The British-born Australian singer and actress was best known for playing Sandy in.
She was the sweetest and brightest light and I loved getting to know her on "It's My Party." RIP dear, sweet Olivia. Tributes have been paid from around the world to Olivia Newton-John, who has died from cancer aged 73. They spend time at the beach, and when they go back to school, what neither of them knows is that they both now attend Rydell High. Its California 1958 and greaser Danny Zuko (John Travolta) and Australian Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) are in love. I remember being so star struck when I met her at my first Hollywood gathering for Paramount. A musical about teens in love in the 1950s.
Rest in song and mirth."Īnd actress Marlee Matlin added: "I am SO saddened at the news of the passing of Olivia Newton John. Stockard Channing (Rizzo) Grease 's whole storyline featuring secondary female protagonist Betty Rizzo, or just Rizzo. Know that we are forever hopelessly devoted to you, Olivia. She was 29 years old when she played high-school senior Sandy in Grease. I trust she is now in the great Xanadu beyond. Meanwhile, George Takei tweeted: "We have lost a great, iconic artist in Olivia Newton John, gone too soon from us at age 73. The actress and singers husband, John Easterling, said she 'passed away peacefully at her ranch in southern California this morning. 1 hits, chart-topping albums and four records that sold more than two million copies each. He signed the message off with: "Your Danny, your John!" Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73. Advertisement Olivia Newton-John, Pop Singer and ‘Grease’ Star, Dies at 73 She amassed No. Hours after our interview ended, we were still sat in her house as she kept filling our glasses to the brim. Singing me a new song she had been working on, her voice was as pitch perfect as ever.Īs we chatted, her house filled up with friends and the sound of laughter. She was also still brimming with ambition despite so many years in the spotlight. Obituaries Olivia Newton-John, pop singer who found stardom with 'Grease,' dies at 73 The 'Physical' singer spoke publicly about her experience with cancer in her later years. “It’s been difficult but i keep looking forward,” she told me. She had incredibly learned to walk again after being confined to a wheelchair as her cancer returned in 2017 which left her with a fractured back.Īnd she took great pride in being able to take me on a personal tour of her gorgeous garden, each step a testament to her incredible resolve in getting better.
To say Olivia was a whirlwind of positivity, is an understatement. Opening the door, she greeted me with a huge smile, and an even huger glass of wine. Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73, and her Grease co-star, John Travolta, paid a touching tribute after her passing. I was lucky enough to visit her beautiful Californian ranch, which was an hour’s drive north of Santa Barbara, in 2019. Surrounded by rolling hills and lush vegetation, Olivia relished the tranquility afforded by her home where she lived with beloved husband John, a dog, cats and numerous chickens.
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