Newton-John, Olivia 1948-

PERSONAL

Born September 26, 1948, in Cambridge, England; immigrated to Australia, 1953; daughter of Brin (a profes- sor of German) and Irene (maiden name, Born) Newton-John; granddaughter of Max Born (a physicist); sister of Rona Newton-John (a screenwriter); married Matt Lattanzi (an actor), 1984 (divorced, 1995); children: Chloe Rose. Education: Attended high school in Melbourne, Australia. Avocational Interests: Tennis, hiking, nature walks.

Addresses:

Agent—Innovative Artists Talent, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022.

Career:

Singer and actress. Performed in numerous concerts, including appearance at Metropolitan Opera House, New York City; Don't Stop Believin' Tour, international cities, 1976; Physical Tour, U.S. cities, 1981; and Main Event Tour, Australian cities, 1998. Sol Four (girl band), cofounder, 1963. Koala Blue (chain of boutiques), West Hollywood, CA, cofounder and partner, c. 1983-91. United Nations, served as ambassador for the environment; Colette Chuda Environmental Fund (now Children's Health Environmental Coalition), national spokesperson.

Awards, Honors:

Named Best British Girl Singer, 1971; Academy of Country Music Award, most promising female vocalist, and Grammy Award, best female country vocal performance, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, both 1973, for "Let Me Be There"; Country Award, star of tomorrow, The Nashville Network Music City News, 1974; American Guild of Variety Artists Award, 1974; Grammy awards, record of the year and best female pop vocal performance, both 1974, and American Music Award, pop/ rock favorite single, 1975, all for "I Honestly Love You"; (British) Country Music Association awards, female vocalist of the year, 1974 and 1975; Cashbox awards, number one new female vocalist (singles category), 1974, and number one new female vocalist (albums category), 1975, National Association of Retail Merchandisers; Record World awards, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1978; Billboard awards, 1974, 1975, and 1982; People's Choice awards, 1974, 1976, and 1979; American Music Award, country favorite album, 1975, for Let Me Be There; Country Music Award, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, 1975, for "Please, Mr. Please"; American Music awards, country favorite female vocalist, 1975 and 1976, and pop/rock favorite female vocalist, 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1983; People's Choice awards, best female musical performer, 1975, 1977, 1979, and best motion picture actress, 1979; American Music Award, pop/rock favorite album, 1976, for Have You Never Been Mellow; Golden Globe Award nomination, best actress in a musical or comedy motion picture, 1978, for Grease; People's Choice Award, favorite motion picture actress, 1979; created officer, Order of the British Empire, 1979; National Juke Box Award, 1980; received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1981; Grammy Award, best video, 1983, for Let's Get Physical; CableACE Award nomination, best actress in a variety program, 1983, Grammy Award nomination, best video album, 1984, for Olivia in Convert; cited among the fifty most beautiful women in the world, People Weekly, 1998; Daytime Emmy Award (with Earl Rose and Victoria Lynn Shaw), outstanding original song, 1999, for "This Is Our Moment, " As the World Turns; awards from American Red Cross and Women's Guild of Cedars-Sinai Hospital, 1999; Ermenegildo Zegna International Environmental Award, Environmental Media Association, 2000; Lifetime Achievement Award, Australian Record Industry Association, 2002; DVD Exclusive Award nomination (with others), best original song in a DVD premiere movie, 2003, for The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration; Awarded Officer of the Order of Australia Medal, 2006.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Funny Things Happen Down Under, Pacific Films, 1966.

Olivia, Toomorrow, RCA, 1970.

Sandy Olsen, Grease, Paramount, 1978.

Kira, Xanadu, Universal, 1980.

Debbie Wylder, Two of a Kind, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

She's Having a Baby, 1988.

The Global Forum, 1990.

Madonna: Truth or Dare (also known as In Bed with Madonna and Truth or Dare), 1991.

Lina Bingham, It's My Party, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

Bitsy Mae Harling, Sordid Lives, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Getaway with Cliff, 1971.

The New-Fangled Wandering Minstrel Show, 1973.

The Bob Hope Special, 1974.

The Eurovision Song Contest, 1974.

John Denver: Rocky Mountain Christmas, 1975.

Perry Como's Springtime Special, 1975.

A Special Olivia Newton-John, ABC, 1975.

Glenn Campbell … Down Home—Down Under, 1976.

Host, The Olivia Newton-John Show, 1976.

Carpenters Very First Televison Special, 1976.

Fair Weather Friends, 1977.

Love at ‘The Greek’, 1977.

Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Christmas Special, 1977.

Only Olivia, BBC, 1977.

Olivia, ABC, 1978.

Grease Day USA, 1978.

