Actor shot to fame after being cast in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s play when she was just 15 ...

Veteran actress Olivia Hussey, who played Juliet in the 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and Jess Bradford in the slasher ...

Landing the role of Juliet in the 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet shot the young British actress to international fame.

“Olivia lived a life full of passion, love ... and starred in the controversial two-time Oscar-winning drama “Romeo and Juliet” opposite Leonard Whiting who portrayed Romeo.

"Olivia lived a life full of passion, love ... when she was cast as the most infamous doomed lover in 1968’s "Romeo and Juliet." She nabbed the sought-after role of Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli ...

“Olivia lived a life full of passion ... who was looking for a young actress for the role of Juliet. Leonard Whiting as Romeo Montague and Olivia Hussey as Juliet Capulet in 1968’s ‘Romeo ...

By Mike Barnes, Carly Thomas Olivia Hussey, who dazzled moviegoers as the female lead in Franco Zeffirelli‘s noteworthy 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, died Friday at her Los Angeles home ...

Olivia lived a life full of passion, love, and dedication to the arts ... Hussey was scouted to lead Italian director ...

Her final film credit saw her career come full circle in the 2015 film Social Suicide, a modern take on Romeo and Juliet, in which she was reunited onscreen for the first time with Whiting.