Olivia Hussey, the scene-stealing star of the 1968 film “Romeo & Juliet,” died at 73 on Dec. 27.

Hussey, who shot to fame as a star in the ’60s film and later became an animal rights activist, was mourned in a lengthy tribute posted to her verified Instagram account on Friday.

“Olivia was a remarkable person whose warmth, wisdom, and pure kindness touched the lives of all who knew her,” the obituary read. “Born on April 17th, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Olivia lived a life full of passion, love, and dedication to the arts, spirituality, and kindness towards animals.”

Hussey is survived by her children, Alex, Max, and India and rock singer David Glen Eisley, her husband of 35 years. She also leaves behind one grandson, Greyson.

‘Romeo & Juliet’ movie stars file secondlawsuit over 1968 nude scene while minors

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Earlier this year, Hussey and her “Romeo & Juliet” co-star Leonard Whiting filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures following the digital rerelease of the film in Los Angeles Superior Court in February, claiming that the rerelease “had been digitally enhanced” and “depicted their private areas in such high detail that the gratuitous display was lewd and lascivious and demeaning to them,” according to the lawsuit obtained by USA TODAY.

Hussey and Whiting – who were age 15 and 16, respectively, during the making of the film and age 72 and 73 at the filing – claim in the complaint that nothing in their contracts allowed Paramount, then known as B.H.E. Productions, Ltd., to “recreate, republish, or redistribute photographs” of their acting “in any other medium or format than 35 mm analogue.”

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Contributing: Naledi Ushe