Olivia Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of ...

Two households, both alike in dignity …” is “Romeo and Juliet’s” famous opening line. Well, maybe not that much alike in dignity, if the households are Shakespeare and Britney Spears.

The Golden Globe-winning actress was best known for her role as Juliet in the 1968 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play.

The director had been searching for someone young enough to play a convincing Juliet ... of Shakespeare’s play. Hussey was cast opposite 16-year-old British actor Leonard Whiting as Romeo ...