20 Actors We Lost In 2024

9. Olivia Hussey

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Olivia Hussey had an immediately magnetic and alluring screen presence, as evidenced by her unforgettable work in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, and as protagonist Jess Bradford in seminal slasher film Black Christmas.

Only in recent years has Hussey really earned her flowers for being one of the horror genre's pre-eminent Final Girls, bringing strength and dignity to a central role that was wildly ahead of its time in 1974, predating even John Carpenter's Halloween.

Though Hussey wasn't a majorly active performer for the last few decades of her life, she did notably lend her voice to three Star Wars games - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Star Wars: Force Commander, and Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Olivia Hussey died on December 27, 2024 at the age of 73.

 
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