Tag: actress

  • Australian singer-turned-actress Olivia Newton-John dies at 73

    By IANS

    NEW YORK: Olivia Newton-John, the Australian actress and singer best known for her role as Sandy Olsson in the blockbuster movie “Grease” and for giving hit numbers such as 1981’s “Physical,” has died on Monday, according to a statement from her husband. She was 73-years-old.

    Her official Facebook page confirmed the news on Monday in a statement, “Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time.”

    “Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer. Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made in her memory to the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund.”

    The singer revealed in September 2018 that she was getting treated for cancer at the base of her spine. It was her third cancer diagnosis, following bouts with breast cancer in the early ’90s and in 2017.

    NEW YORK: Olivia Newton-John, the Australian actress and singer best known for her role as Sandy Olsson in the blockbuster movie “Grease” and for giving hit numbers such as 1981’s “Physical,” has died on Monday, according to a statement from her husband. She was 73-years-old.

    Her official Facebook page confirmed the news on Monday in a statement, “Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time.”

    “Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer. Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made in her memory to the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund.”

    The singer revealed in September 2018 that she was getting treated for cancer at the base of her spine. It was her third cancer diagnosis, following bouts with breast cancer in the early ’90s and in 2017.

  • Oscars 2022: Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’

    By AFP

    UNITED STATES: Jessica Chastain on Sunday took home the Oscar for best actress, a reward for her remarkable physical transformation into a larger-than-life US televangelist in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”

    Chastain, 45, won over Academy voters with a performance that saw her don complex prosthetics, wigs and layers of Tammy Faye Bakker’s trademark heavy makeup every day on set in order to embody the late singer-turned-minister and LGBTQ activist.

    She bested Olivia Colman (“The Lost Daughter”), Penelope Cruz (“Parallel Mothers”), Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”) and Kristen Stewart (“Spencer”) to win the prize.