The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song (also known as A Gift of Song: The Music for UNICEF Concert), 1979.

Mac Davis 10th Anniversary Special: I Still Believe in Music, 1980.

Host, Olivia Newton-John's Hollywood Nights, ABC, 1980.

The Sensational, Shocking, Wonderful, Wacky '70s, 1980.

A Gift of Song, NBC, 1980.

The Making of "Xanadu," 1980.

Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Stand Up and Cheer for the National Football League …, 1981.

Bob Hope Special: The Bob Hope Christmas Special, 1981.

Music Central, 1981.

Physical, ABC, 1981.

Host, Let's Get Physical—Olivia Newton-John, 1982.

Live in Concert, HBO, 1982.

Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Salute to NASA—25 Years of Reaching for the Stars, 1983.

Host, Olivia Newton-John in Concert, 1983.

Olympic Gala, 1984.

The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly, 1985.

The Living Seas (also known as Disney's "Living Seas"), 1986.

Olivia Newton-John in Australia (also known as Down Under), HBO, 1988.

The Australian Royal Bicentennial Concert, 1989.

Host and song performer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1989.

There Really Is a Santa Claus, syndicated, 1989.

Olivia Newton-John: Warm and Tender, 1989.

Host from Paris, Earth '90: Children and the Environment, 1990.

An Evening with Bette, Cher, Goldie, Meryl, Olivia, Lily, and Robin, 1990.

Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990.

Starathon '90, 1990.

Mothers and Others, 1990.

In a New Light, ABC, 1992.

Segment host, A 70's Celebration: The Beat Is Back, NBC, 1993.

Host, Lifetime Applauds: The Fight Against Breast Cancer, Lifetime, 1996.

Bee Gees: One Night Only (also known as The Bee Gees in Concert), 1997.

Scott Hamilton: Back on the Ice, CBS, 1997.

Voices of Hope … Finding the Cures for Breast and Ovarian Cancer, 1997.

Snowden on Ice, CBS, 1997.

The Main Event, 1998.

VH-1 Where Are They Now: Grease, VH-1, 1998.

Female storyteller, The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice, NBC, 1998.

Intimate Portrait: Olivia Newton-John, Lifetime, 1998.

Mariah Around the World, UPN, 1998.

Kenny Loggins: December, The Nashville Network, 1999.

Host and narrator, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, ABC, 2000.

My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman, PBS, 2000.

Headliners and Legends, MSNBC, 2000.

Celebrity Profile, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

The Cliff Richard Story, ITV, 2000.

Grease 20th Anniversary Re-Release Party, VH1, 2002.

American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2002.

Sandy, The Guru, 2002.

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s, 2002.

Retrosexual: The 80's, VH1, 2004.

40 Most Awesomely Bad Dirrty Songs … Ever, 2004.

John Travolta: The Inside Story, Channel 5, 2004.

The Royal Variety Performance 2004, BBC, 2004.

CMT: Class of 1975, Country Music Television, 2005.

Once Upon a Time (also known as H. C. Andersen Show: Once Upon a Time), 2005.

Whatever Happened to the Gender Benders?, Channel 4, 2005.

Saturday Swings, BBC, 2005.

CMA Red Carpet Live from NYC, Country Music Television, 2005.

The 100 Greatest Family Films, Channel 4, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest host, Lovely Livvy, 1964.

Disco, 1971 and 1972.

The Dean Martin Show (also known as The Dean Martin Comedy Hour), 1972.

It's Cliff Richard, BBC, 1972.

Clunck-Click, 1974.

Celebrity Sweepstakes, 1974.

The Midnight Special, 1974 and 1975.

Mike Douglas, 1979.

The Merv Griffin Show, 1981.

Musikladen, 1981 and 1982.

Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1982.

Tocata, 1985.

On Top All Over the World, 1985.

Dionne and Friends, syndicated, 1990.

Host, Timeless Tales from Hallmark, USA Network, 1990.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1990.

Arsenio Hall, 1992.

Joanna Walker, "The Search," Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, Family Channel, 1994.

Ray Martin, Channel 9, 1994.

Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), 1994.

Joanna Walker, "The Lost Child," Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, Family Channel, 1995.

Herself, "Reality Check," Ned and Stacey, Fox, 1995.

Host, Human Nature, The Discovery Channel, 1995.

Is This Your Life? Channel 4, 1995.

"Wetten, dass …? aus Bremerhaven," Wetten, dass …?, 1996.

Holiday (also known as Summer Holiday), 1996.

"Childhood," Tracey Takes On …, 1997.

Herself, "I Hear a Symphony," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1997.

Fame and Fortune, Channel 5, 1997.

