Gardener (1998) .... Mrs. Carter
... aka Silent Screams (USA)
... aka The Garden of Evil
"Boy Meets World"
- A Long Walk to Pittsburgh: Part 2 (1997) TV Episode .... Aunt Prudence Curtis
Dead Man's Island (1996) (TV) .... Rosie, the housemaid
Saving Grace (1996) .... Jewel
Bad English I: Tales of a Son of a Brit (1995)
Ice Cream Man (1995) .... Nurse Wharton
"Lonesome Dove: The Series"
- Firebrand (????) TV Episode .... Olivia Jessup
- Law and Order (????) TV Episode .... Olivia Jessup
- Where the Heart Is (????) TV Episode .... Olivia Jessup
Quest of the Delta Knights (1993) .... The Mannerjay
Save Me (1993) .... Gail
It (1990) (TV) .... Audra Phillips Denbrough
... aka Stephen King's It (USA: complete title)
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (TV) .... Norma Bates
Sheng zhan feng yun (1990) .... Rebecca Eche
... aka Undeclared War

Bottega dell'orefice, La (1988) .... Thérèse
... aka Laden des Goldschmieds, Der (Austria) (West Germany)
... aka Bonds of Love (UK: video title)
... aka Boutique de l'orfèvre, La (Canada: French title)
... aka The Jeweller's Shop (USA)
Distortions (1987) .... Amy Marks
"Murder, She Wrote"
- Sing a Song of Murder (1985) TV Episode .... Kitty Trumbull
The Corsican Brothers (1985) (TV) .... Annamarie de Guidice
... aka Vendetta (Europe: English title)
"The Last Days of Pompeii" (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Ione
Turkey Shoot (1982) .... Chris Walters
... aka Blood Camp Thatcher (UK: video title)
... aka Escape 2000 (USA)
Ivanhoe (1982) (TV) .... Rebecca
Fukkatsu no hi (1980) .... Marit
... aka Day of Resurrection (USA)
... aka The End (USA: video title)
... aka Virus (USA)
The Man with Bogart's Face (1980) .... Elsa
... aka Sam Marlowe, Private Eye

The Cat and the Canary (1979) .... Cicily Young
The Pirate (1978) (TV) .... Leila
... aka Harold Robbins' The Pirate (USA: complete title)
Death on the Nile (1978) .... Rosalie Otterbourne
... aka Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile (UK)
The Bastard (1978) (TV) .... Alicia
... aka The Kent Chronicles
The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther (1978) (TV) .... Esther
"Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) (mini) TV Series .... Virgin Mary
... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
Black Christmas (1974) .... Jessica Bradford
... aka Silent Night, Evil Night
... aka Stranger in the House (USA: TV title)
Lost Horizon (1973) .... Maria
Verano para matar, Un (1972) .... Tania Scarlotti
... aka Meurtres au soleil (France)
... aka Ricatto alla mala (Italy)
... aka Summertime Killer (USA)
H-Bomb (1971)
... aka Great Friday
... aka Operation Alpha

All the Right Noises (1969) .... Val
Romeo and Juliet (1968/I) .... Juliet
... aka Romeo e Giulietta (Italy)
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965) .... Donna
... aka Affair at the Villa Fiorita
Cup Fever (1965) .... Jinny - child
The Crunch (1964) (TV) .... Mrs. Ken's daughter