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3 | Olivia Hussey (born Olivia Osuna; April 17, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine-English actress. |
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5 | She is best known for her roles as Juliet in the 1968 version of ''Film/{{Romeo and Juliet|1968}}'', Jess in the 1974 version of ''Film/{{Black Christmas|1974}}'', Mary the mother of Jesus in ''Series/JesusOfNazareth'', and Rebecca in the 1982 version of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'', and also played Norma Bates in ''Film/PsychoIVTheBeginning''. |
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7 | Actress Creator/IndiaEisley is her daughter. They appeared together in ''Headspace'' (2005) and ''Social Suicide'' (2015), with Hussey as her mother. |
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10 | !!Filmography |
11 | [[foldercontrol]] |
12 | [[folder:Live-Action Films]] |
13 | * ''Film/TheBattleOfTheVillaFiorita'' (1965) as Donna |
14 | * ''Film/CupFever'' (1965) as Jinny |
15 | * ''Film/{{Romeo And Juliet|1968}}'' (1968) as Juliet |
16 | * ''Film/AllTheRightNoises'' (1971) as Val |
17 | * ''Film/HBomb'' (1971) as Erica |
18 | * ''Film/TheSummertimeKiller'' (1972) as Tania Scarlotti |
19 | * ''Film/LostHorizon'' (1973) as Maria |
20 | * ''Film/{{Black Christmas|1974}}'' (1974) as Jess Bradford |
21 | * ''[[Film/DeathOnTheNile1978 Death on the Nile]]'' (1978) as Rosalie Otterbourne |
22 | * ''Film/ThePirate'' (1978) as Leila |
23 | * ''Film/TheCatAndTheCanary'' (1979) as Cicily Young |
24 | * ''[[Film/Virus1980 Virus]]'' (1980) as Marit |
25 | * ''Film/TheManWithBogartsFace'' (1980) as Elsa |
26 | * ''Film/TurkeyShoot'' (1982) as Chris Walters |
27 | * ''Film/{{Ivanhoe}}'' (1982) as Rebecca |
28 | * ''Film/TheCorsicanBrothers'' (1985) as Annamarie de Guidice |
29 | * ''Film/{{Distortions}}'' (1987) as Amy Marks |
30 | * ''Film/TheJewellersShop'' (1989) as Thérèse |
31 | * ''Film/UndeclaredWar'' (1990) as Rebecca Eche |
32 | * ''Film/PsychoIVTheBeginning'' (1990) as Norma Bates |
33 | * ''Film/QuestOfTheDeltaKnights'' (1993) as The Mannerjay |
34 | * ''Film/SaveMe'' (1994) as Gail |
35 | * ''Film/IceCreamMan'' (1995) as Nurse Wharton |
36 | * ''Film/DeadMansIsland'' (1996) as Rosie |
37 | * ''Film/TheGardener'' (1998) as Mrs. Carter |
38 | * ''Film/ShameShameShame'' (1998) as Therapist |
39 | * ''Film/BloodyProof'' (2000) as Laura |
40 | * ''Film/IslandPrey'' (2001) as Catherine Gaits |
41 | * ''Film/MotherTeresaOfCalcutta'' (2003) as Mother Teresa |
42 | * ''Film/{{Headspace}}'' (2005) as Dr. Karen Murphy |
43 | * ''Film/SevenDaysOfGrace'' (2006) as Jewel |
44 | * ''Film/TortillaHeaven'' (2007) as Petra |
45 | * ''Film/ThreePriests'' (2008) as Rachel |
46 | * ''Film/IAmSomebodyNoChanceInHell'' (2008) as Mrs. Duncan |
47 | * ''Film/SocialSuicide'' (2015) as Julia's Mother |
48 | [[/folder]] |
49 | |
50 | [[folder:Live-Action Series]] |
51 | * ''Series/Drama6167'' (1964) as Mrs. Ken's daughter |
52 | * ''Series/JesusOfNazareth'' (1977) as Mary, mother of Jesus |
53 | * ''Series/TheBastard'' (1978) as Alicia |
54 | * ''Series/TheLastDaysOfPompeii'' (1984) as Ione |
55 | * ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1984) as Kitty Trumbull |
56 | * ''[[Film/It1990 It]]'' (1990) as Audra Phillips Denbrough |
57 | * ''Series/LonesomeDoveTheSeries'' (1994) as Olivia Jessup |
58 | * ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' (1997) as Prudence Curtis |
59 | [[/folder]] |
60 | |
61 | [[folder:Voice Acting]] |
62 | * ''Series/TheLordProtector'' (1996) as Voice of the Ancients |
63 | * ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' (1998) as Queen |
64 | * ''[[VideoGame/RogueSquadron Star Wars: Rogue Squadron]]'' (1998) as Kasan Moor |
65 | * ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' (1999) as ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul |
66 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' (2000) as ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul |
67 | * ''VideoGame/StarWarsForceCommander'' (2000) as AT-AA Driver, Abridon Refugee 2 |
68 | * ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' (2011) as Yuon Par |
69 | [[/folder]] |
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72 | !!Tropes associated with Olivia Hussey's roles: |
73 | * CastingGag: In ''Social Suicide'', a modern retelling of ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', she played Julia's (the Juliet character) mother. Her former co-star from the [[Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968 1968 film]], Leonard Whiting, played her husband, Julia's father (her daughter Creator/IndiaEisley played Julia-the modern Juliet-herself). |
74 | * FinalGirl: The TropeMaker. She was the final girl in the first true SlasherFilm, ''Film/BlackChristmas1974'', and the establisher of many of the associated tropes, particularly the look. |
75 | * HollywoodHypeMachine: The buzz surrounding her from ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968'' led to her being offered roles in ''Film/AnneOfTheThousandDays'' and ''Film/TrueGrit'' but she turned them down due to teenage nerves, and took a couple of years off after ''Romeo & Juliet''. She did however star in notable projects like ''Series/JesusOfNazareth'', ''Death on the Nile'', ''Mother Teresa of Calcutta'' and ''The Bastard'' - or else {{Cult Classic}}s like ''Film/BlackChristmas1974'' or ''Film/{{IT 1990}}''. So while it's not the career it could have been, her filmography is still quite varied. |
76 | * MsFanservice: Hussey became famous as Juliet in 1968, briefly appearing topless, while some of her later roles had this too, well into her 50s. |
77 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: She was named by her parents after Creator/OliviaDeHavilland. |
78 | * PlayingAgainstType: One of her roles was the schizophrenic Norma Bates in ''{{Film/Psycho}} IV''. |
79 | * ProductionPosse: Franco Zeffirelli directed her in ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968'' and ''Series/JesusOfNazareth''. He'd planned to direct her in another film but it never materialized. |
80 | * WhatMightHaveBeen: |
81 | ** She was offered the Creator/AlPacino's on-screen sister role in ''Film/{{Scarface|1983}}''; however, production delays and her pregnancy prevented her from getting the part. |
82 | ** She was offered the role of Alex in ''Film/FatalAttraction'', but she turned it down after she read the screenplay and came across the rabbit in the boiling pot sequence. |
83 | ** Was Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's initial choice for the role of Apollonia Vitelli Corleone in ''Film/TheGodfather''. |
84 | ** Was under consideration for the role of Tess [=McGill=] in ''Film/WorkingGirl'', but Creator/MelanieGriffith, who went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for her performance, was cast instead. |
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