Olivia Newton-John
Biography
Olivia Newton-John was both British and Australian, and she worked as a singer, songwriter and actress who started on Australian television as a teenager and won a 1965 talent contest. Her early solo album If Not for You appeared in 1971, and she soon scored country and pop hits including Let Me Be There and I Honestly Love You, the latter winning Grammys for Record of the Year and for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Female. She starred as Sandy in Grease (1978), whose soundtrack produced the duets You're the One That I Want and Summer Nights with John Travolta plus her solo Hopelessly Devoted to You. Her later screen work included Xanadu (1980) and Two of a Kind (1983) with Travolta, and the Christmas television films A Mom for Christmas (1990) and A Christmas Romance (1994). Her accolades included four Grammy Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
73years old at death
- Born Cambridge
- Died Santa Ynez Valley
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Olivia Newton
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 39 years1978 to 2017
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Newton-John represented the United Kingdom in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with "Long Live Love", finishing fourth behind ABBA's "Waterloo". She later admitted she disliked the song.
A first
In 1974, the Country Music Association named Newton-John its Female Vocalist of the Year, and she became the first British singer to take that title. The Nashville nominees she beat included Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Tanya Tucker, along with Canadian artist Anne Murray.
A first
Olivia Newton-John held a Guinness World Record for 45 years. Her 154 days between the Number 1 albums If You Love Me, Let Me Know and Have You Never Been Mellow on the US Billboard 200 stood until Taylor Swift in 2020.
Olivia Newton-John movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Randal Kleiser directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Travolta's page
Greg Harris's page
Dimitra Arliss's page
Chloe Lattanzi's page
All films by Randal Kleiser
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1974 to 2021, five of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1999 | Daytime Emmy Award | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 1983 | Video of the Year | Physical | Won |
| 1975 | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | I Honestly Love You | Won |
| 1975 | Record of the Year | I Honestly Love You | Won |
| 1974 | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | Let Me Be There | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2021 | Australian Women in Music Awards | Won | |
| 2019 | Companion of the Order of Australia | Won | |
| 2012 | Australian National Living Treasure | Won | |
| 2012 | National Trust of Australia | Won | |
| 2006 | Officer of the Order of Australia | Won | |
| 2002 | Australian Recording Industry Association | Won | |
| 1978 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
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Official profiles and reference pages.