Decades after the 1968 film, Ms. Hussey and her co-star Leonard Whiting claimed that a brief scene with nudity amounted to child exploitation.

The late 'Romeo & Juliet' star died almost a decade after her breast cancer returned.

Her passionate portrayal of Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation won enduring acclaim. In 2023, she sued over the circumstances of a nude scene.

She also played Mary in the 1977 miniseries 'Jesus of Nazareth' and was memorable in 'Black Christmas' and 'Death on the Nile.'

The actress also appeared in "Death on the Nile," "It," and "Boy Meets World." Olivia Hussey Eisley, best known for her lead performances in 1968's Romeo and Juliet and 1974's Black Christmas, has died at age 73.

Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died, her family said on social media.

Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Romeo & Juliet actress Olivia Hussey has died at the age of 73. "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," a message on her Instagram page said Friday.

Olivia Hussey Eisley, the British-Argentine actor who shot to fame as a teenager starring as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” and went on to star in the slasher classic “Black Christmas” and the 1978 “Death on the Nile,

Olivia Hussey, who played Juliet in the hit 1968 film "Romeo and Juliet," has died. Her family confirmed the news in a statement they released on social media.