The RuPaul Show, 1998.

TFI Friday (also known as Thank Four It's Friday), 1998.

Ralph Emery on the Record, The Nashville Network, 1998.

"Carpenters," Behind the Music, VH1, 1998.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998.

"Olivia Newton-John," Intimate Portrait, Lifetime, 1998.

"Grease," Behind the Music, VH1, 2001.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2001.

"The Invisible Mom," Bette, CBS, 2001.

Good Morning Australia (also known as G.M.A.), Ten Network, 2002.

"Girls of Grease," VH-1 Where Are They Now?, VH1, 2002.

"Grease," VH-1 Where Are They Now?, VH1, 2002.

"Grease," VH-1 Behind the Movie, VH1, 2002.

"Grease," After They Were Famous, ITV, 2002.

Rove Live, Ten Network, 2002-2003.

"John Travolta," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

"John Travolta," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

God kveld Norge, 2003.

The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2003.

American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol), 2003.

The Footy Show, Nine Network, 2003 and 2005.

"Stockard Channing," Intimate Portrait, Lifetime, 2004.

"Top 6 Results Show," Australian Idol, Ten Network, 2004.

Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, ABC (Australia), 2004.

A Current Affair, Nine Network, 2004.

Sunrise, Seven Network, 2004.

The Jane Pauley Show, NBC, 2004.

Dr. Phil, syndicated, 2004.

Today (also known as The Today Show), NBC, 2005.

Parkinson, BBC, 2005.

The Heaven and Earth Show, BBC, 2005.

GMTV, ITV, 2005.

Richard and Judy, Channel 4, 2005.

The View, ABC, 2005.

Dancing With the Stars, ABC, 2006.

Canada A.M. (also known as Canada A.M. Weekend), CTV, 2006.

"Our Brightest Stars," Good as Gold!, Seven Network, 2006.

"World's Best Love Songs," 20 to 1, Nine Network, 2006.

Soapstar Superstar, ITV, 2007.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T., ET Weekend, Entertainment This Week and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2007.

Grease: You're the One That I Want, NBC, 2007.

Guest Judge, "Auditions: Los Angeles," American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol), 2007.

Judge, "Auditions: Rest of the Best," American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol), 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

The Case, BBC, 1972.

Amy Miller, A Mom for Christmas, NBC, 1990.

Julia Stonecypher, A Christmas Romance, Fox Family Channel, 1994.

Jasmine Wilde, The Wilde Girls, Showtime, 2001.

The Magic 7, The Movie Channel, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Time for Terry, 1965.

Navigator, Wild Life, 1994.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 20th Annual Grammy Awards, 1978.

The 50th Annual Academy Awards, 1978.

The 21st Annual Grammy Awards, 1979.

The 51st Annual Academy Awards, 1979.

The 52nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1980.

The 55th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1983.

The 29th Annual Grammy Awards, 1987.

The 31st Annual Grammy Awards, 1989.

The American Music Awards, 1989.

Presenter, The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards, 1990.

Presenter, The American Music Awards, 1990.

The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1991.

Presenter, The American Music Awards, 1991.

Presenter, The 1995 World Music Awards, 1994.

Presenter, The 33rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, 1998.

The 27th Annual American Music Awards, 2000.

The 16th Annual ARIA Awards, Ten Network, 2002.

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

The Wilde Girls, Showtime, 2001.

Stage Appearances:

Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Toomorrow, 1970.

Olivia Newton-John, Pye, 1971.

If Not for You, 1971.

Olivia, 1972.

If You Love Me (Let Me Know), 1973.

Music Makes My Day, 1973.

Let Me Be There, 1974.

Long Live Love, EMI, 1974.

Clearly Love, 1975.

Have You Never Been Mellow, 1975.

Come on Over, 1976.

Don't Stop Believing, 1976.

Making a Good Thing Better, 1977.

Grease (original soundtrack recording), 1978.

Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits, 1978.

Totally Hot, 1979.

Xanadu (original soundtrack recording), 1980.

Physical, 1981.

Love Performance, 1981.

Greatest Hits, Volume 2, 1982.

Two of a Kind (original soundtrack recording), 1984.

Can't We Talk It Over in Bed, 1985.

Soul Kiss, 1985.

Come on Over/Clearly Love, MCA, 1986.

The Rumour, 1988.

Down Under, 1988.

Warm and Tender (children's songs and lullabies), Geffen, 1989.

Don't Stop Believin'/Totally Hot, MCA, 1991.

Back to Basics: The Essential Collection, Geffen, 1992.

ONJ: Twin Best Now, 1992.

Olivia, 1992.

Super Best, 1993.

