
Olivia Newton-John
Known for Acting · 119 credits
- Born
- 1948-09-26
- Died
- 2022-08-08
- Place of birth
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Olivia Newton-John Easterling
Biography
Dame Olivia Newton-John AC, DBE (September 26, 1948 – August 8, 2022) 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.
Known For
TV Shows (45)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host & Musical Guest

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Top of the Pops
1964
as Self

Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Guest Judge

The View
1997
as Self

Glee
2009
as Olivia Newton-John

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge

American Idol
2002
as Self - Guest Judge

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

Eurovision Song Contest
1956
as Self - Contestant

Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self

Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Numéro un
1975
as Self

Dinah!
1974
as Self

The Man from Snowy River
1994
as Joanna Walker

The Midnight Special
1972
as Self

Viña del Mar International Song Festival
1963
as Self - Musical Guest

Today
1952
as Self

Solid Gold
1980
as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
1972
as Self

Ned & Stacey
1995
as Olivia Newton-John

Disco
1971
as Self

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005
as Self

Jogo da Vida
1981
as Self

Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self

Musikladen
1972
as Self

Drag Race Down Under
2021
as Self - Special Guest

The Early Show
1999
as Self

Animal nocturno
2006
as Self

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Sandy Olsson (archive footage)
RuPaul Drives...
2013
as Self - Guest

Sez Les
1969
Music Nuggets
2010
as Self
America's Top 10
1980
as Self

Sordid Lives: The Series
2008
as Bitsy Mae Harling
Movies (74)

Grease
1978
as Sandy Olsson

Xanadu
1980
as Kira

She's Having a Baby
1988
as Olivia Newton-John (uncredited)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
2020
as Olivia

Two of a Kind
1983
as Debbie

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Actress (archive footage)

The A-Z of Eurovision
2020
as Self - Contestant (archive footage)

Toomorrow
1970
as Olivia

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self

Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
as Self

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self

It's My Party
1996
as Lina Bingham

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
as Orion

And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self

John Travolta: The Inside Story
2004
as Self

The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self

ABBA: Against the Odds
2024
as Self (archive footage)

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
as Self
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)

A Mom for Christmas
1990
as Amy Miller

A Few Best Men
2012
as Barbara Ramme

Sordid Lives
2000
as Bitsy Mae Harling

Score: A Hockey Musical
2010
as Hope Gordon

The Grease Story
2017
as Sandy Olsson

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021
as Self

Bee Gees: One Night Only
1998
as Self - Audience member

A Christmas Romance
1994
as Julia Stonecypher

Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
1980
as Self
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
as Princess Hialeah / Musical Guest
AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
1990
as Self

Grease Day USA
1978
as Self

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1980
1980

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
1990
as Host

Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Rocky Mountain Christmas
1975
as Self

Mariah Carey: Around the World
1999
as Self

Country Queens at the BBC
2014
as Self (archive footage)

Olivia Newton-John at the BBC
2022
as Self (archive footage)

Neil Diamond : Live At the Greek Theatre 1976
1977
as Self - Uncredited

1 a Minute
2010
as Self - Actress / Breast Cancer Survivor

Christmas with Delta in Hollywood
2024
as Self (archive footage)

Snowden on Ice
1997
as Self - Performer (voice)

Olivia
1978
as Self

John Farnham: Finding the Voice
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Anne Murray Friends and Legends
2007
as Self

Sound Relief - SCG
2009
as Self

Funny Things Happen Down Under
1965

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1975
1975

Mannheim Steamroller: The Christmas Angel - A Story on Ice
1999
as Female Storyteller

Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical
1982
as Herself

The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
2006
as Self – Sandy Olsson

A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976
The Case
1972
as Olivia

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
2006
as Self

Carpenters Very First Television Special
1976
as Self (uncredited)

Olivia Newton-John and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Live at the Sydney Opera House
2008
as Self

Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2000
as Self (Vocals)

Sounds Like Les Dawson
1974

The Wilde Girls
2001
as Jasmine Wilde

Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 2
2005
as Herself

Olivia Newton-John: In Concert
1983
as Self

John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert
2011
as self

Olivia Down Under
1988

John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John: Two Strong Hearts - Live in Concert
2015
as Self (Vocals)

Christmas with Delta 2020
2020
as Self

Olivia Newton-John: Soul Kiss
1985
as Herself

Bee Gees One Night Only In Australia
1999
as Host

The Main Event
1998
as Self (Vocals)

High as Mike
2019
as Self

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1974
1974
Only Olivia
1977
as Herself

Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 1
2005
as Herself
About Olivia Newton-John
Dame Olivia Newton-John AC, DBE (September 26, 1948 – August 8, 2022) 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 fi… With 119 credits spanning from 1952 to 2024, Olivia Newton-John has appeared in 74 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Olivia Newton-John Movies
- Grease (1978) — as Sandy Olsson
- Xanadu (1980) — as Kira
- She's Having a Baby (1988) — as Olivia Newton-John (uncredited)
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020) — as Olivia
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