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Olivia Hussey

Female 1951 - Yes, date unknown    Has one ancestor and 3 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Olivia Hussey 
    Birth 17 Apr 1951  Buenos Aires, Argentina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I329604  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 27 May 2006 

    Father Andreas Osuna   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F144710  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dean Paul Martin,   b. 17 Nov 1951, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1987, San Gorgonio Mountain, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 17 Apr 1971 
    Divorce 1978 
    Children 
     1. Alexander Gunther Martin,   b. 12 Feb 1973, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F144712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2006 

    Family 2 Akira Fuse,   b. 18 Dec 1947, Tokyo, Nippon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1980 
    Divorce 1989 
    Children 
     1. Max Fuse,   b. 1983   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F144708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2006 

    Family 3 David Glen Eisley,   b. 5 Sep 1952, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1991 
    Children 
     1. India Joy Eisley,   b. 29 Oct 1993   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F144707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2006 

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    • At the age of 15, when most young women are nurturing dreams of romance, Olivia Hussey was giving life to Juliet, in Franco Zeffirelli 's Romeo and Juliet (1968/I). Her performance in one of the most celebrated roles ever written in the English language won her the Golden Globe and two successive Best Actor Donatello Award s (Italy's Oscar equivalent), an incredible achievement for an actress in only her third film.

      Olivia, a seasoned veteran of the London stage where she debut ed opposite Vanessa Redgrave in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", has appeared in over two dozen films including Death on the Nile (1978) with Bette Davis and Peter Ustinov , "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) (mini) (united again with the great Zeffirelli), Last Days of Pompeii (1975) opposite Sir Laurence Olivier , Lost Horizon (1973), The Bastard (1978) (TV), Hallmark's Hall of Fame Ivanhoe (1982) (TV) with James Mason , Showtime's Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (TV) and It (1990) (TV). She has also guest-starred in numerous television series.

      Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful women in the world, Olivia owes this to her exotic blend of English and Argentinian roots. She spent her early youth in Buenos Aires, the daughter of Andreas Osuna, aka Isvaldo Ribo, renowned Argentine opera and tango singer, and her English mother, who encouraged her early inclinations for the performing arts.

      At the age of seven she moved with her mother and younger brother to England, where she spent the next five years attending drama school. From there she landed the role of "Jenny" in "Jean Brodie". It was in that theater production that Zeffirelli spotted her. After auditioning over 500 other young actresses for the part of Juliet, Zeffirelli award ed the part to Olivia, and the rest, as they say, is history.

      She then moved to Los Angeles, where she met and married Dean Paul Martin , son of the late and great entertainer, Dean Martin . They had a son, Alexander Martin , who is currently an actor in his own right. She and Martin eventually divorced, and Olivia later married Akira Fuse , one of Japan's premier singers. That marriage produced a second son, Max, born in 1983.

      Two years later she signed on to star with Burt Lancaster and Ben Cross ( Chariots of Fire (1981)) in a screen adaptation of "The Jeweller's Shop", was written by Pope John Paul II (at the time he wrote it he was called Karol Wotyla)). Following the filming, Olivia was invited to view the film at the Vatican, guest of His Holiness.

      Never seeming to be able to stop the constant work schedule and travel, Olivia finally decided she needed a break. After taking some much deserved time off for herself and to raise her young daughter, India Joy, she returned to work starring in two back-to-back features. The first, Grito, El (2000) (known as Bloody Proof in America), was shot in Mexico City and required her to deliver the role bilingually, applying her native command of Spanish. The second was Tortilla Heaven (2006), a comedy written and directed by Sundance Film Festival winner Judy Hecht Dumontet , in which Olivia plays the town nudist(!).

      Most recently Olivia has completed her life's dream, portraying Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a movie shot entirely on location in Sri Lanka and Italy. Her performance was received with open arms by the Sisters of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity when it was screened for them in Italy. Also present at the screening, and pleased with her portrayal, was Agi Bojaxhiu, a wonderful lady and the niece and only direct living relative of Mother herself.

      Olivia lives outside of Los Angeles with her family, as well as her menagerie of animals. She has given to the world some very special moments through her work, and will continue to do so. These moments will carry on as long as films are being made. A classic she is, and a classic she always will be!

      is the voice of Nintendo 64's Rogue Squadron game character Kasan Moor, according to the game credits
      Suffered from Agoraphobia, treated it with meditation instead of medication.
      Began her acting career on the London stage, playing one of Vanessa Redgrave 's students in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1966).
      Clashed with Bette Davis on the set of Death on the Nile (1978) when the cranky, older star complained about her playing "East Indian chants" on her dressing room stereo at six in the morning. They did not speak for the rest of the filming.
      Father, Andreas Osuna, is a tango singer. Took her mother's maiden name, Hussey. Parents divorced at the age of two.
      Measurements: 36-24-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
      For one scene in Romeo and Juliet (1968/I), director Franco Zeffirelli had to get special permission to show her topless.



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