Hussey, Olivia 1951–

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Hussey, Olivia 1951–

PERSONAL

Original name, Olivia Osuna; born April 17, 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; daughter of Andreas Osuna (a singer; also known as Isvaldo Ribo) and Joy Alma Hussey (a legal secretary); married Dean Paul Martin (an actor and musician), April 17, 1971 (divorced, 1978); married Paul Ryan (a songwriter), 1978 (some sources cite 1979; divorced); married Akira Fuse (a singer and composer), February 18, 1980 (divorced, 1989); married David Glenn Eisley (a musician, actor, and stunt performer), 1991; children: (first marriage) Alexander (an actor); (third marriage) Max; (fourth marriage) India Joy. Education: Studied acting at the Italia Conti Stage School, London.

Addresses:

Agent—Diverse Talent Group, 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2250, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Manager—Richard Schwartz, Richard Schwartz Management, 2934 1/2 Beverly Glen Circle, Suite 107, Bel Air, CA 90077.

Career:

Actress, voice performer, and lyricist. Appeared in advertisements.

Awards, Honors:

Golden Globe Award, most promising newcomer—female, New York Film Critics Award, best actress, and Targa d'Oro, most promising actress, and best actress, David DiDonatello awards, all 1969, and nomination for Golden Laurel Award, best female new face, Producers Guild of America, 1970, all for Romeo and Juliet; Annie Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement for voice acting by a female performer in an animated television production, International Animated Film Society, 2001, for "Out of the Past," Batman Beyond.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Donna, The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (also known as Affair at the Villa Fiorita), Warner Bros., 1965.

Jinny as a child, Cup Fever, CFF, 1965.

Juliet, Romeo and Juliet (also known as Romeo e Giulietta), Paramount, 1968.

Val, All the Right Noises, 1969, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973.

H-Bomb (also known as Great Friday and Operation Alpha), 1971.

Maria, Lost Horizon, Columbia, 1973.

Tania Scarlotti, Un verano para matar (also known as The Summertime Killer, Meurtres au soleil, and Ricatto alla mala), Avco-Embassy Pictures, 1973.

Jessica "Jess" Bradford, Black Christmas (also known as Silent Night, Evil Night, Stranger in the House, and Noel tragique), Ambassador Film Distributors/Warner Bros., 1974.

Rosalie Otterbourne, Death on the Nile (also known as Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile," Assassinio sul Nilo, Doden paa Nilen, Doeden paa Nilen, Eglima sto Neilo, Kuolema Niilillae, Morte no Nilo, Morte sobre o Nilo, Mort sur le Nil, Smierc Nilu, and Tod auf dem Nil), Paramount, 1978.

Cicily Young, The Cat and the Canary, Cinema Shares, 1979.

Elsa Borsht, The Man with Bogart's Face (also known as Sam Marlowe, Private Eye), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980.

Marit, Fukkatsu no hi (also known as Day of Resurrection, The End, and Virus), Media, 1980.

Chris Walters, Turkey Shoot (also known as Blood Camp Thatcher and Escape 2000), New World Pictures, 1983.

Amy Marks, Distortions, Cori, 1987.

Therese, La bottega dell'orefice (also known as Bonds of Love, The Jeweller's Shop, Der Laden des Goldschmieds, and La boutique de l'orfevre), Alliance Entertainment, 1988.

Rebecca Eche, Sheng zhan feng yun (also known as Undeclared War, La guerre sans om, and Sing chin fung wan), 1990.

Gail, Save Me, Entertainment in Video, 1993.

The Mannerjay, Quest of the Delta Knights, Hemdale Home Video, 1994.

Nurse Wharton, Ice Cream Man, A-pix Entertainment, 1995.

Bad English I: Tales of a Son of a Brit, Bad English Productions, 1995.

Jewel, Seven Days of Grace (also known as Saving Grace), Picture Perfect Productions, 1996.

Voice of the Ancients, The Dark Mist (also known as Lord Protector), Alpine Releasing/Smooth Pictures, 1996.

Mrs. Carter, The Gardener (also known as The Garden of Evil and Silent Screams), 1998.

Laura, El grito (also known as Bloody Proof), 2000.

Catherine Gaits, Island Prey, 2001.

Dr. Karen Murphy, Headspace, Freestyle Releasing, 2006.

Rachel, Three Priests, Gum Spirits Productions, 2007.

Harvest Moon, Capricorn 23 Productions/ThunderBall Films, 2007.

Petra, Tortilla Heaven, Archangel Entertainment, 2007.

Mrs. Duncan, Chinaman's Chance, Mustardseed-Films/Crafted Films, 2008.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Virgin Mary, Jesus of Nazareth (also known as Gesu di Nazareth), NBC, 1977.

Alicia, The Bastard (also known as The Kent Chronicles and Kent Family Chronicles), Operation Prime Time, 1978.

Leila, The Pirate (also known as Harold Robbins' "The Pirate"), CBS, 1978.

Ione, The Last Days of Pompeii, ABC, 1984.

Audra Phillips Denbrough, It (also known as Stephen King's "It"), ABC, 1990.

Herself, The 100 Scariest Movie Moments, Bravo, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mrs. Ken's daughter, The Crunch, 1964.

Annamaria de Guidice, The Corsican Brothers (also known as Vendetta), CBS, 1985.

Norma Bates, Psycho IV: The Beginning, Showtime, 1990.

Rosie, Dead Man's Island, CBS, 1996.

Therapist, Shame, Shame, Shame (also known as Climax), The Movie Channel, 1998.

Mother Teresa (title role), Madre Teresa (also known as Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Teresa), 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(In archive footage) Rosalie Otterbourne, Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette, 1978.

Esther, The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther (also known as The Bible), ABC, 1979.

Rebecca, "Ivanhoe," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1982.

Judge, Miss Hollywood, 1986, CBS, 1986.

Herself, The Great Christmas Movies, American Movie Classics, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Herself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Best of Carson), NBC, 1973.

Kitty Trumbull, "Sing a Song of Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985.

Olivia Jessup, "Firebrand," Lonesome Dove: The Series (also known as Lonesome Dove), CTV (Canada) and syndicated, 1993.

Olivia Jessup, "Law and Order," Lonesome Dove: The Series (also known as Lonesome Dove), CTV and syndicated, 1993.

Olivia Jessup, "Where the Heart Is," Lonesome Dove: The Series (also known as Lonesome Dove), CTV and syndicated, 1993.

Aunt Prudence Curtis, "A Long Walk to Pittsburgh: Part 2," Boy Meets World (also known as Cory si restul lumii, Crescere che fatica, Das Leben und ich, De wereld om de hoek, Du store verden!, Et gutteliv, Incorigible Cory, Isojen poikien leikit, O mundo e dos jovens, O rapaz e o mundo, and Yo y el mundo), ABC, 1997.

Herself, "Anthony Perkins," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Anthony Perkins: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Voice of the queen, "Brainie the Poo/Melancholy Brain," Pinky & the Brain (animated), The WB, 1998.

Voice of Talia, "The Demon Reborn," Superman (animated; also known as The New Batman/Superman Adventures and Superman: The Animated Series), The WB, 1998.

Voice of Talia, "Out of the Past," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future, Batman Tomorrow, Batman del futuro, Batman do futuro, and Fremtidens Batman), The WB, 2000.

Herself, "Malibu Charity Bash," I Married a Princess, Lifetime, 2005.