Olivia Newton-John
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.
Grease
(Sandy Olsson)
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
(Self (archive footage))
Sounds Like Les Dawson
Two of a Kind
(Debbie)
It's My Party
(Lina Bingham)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
(Self)
Anne Murray Friends and Legends
(Self)
Xanadu
(Kira)
John Farnham: Finding the Voice
(Self (archive footage))
1 a Minute
(Self - Actress / Breast Cancer Survivor)
Mannheim Steamroller - The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice
(Female Storyteller)
Mariah Carey: Around the World
(Self)
Sordid Lives
(Bitsy Mae Harling)
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
(Self)
A Christmas Romance
(Julia Stonecypher)
A Mom for Christmas
(Amy Miller)
A Few Best Men
(Barbara Ramme)
Score: A Hockey Musical
(Hope Gordon)
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
(Self)
Toomorrow
(Olivia)
Madonna: Truth or Dare
(Self)
Neil Diamond : Live At the Greek Theatre 1976
(Self - Uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
(Self (archive footage))
John Travolta: The Inside Story
(Self)
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
(Self)
Night of 100 Stars III
(Self)
John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert
(self)
The A-Z of Eurovision
(Self - Contestant (archive footage))
Olivia Newton-John at the BBC
(Self (archive footage))
Only Olivia
(Herself)
Christmas with Delta 2020
(Self)
Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical
(Herself)
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John: Two Strong Hearts - Live in Concert
(Self (Vocals))
ABBA: Against the Odds
(Self (archive footage))
Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 2
(Herself)
Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 1
(Herself)
Funny Things Happen Down Under
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
(Host)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
(Kira (archive footage))
Country Queens at the BBC
(Self (archive footage))
Superstar (Song for Karen)
(Self (archive footage))
Olivia Newton-John: In Concert
(Self)
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
(Self)
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
(Orion)
The Grease Story
(Sandy Olsson)
And the Winner Isn't
(Self)
The Main Event
(Self (Vocals))
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
She's Having a Baby
(Olivia Newton-John (uncredited))
Olivia
(Self)
Grease Day USA
(Self)
Rocky Mountain Christmas
(Self)
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
(Olivia)
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1980
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1975
High as Mike
(Self)
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
(Self)
Olivia Newton-John and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Live at the Sydney Opera House
(Self)
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1974
Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony
(Self (Vocals))
Snowden on Ice
(Self - Performer (voice))
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
(Princess Hialeah / Musical Guest)
Olivia Newton-John: Soul Kiss
(Herself)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
(Self - Actress (archive footage))
The Wilde Girls
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
(Self)
AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
(Self)
Christmas With Delta: in Hollywood
Glee
(Olivia Newton-John)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
(Self)
Today
(Self)
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
(Self)
The View
(Self)
Tamron Hall
(Self - Guest)
Solid Gold
(Self)
Donny & Marie
(Self)
American Idol
(Self - Guest Judge)
The Early Show
(Self)
Animal nocturno
(Self)
Sordid Lives: The Series
(Bitsy Mae Harling)
Music Nuggets
(Self)
Intimate Portrait
(Self)
Where Are They Now?
(Self)
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
(Self - Special Guest)
The Oscars
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host & Musical Guest)
Top of the Pops
Bandstand
(Self)
The Midnight Special
(Host)
Sez Les
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
Disco
(Self)
RuPaul Drives...
(Self - Guest)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Dancing with the Stars
(Self - Guest Judge)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Musikladen
(Self)
The Man from Snowy River
(Joanna Walker)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
(Self)
Numéro un
(Self)
RuPaul's Drag Race
(Self - Guest Judge)
Top of the Pops
(Self)
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
(Self - Musical Guest)
Bitte umblättern
(Self)
Le monde est à vous
(Self)
Unsere kleine Show
(Self)
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
(Sandy Olsson (archive footage))
Ned and Stacey
(Olivia Newton-John)
Jogo da Vida
(Self)
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show