Biography
Dame Olivia Newton-John AC, DBE was an English-born, Australian-raised singer and actress.
She is a four-time Grammy award winner who amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles (including two platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two platinum and four double platinum) have been certified gold by the RIAA. She has sold an estimated over 100 million albums worldwide.
In 1978, she co-starred with John Travolta in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, Grease, which became one of the most successful films and movie soundtracks in Hollywood history. It features two major hit duets with co-star John Travolta: "You're the One That I Want"—which is one of the best-selling singles of all time—and "Summer Nights".
She became the second woman (after Linda Ronstadt in 1977) to have two singles – "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Summer Nights" – in the Billboard top 5 simultaneously. Her performance earned her a People's Choice Award for Favorite Film Actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actress in a Musical and performed the Oscar-nominated "Hopelessly Devoted to You" at the 1979 Academy Awards.
In 1980, she starred with Gene Kelly and Michael Beck in the musical fantasy film Xanadu. Although it was a critical failure, its soundtrack was certified double platinum and scored five top 20 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. She charted with "Magic", "Suddenly" with Cliff Richard, and the title song "Xanadu" with the Electric Light Orchestra.
"Magic" was Newton-John's biggest pop hit to that point and still ranks as the biggest AC hit of her career. The film has since become a cult classic and the basis for a Broadway show that ran for more than 500 performances beginning in 2007 and was nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Musical.
She helped pioneer the music video industry by recording a video album for Physical, featuring videos of all the album's tracks and three of her older hits. The video album earned her a fourth Grammy and was aired as an ABC prime-time special, Let's Get Physical, becoming a top-10 Nielsen hit.
She teamed up with Travolta again in 1983 for the critically and commercially unsuccessful movie Two of a Kind, redeemed by its platinum soundtrack featuring "Twist of Fate", and a new duet with Travolta, "Take a Chance"Iowa.
In 2002, she was inducted into Australia's ARIA Hall of Fame and, in 2015, she was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame. In recognition for "her work as an entertainer and philanthropist", she was bestowed Australia's highest honor, the Companion of the Order of Australia, in June 2019.
In 2008, she raised funds to help build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne, Australia. She led a three-week, 228 km walk along the Great Wall of China, joined by various celebrities and cancer survivors throughout her trek. The walk symbolised the steps cancer patients must take on their road to recovery.
She was a a long-time activist for environmental and animal rights issues. She battled breast cancer three times and was an advocate for breast cancer research and health awareness. Her business ventures included launching several product lines for Koala Blue and co-owning the Gaia Retreat & Spa in Australia.
Filmography
all 109
self 85
Movies 67
TV Shows 42
John Farnham: Finding the Voice (2023)
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection (2023)
Olivia Newton-John at the BBC (2022)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021)
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (2021)
Christmas with Delta 2020 (2020)
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)
The A-Z of Eurovision (2020)
Tamron Hall (2019)
High as Mike (2019)
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
The Grease Story (2017)
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees (2017)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (2015)
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John: Two Strong Hearts - Live in Concert (2015)
RuPaul Drives... (2013)
A Few Best Men (2011)
John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert (2011)
Score: A Hockey Musical (2010)
1 a Minute (2010)
Music Nuggets (2010)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Glee (2009)
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Sordid Lives: The Series (2008)
Rock the Cradle (2008)
Olivia Newton-John and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Live at the Sydney Opera House (2008)
Going Back to Xanadu (2008)
Anne Murray Friends and Legends (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (2007)
Animal nocturno (2006)
Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 2 (2005)
Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 1 (2005)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005)
Dancing with the Stars (2005)
The Jane Pauley Show (2004)
John Travolta: The Inside Story (2004)
American Idol (2002)
The Wilde Girls (2001)
Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony (2000)
Sordid Lives (2000)
My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman (2000)
Mannheim Steamroller - The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice (1999)
The Early Show (1999)
Where Are They Now? (1999)
Mariah Carey: Around the World (1999)
Bee Gees: One Night Only (1998)
The Main Event (1998)
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)
Snowden on Ice (1997)
The View (1997)
The RuPaul Show (1997)
It's My Party (1996)
A Christmas Romance (1994)
The Man from Snowy River (1994)
Deepak Chopra The seven spiritual laws of success (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
A Mom for Christmas (1990)
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
Rapunzel (1990)
Liberian Girl (1989)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Olivia Newton-John: Soul Kiss (1985)
Two of a Kind (1983)
Olivia Newton-John: In Concert (1983)
Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical (1982)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
Solid Gold (1980)
Xanadu (1980)
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights (1980)
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1980 (1980)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
Grease (1978)
Grease Day USA (1978)
Olivia (1978)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977)
Only Olivia (1977)
Bitte umblättern (1977)
Neil Diamond : Live At the Greek Theatre 1976 (1977)
A Special: Olivia Newton-John (1976)
Donny & Marie (1976)
Rocky Mountain Christmas (1975)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1975 (1975)
Numéro un (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Sounds Like Les Dawson (1974)
The Mac Davis Show (1974)
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (1972)
Musikladen (1972)
The Midnight Special (1972)
Disco (1971)
Toomorrow (1970)
It's Cliff Richard (1970)
Sez Les (1969)
Unsere kleine Show (1969)
Funny Things Happen Down Under (1965)
Top of the Pops (1964)
Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Oscars (1953)
Today (1952)
Olivia Newton-John: Twist Of Fate
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1974
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1948-09-26
Deathday2022-08-08 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceCambridge, United Kingdom
RelationshipsMatt Lattanzi (1984-01-01 - 1995-01-01), John Easterling (2008-01-01 - 2022-01-01)
ChildrenChloe Rose Lattanzi
FatherBrinley Newton-John
MotherIrene Helen Käthe Born
SiblingsRona Newton-John
RelativesMax Born, Tottie Goldsmith, Brett Goldsmith, Jeff Conaway, Ben Elton, Georgina Born, Gustav Victor Rudolf Born
CitizenshipsAustralia, United Kingdom
ResidencesMelbourne, Australia
Also Known AsOlivia Newton-John Easterling
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of Australia, Companion of the Order of Australia, Grammy Award for Video of the Year, Australian National Living Treasure, American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist, American Music Award for Favorite Country Album, Daytime Emmy Award, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Music Victoria Awards of 2015, Australian Women in Music Awards, American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Song, Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Doctor of Letters, National Trust of Australia, Australian Recording Industry Association
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