In 1968, Olivia Hussey became one of the most famous faces in the world, immortalized as the definitive Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo & Juliet. Now the iconic girl on the balcony shares the ups and downs of her truly remarkable life and career . . .
In a career spanning more than fifty years, OLIVIA HUSSEY has
portrayed leading roles in films (Romeo and Juliet, Black
Christmas, Death on the Nile, Mother Teresa of Calcutta) and
celebrated television miniseries (Jesus of Nazareth, The Bastard,
Ivanhoe, The Last Days of Pompeii, Lonesome Dove). She also has
appeared in Murder, She Wrote and Boy Meets World and done voice
work for Superman- The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, and the Star
Wars video game franchise. For her performance in Romeo & Juliet,
she won the Golden Globe for Most Promising Female Newcomer and the
David di Donatello Award (the Italian Academy Award) for Best
Actress. Born of Argentinean and English ancestry, she lives in Los
Angeles.
ALEXANDER MARTIN moved to London after high school and attended the
Central School of Speech and Drama with intention of taking up the
family business. He appeared in the films Can't Hardly Wait, 21,
and Josie and the Pussycats. A little over a year ago while he was
beginning work on his first book, his mother called and asked if he
would help with her memoir; it was an opportunity he couldn't pass
up.
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