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Podcast: Soul Stories
Episode: Olivia Hussey, Golden Globe Winning Actress, Romeo and Juliet
Description: Olivia Hussey is a beacon of light through her works on stage and off. She was chosen out of 800 actresses in London alone to play the role of Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s film version of Romeo and Juliet in 1968. She won a Golden Globe and the David di Donatello Award for her performance, and gained International recognition.Olivia was reunited with Zeffirelli in the miniseries Jesus of Nazareth and Mary, mother of Jesus in 1977. She played the lead in Mother Teresa of Calcutta in 2003, a biographical film for which she was presented with a Char...