Zeffirelli’s Juliet dies, 73

Zeffirelli’s Juliet dies, 73

RIP

norman lebrecht

December 29, 2024

The British actor and singer Olivia Hussey – co-star of Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – died this weekend, her family have announced.

Daughter of an Argentine singer, Hussey went on from teenage screen stardom to play many roles in stage plays and musicals. Her second most celebrated role was as the Virgin Mary in Zeffirelli’s TV series, Jesus of Nazareth.

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