Her passionate portrayal of Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation won enduring acclaim. In 2023, she sued over the circumstances of a nude scene.

Decades after the 1968 film, Ms. Hussey and her co-star Leonard Whiting claimed that a brief scene with nudity amounted to child exploitation.

She also played Mary in the 1977 miniseries 'Jesus of Nazareth' and was memorable in 'Black Christmas' and 'Death on the Nile.'