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

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.

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.

Following the death of Olivia Hussey, her co-star from Romeo and Juliet has shared a message of tribute. In the 1968 feature film adaptation of the Shakespearean story, Hussey played Juliet alongside Leonard Whiting as Romeo.

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

Olivia Hussey Eisley, star of the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet” and the slasher classic “Black Christmas,” has died, according to a post on her Instagram page. She was 73.