Newton-John had her reservations about accepting the role, but the producers were quick to accommodate her needs, including a screen test with costar Travolta (Danny Zuko).Īppearing as the virginal, Australian exchange student love interest to Travolta's slick T-Bird greaser, Newton-John lent her voice to some of the film's most iconic songs: "Summer Nights," "You're the One That I Want," the reprise of "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee," and "Hopelessly Devoted to You," an Oscar-nominated song written especially for Newton-John to perform in the movie. In 1977, Newton-John was offered one of the lead roles as Sandy in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Grease. Still, she had garnered country hits and her own US television special by 1976. She would go on to record as a country artist, a move some viewed as controversial being that she was British. 1 hit, “I Honestly Love You,” and her first two Grammy nominations. While she lost to Swedish pop legends ABBA, the album she subsequently released in 1974 led to her first No. Newton-John had another chance for a big break after being selected as the UK representative for the Eurovision song contest. By the time she was an adult, Newton-John had won a televised talent contest and was living in the UK, working on music projects with various partners and groups. Throughout high school, Newton-John built a name for herself in the local music scene, enough so to make the rounds performing on Australian television. Newton-John spent the majority of her schooling in Melbourne, Australia, where her family moved when she was 5 years old. The youngest of three children, she was the granddaughter of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Max Born. Newton-John was born in Cambridge, England, in 1948 to parents Brinley and Irene Helene Newton-John. "We will see you down the road and we will all be together again." "My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better. Reacting on Instagram to the news of her death, Grease costar John Travolta said Newtown-John had impacted him deeply. "A lot of people see it as a fight, and wherever you choose to see it, that’s your prerogative," she said. Thirty years after her first breast cancer diagnosis in 1992, Newton-John still maintained an air of positivity when it came to dealing with cancer. In addition to being a veteran actor and musician, Newton-John spent the majority of the latter half of her career as an advocate for cancer patients and survivors. "Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer."
"Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer," her husband, John Easterling, wrote.
Ī statement from her husband posted to her Instagram said she died peacefully Monday morning at her Southern California ranch. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, has died. CURE® contributor Martha Carlson, who is living with metastatic breast cancer wrote in 2018, “ Newton-John is a symbol of hope and inspiration to many.”įor more news on cancer updates, research and education, don’t forget to subscribe to CURE®’s newsletters here.Dynamic actor and musician Olivia Newton-John, famous for everything from playing Sandy in the film Grease to having five No. The star also was an inspiration to others with cancer. Since making her diagnosis public, Newton-John has advocated for people affected by the disease and also established the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia, as well as the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, which raises money for research toward plant-based medicine.īack in 2018, Newton-John announced that she was using medical marijuana for her disease. She underwent a partial mastectomy before the cancer came back in 2013, and again in 2017. The “Grease” star and voice behind the hit song “Let’s Get Physical” announced in 2017 that she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer - this is after initially being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer,” the statement said. “Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer. Actress and musician Olivia Newton-John died after a decades-long experience with breast cancer, according to a statement on her Instagram page that was posted by her husband.
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