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Olivia Hussey
Argentina
At age 15, Olivia Hussey was cast as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet 1968, a role that won her the Golden Globe and two Donatello Awards. She later appeared in Death on the Nile 1978, Jesus of Nazareth 1977, and Black Christmas 1974. Born in Buenos Aires and trained at the Italia Conti Academy, she became a versatile actress in film and television. Hussey died in Los Angeles in 2024 after a battle with breast cancer.