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TürkçeOlivia Hussey (Olivia Osuna)
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Biography
Buenos Aires City, Argentina
At age 15, when most young women are nurturing dreams of romance, Olivia Hussey was giving life to Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). Her performance in one of the most celebrated roles ever written in the English language won her the Golden Globe and two successive Best Actor Donatello Awards (Italy's Oscar equivalent), an incredible achievement for an actress in only her third film. Read more...
Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful women in the world, Olivia may owe this "title" to her "exotic" blend; her father was Argentinian and her mother was of English and Scottish ancestry. She spent her early youth in Buenos Aires, her father being Andreas Osuna, aka Isvaldo Ribo, renowned Argentine opera and tango singer, and her English mother encouraging her early inclinations for the performing arts. At the age of seven. she moved with her mother and younger brother to England, where she spent the next five years attending drama school. From there, she landed the role of "Jenny" in "Jean Brodie". It was in that theater production that Zeffirelli spotted her. After auditioning over 500 other young actresses for the part of Juliet, he awarded the part to Olivia, and the rest, as they say, is history.
She then moved to Los Angeles, where she met and married Dean Paul Martin, son of the late and great entertainer Dean Martin. They had a son, Alexander Martin, who is now an actor. She and Martin eventually divorced, and Olivia later married Akira Fuse, one of Japan's premier singers. That marriage produced a second son, Max, born in 1983. Two years later, she signed on to star with Burt Lancaster and Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire (1981)) in The Jeweller's Shop (1989), a screen adaptation of a story written by Pope John Paul II (at the time he wrote it he was called Karol Wotyla). Following the filming, Olivia was invited to view the film at the Vatican as a guest of His Holiness.
Never seeming to be able to stop the constant work schedule and travel, Olivia finally decided she needed a break. After taking some much deserved time off for herself and to raise her young daughter, India Joy, she returned to work starring in two back-to-back features. The first, El grito (2002) (known as "Bloody Proof" in America), was shot in Mexico City and required her to deliver the role bilingually, applying her native command of Spanish. The second was Tortilla Heaven (2007), a comedy written and directed by Sundance Film Festival winner Judy Hecht Dumontet, in which Olivia plays the town nudist(!).
Most recently, Olivia has completed her life's dream, portraying Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a movie shot entirely on location in Sri Lanka and Italy. Her performance was received with open arms by the Sisters of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity when it was screened for them in Italy. Also present at the screening, and pleased with her portrayal, was Agi Bojaxhiu, a wonderful lady and the niece and only direct living relative of Mother herself.
Olivia lives outside of Los Angeles with her family, as well as her menagerie of animals.
Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful women in the world, Olivia may owe this "title" to her "exotic" blend; her father was Argentinian and her mother was of English and Scottish ancestry. She spent her early youth in Buenos Aires, her father being Andreas Osuna, aka Isvaldo Ribo, renowned Argentine opera and tango singer, and her English mother encouraging her early inclinations for the performing arts. At the age of seven. she moved with her mother and younger brother to England, where she spent the next five years attending drama school. From there, she landed the role of "Jenny" in "Jean Brodie". It was in that theater production that Zeffirelli spotted her. After auditioning over 500 other young actresses for the part of Juliet, he awarded the part to Olivia, and the rest, as they say, is history.
She then moved to Los Angeles, where she met and married Dean Paul Martin, son of the late and great entertainer Dean Martin. They had a son, Alexander Martin, who is now an actor. She and Martin eventually divorced, and Olivia later married Akira Fuse, one of Japan's premier singers. That marriage produced a second son, Max, born in 1983. Two years later, she signed on to star with Burt Lancaster and Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire (1981)) in The Jeweller's Shop (1989), a screen adaptation of a story written by Pope John Paul II (at the time he wrote it he was called Karol Wotyla). Following the filming, Olivia was invited to view the film at the Vatican as a guest of His Holiness.
Never seeming to be able to stop the constant work schedule and travel, Olivia finally decided she needed a break. After taking some much deserved time off for herself and to raise her young daughter, India Joy, she returned to work starring in two back-to-back features. The first, El grito (2002) (known as "Bloody Proof" in America), was shot in Mexico City and required her to deliver the role bilingually, applying her native command of Spanish. The second was Tortilla Heaven (2007), a comedy written and directed by Sundance Film Festival winner Judy Hecht Dumontet, in which Olivia plays the town nudist(!).
Most recently, Olivia has completed her life's dream, portraying Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a movie shot entirely on location in Sri Lanka and Italy. Her performance was received with open arms by the Sisters of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity when it was screened for them in Italy. Also present at the screening, and pleased with her portrayal, was Agi Bojaxhiu, a wonderful lady and the niece and only direct living relative of Mother herself.
Olivia lives outside of Los Angeles with her family, as well as her menagerie of animals.
Actor
Character:
Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 1968
22
Character:
Tania Scarlotti
Un verano para matar 1972
2
Character:
Maria
Lost Horizon 1973
11
Character:
Jess
Black Christmas 1974
5
Character:
Marit
Fukkatsu no hi 1980
1
Character:
Elsa
The Man with Bogart's Face 1980
3
Character:
Rachel
Three Priests 2008
0
Character:
Herself
2008 Camie Awards 2008
0
Character:
Jewel
Seven Days of Grace 2006
0
Character:
Dr. Karen Murphy
Headspace 2005
27
Character:
Catherine Gaits
Island Prey 2005
2
Character:
Mother Teresa
Madre Teresa 2003
0
Character:
Laura
El grito 2002
0
Character:
The Therapist
Shame, Shame, Shame 1999
0
Character:
Nurse Wharton
Ice Cream Man 1995
0
Character:
Gail
Save Me 1994
0
Character:
Norma Bates
Psycho IV: The Beginning 1990
0
Character:
Amy Marks
Distortions 1987
7
Character:
Petra
Tortilla Heaven 2007
0
Character:
Rosie, the housemaid
Dead Man's Island 1996
0
Character:
The Voice of the Ancients
The Dark Mist 1996
0
Character:
Mrs. Carter
The Gardener 1998
0
Character:
Herself
The 21st Annual Genesis Awards 2007
0
0
Character:
Herself
The 12 Days of 'Black Christmas' 2006
0
Character:
Audra Denbrough
It 1990
5
Character:
Virgin Mary
Jesus of Nazareth 1977
0
Character:
Rosalie Otterbourne
Death on the Nile 1978
6
Character:
Herself
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments 2004
0
Character:
Herself
The Kid Stays in the Picture 2002
25
Character:
Rebecca
Ivanhoe 1982
0
Character:
Mrs. Ken's daughter
Drama 61-67 1961
0
Character:
Alicia
The Bastard 1978
0
Character:
Herself
Malibu Charity Bash 0
0
Character:
Herself
Episode #1.6 0
0
Character:
Herself
Star Wars, Buster Keaton, Dinosaur 0
4