She was born Olivia Osuna in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the daughter of Joy Alma Hussey, an English legal secretary, and Andreas Osuna (aka Isvaldo Ribo), an Argentine opera and tango singer who divorced when she was two. Raised as a Catholic, when she was seven years old, Hussey and her younger brother went with their mother to live in England, where she attended the Italia Conti Academy drama school Read more...

Assuming her mother's maiden name as her stage name, Hussey appeared on the London stage as Jenny in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie opposite Vanessa Redgrave. It was during the run of this play that Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli first spotted her. Chosen out of 500 actresses, she appeared in her first starring (and star making) role, as Juliet in Zeffirelli's 1968 film version of Romeo Read more...

Hussey has also been lauded by many for her unique voice. Her current husband suggested she try out for voice work in animation. She has a handful of notable credits and was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production" at the Annie Awards for her work in Batman Beyond. She has also lent her voice to video games such Read more...