Acting
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 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
ABBA: Against the Odds
Film · 2024
Christmas with Delta in Hollywood
Film · 2024
When ABBA Came to Britain
Film · 2024
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
Film · 2023
John Farnham: Finding the Voice
Film · 2023
Olivia Newton-John at the BBC
Film · 2022
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Film · 2021
Drag Race Down Under
Series · 2021
The A-Z of Eurovision
Film · 2020
Christmas with Delta 2020
Film · 2020
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
Film · 2020
High as Mike
Film · 2019
The Tamron Hall Show
Series · 2019
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
Film · 2017
The Grease Story
Film · 2017
And the Winner Isn't
Film · 2017
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Film · 2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Film · 2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Film · 2017
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John: Two Strong Hearts - Live in Concert
Film · 2015
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Series · 2015
Country Queens at the BBC
Film · 2014
RuPaul Drives...
Series · 2013
A Few Best Men
Film · 2012
John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert
Film · 2011
1 a Minute
Film · 2010
Score: A Hockey Musical
Film · 2010
Music Nuggets
Series · 2010
Sound Relief - SCG
Film · 2009
Glee
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Series · 2009
Olivia Newton-John and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Live at the Sydney Opera House
Film · 2008
Sordid Lives: The Series
Series · 2008
Anne Murray Friends and Legends
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
Film · 2006
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
Film · 2006
Animal nocturno
Series · 2006
Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 2
Film · 2005
Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 1
Film · 2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Series · 2005
Dancing with the Stars
Series · 2005
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Film · 2004
Parkinson
Series · 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
American Idol
Series · 2002
The Wilde Girls
Film · 2001
Sordid Lives
Film · 2000
Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Film · 2000
Mannheim Steamroller: The Christmas Angel - A Story on Ice
Film · 1999
Mariah Carey: Around the World
Film · 1999
Bee Gees One Night Only In Australia
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Where Are They Now?
Series · 1999
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Film · 1998
The Main Event
Film · 1998
Bee Gees: One Night Only
Film · 1998
Snowden on Ice
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
It's My Party
Film · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
Ned & Stacey
Series · 1995
A Christmas Romance
Film · 1994
The Man from Snowy River
Series · 1994
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Film · 1991
A Mom for Christmas
Film · 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Film · 1990
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
Film · 1990
AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Film · 1990
Timeless Tales from Hallmark
Series · 1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Film · 1988
She's Having a Baby
Film · 1988
Olivia Down Under
Film · 1988
Le monde est à vous
Series · 1987
Sacrée soirée
Series · 1987
Olivia Newton-John: Soul Kiss
Film · 1985
Olympic Gala
Film · 1984
Olivia Newton-John: Twist Of Fate
Film · 1984
Two of a Kind
Film · 1983
Olivia Newton-John: In Concert
Film · 1983
Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical
Film · 1982
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
Jogo da Vida
Series · 1981
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Film · 1980
Xanadu
Film · 1980
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Film · 1980
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1980
Film · 1980
Solid Gold
Series · 1980
America's Top 10
Series · 1980
Grease
Film · 1978
Olivia
Film · 1978
Grease Day USA
Film · 1978
Ciné regards
Series · 1978
Neil Diamond : Live At the Greek Theatre 1976
Film · 1977
Only Olivia
Film · 1977
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Film · 1977
Please Turn the Page
Series · 1977
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
Film · 1976
Carpenters Very First Television Special
Film · 1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Film · 1976
Donny & Marie
Series · 1976
Rocky Mountain Christmas
Film · 1975
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1975
Film · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Numéro un
Series · 1975
Sounds Like Les Dawson
Film · 1974
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1974
Film · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
The Case
Film · 1972
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Series · 1972
The Midnight Special
Series · 1972
Musikladen
Series · 1972
Disco
Series · 1971
Toomorrow
Film · 1970
Sez Les
Series · 1969
Funny Things Happen Down Under
Film · 1965
Top of the Pops
Series · 1964
Top of the Pops
Series · 1964
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
Series · 1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Eurovision Song Contest
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Today
Series · 1952
20th Century Masters: The Best of Olivia Newton-John
Film