Olivia Hussey Eisley, Iconic Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet, Passes Away at 73
Olivia Hussey Eisley, remembered for her portrayal of Juliet in the controversial 1968 film Romeo and Juliet by Franco Zeffirelli, has passed away at the age of 73. Hussey took her last breath peacefully at home, surrounded by her loved ones. Her official Instagram account announced her death with a heartfelt post honoring her legacy. The post reads: “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Olivia Hussey Eisley, who went peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on December 27th. Olivia was a remarkable person whose warmth, wisdom, and pure kindness touched the lives of all who knew her.” Besides Romeo and Juliet, Hussey featured alongside Peter Ustinov in the film Death on the Nile, appeared as Norma Bates in Psycho IV: The Beginning, and participated in the 1990 miniseries based on Stephen King’s novel It. She was also reunited with Zeffirelli for the 1977 TV film Jesus of Nazareth, in which she played Mary, the mother of Jesus. In 2022, Hussey and her Romeo and Juliet co-star Leonard Whiting …

