Olivia Hussey has sadly handed away.
The actress, well-known for starring within the 1968 Romeo and Juliet film, died on Friday (December 27), in line with a put up on her official Instagram account. She was 73 years previous.
“It’s with profound unhappiness that we announce the passing of Olivia Hussey Eisley, who went peacefully at house surrounded by her family members on December twenty seventh,” the put up began out.
“Olivia was a outstanding individual whose heat, knowledge, and pure kindness touched the lives of all who knew her,” the tribute continued. “Born on April seventeenth, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Olivia lived a life stuffed with ardour, love, and dedication to the humanities, spirituality, and kindness in direction of animals.”
“Olivia leaves behind a loving household— her kids, Alex, Max, and India, her husband of 35 years David Glen Eisley, and grandson, Greyson, and a legacy of affection that may without end be cherished in our hearts. As we grieve this immense loss, we additionally rejoice Olivia’s enduring influence on our lives and the trade,” they wrote in conclusion. “We thanks to your ideas and prayers throughout this troublesome time and ask for privateness as we mourn the lack of a very particular soul.”
Along with Romeo and Juliet, Olivia additionally starred int he 1978 model of Demise on the Nile, in Psycho IV: The Starting as Norma Bates and even within the 1990 miniseries It.
On the finish of 2022, Olivia and her Romeo and Juliet co-star Leonard Whiting sued Paramount Photos for youngster abuse over a nude scene within the film. The case was dismissed in Might 2023.
Our ideas and condolences exit to Olivia Hussey‘s household and family members throughout this time.
