(CNN) — Olivia Hussey Eisley, star of the 1968 movie “Romeo and Juliet” and the slasher traditional “Black Christmas,” has died, in keeping with a submit on her Instagram web page. She was 73.
“It’s with profound disappointment that we announce the passing of Olivia Hussey Eisley, who went peacefully at house surrounded by her family members on December twenty seventh,” the assertion posted on her Instagram reads. “Olivia was a outstanding individual whose heat, knowledge, and pure kindness touched the lives of all who knew her.”
“Romeo and Juliet” was the British-Argentine actress’s huge break, successful her a Golden Globe for her efficiency as Juliet.
Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s traditional love story was not with out its controversies. In late 2022, Hussey Eisley and co-star Leonard Whiting filed a lawsuit towards Paramount Studios, which produced the movie, for permitting the film to be launched with scenes exhibiting them nude once they had been minors. In response to the criticism, Zeffirelli informed Hussey Eisley and Whiting – who had been 15 and 16 on the time, respectively – that “they have to act within the nude or the image would fail.” The swimsuit was dismissed in Could 2023.
Hussey Eisley later starred within the 1974 horror movie “Black Christmas” and appeared within the 1978 Agatha Christie adaptation “Demise on the Nile.” She additionally labored with Zeffirelli once more in 1977, enjoying Mary within the TV mini sequence “Jesus of Nazareth.”
Within the 90s, Hussey Eisley starred in a number of horror flicks together with “Psycho IV: The Starting,” and “It,” a miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. Later, within the early 2000s, she starred within the biogrophical movie “Mom Teresa,” thriller “El Grito” and comedy “Tortilla Heaven.”
Born on April 17, 1951, in Buenos Aires, “Olivia lived a life filled with ardour, love, and dedication to the humanities, spirituality, and kindness in the direction of animals,” the assertion stated.
“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 can eternally be cherished in our hearts,” the assertion learn.
“As we grieve this immense loss, we additionally have a good time Olivia’s enduring impression on our lives and the business. We thanks on your ideas and prayers throughout this tough time and ask for privateness as we mourn the lack of a really particular soul.”
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