48 Original Tracks, EMI, 1994.

Gaia: One Woman's Journey, 1994.

(With Cliff Richard) Heathcliff, 1995.

More Than Physical, Griffin, 1995.

Greatest Hits, Musicrama, 1996.

Have You Never Been Mellow, Mushroom, 1998.

Grease!, Polydor, 1998.

The Rumour, Festival, 1998.

Back with a Heart, 1998.

The Main Event (concert album), 1998.

Greatest Hits, Vol 3, EMI, 1998.

Her Greatest Hits, Simply the Best, 1998.

I Honestly Love You, Disky, 1998.

Olivia, Mushroom, 1998.

One Woman's Live Journey, 1999.

Highlights from the Main Event, BMG, 1999.

Country Girl, EMI, 1999.

Great, Festival, 1999.

Best of Olivia Newton-John, EMI, 1999.

Love Songs: A Collection, Festival, 1999.

Greatest Hits!: First Impressions, Festival, 1999.

(With Vince Gill) Christmas, 2000.

Tis the Season, 2000.

One Woman's Live Journey, Hip-O, 2000.

Grease, Polygram, 2001.

One Woman's Journey, DTS, 2001.

Highlights from the Main Event, BMG, 2001.

Magic: The Best of Olivia Newton-John, MCA, 2001.

The Christmas Collection, Hip-O, 2001.

20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection: The Best of Olivia Newton-John, Hip-O, 2002.

Definitive Collection, Universal International, 2002.

2, Festival Mushroom, 2002.

Take Me Home, Rajon, 2003.

Best of Olivia Newton-John, Japanese Import, 2003.

20th Century Masters-The Christmas Collection, Hip-O, 2003.

Early Olivia, To, 2004.

Love Songs: A Collection, Universal, 2004.

2, Universal, 2004.

Indigo: Women of Song, Mushroom, 2004.

Gold, Hip-O, 2005.

DoublePlays: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1/Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, Festival, 2005.

Summer Nights: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Falcon Music, 2006.

Stronger Than Before, OMJ, 2006.

Grace and Gratitude, EMI, 2007.

Singles:

Let Me Be There, MCA, 1974.

If You Love Me (Let Me Know), MCA, 1974.

I Honestly Love You, MCA, 1974.

Have You Never Been Mellow, MCA, 1975.

Come on Over, MCA, 1976.

Don't Stop Believin', MCA, 1976.

Hopelessly Devoted to You, RSO, 1978.

(With John Travolta) You're the One That I Want, RSO, 1978.

(With Electric Light Orchestra) Xanadu, MCA, 1980.

Physical, MCA, 1981.

Heart Attack, 1982.

Soul Kiss, MCA, 1985.

I Need Love, Geffen, 1992.

I Honestly Love You, MCA, 1998.

Back with a Heart, Festival, 1998.

Physical Remix 1999, MCA, 1999.

Videos:

Let's Get Physical, 1981.

Heart Attack, 1982.

Doing It, 1982.

Olivia In Concert, MCA Home Video, 1983.

Olivia Newton-John: Twist of Fate, MCA Home Video, 1984.

Olivia: Soul Kiss (also known as Olivia: Soul Kiss Videosingles), Polygram 1986.

Down Under, Polygram, 1987.

Physical, MCA, 1992.

O.: Soul Kiss, 1992.

Twist of Fate, MCA, 1992.

The Seekers: 25 Year Reunion Celebration, 1993.

Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film-Volume II, Sony, 1997.

Not Under My Roof, Children's Hearth, 2001.

The DVD Collection, 2004.

20th Century Masters: The Best of Olivia Newton-John-The DVD Collection, Universal Music, 2004.

20th Century Masters-DVD Collection, Hip-O, 2004.

Video Gold, Vol. 1, Geffen, 2005.

Video Gold, Vol. 2, Geffen, 2005.

WRITINGS

Film Songs:

"Take a Chance," Two of a Kind, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

"Let's Talk About Tomorrow," Olivia Down Under (also known as Olivia Newton-John in Australia, 1988.

"The Way of Love," A Christmas Romance, 1994.

"Don't Cut Me Down," It's My Party, 1996.

"Have You Never Been Mellow," Disturbing Behavior, 1998.

"Trust Yourself," Sordid Lives, 2000.

Television Music:

"The Way of Love," A Christmas Romance (movie), Fox Family Channel, 1994.

(with Earl Rose and Victoria Lynn Shaw), "This Is Our Moment," As the World Turns (series), 1999.

"(Lets Get) Physical," The Simpsons, Fox, 2005.

"Physical," American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol), Fox, 2007.

Other Writings:

(With Brian Seth Hurst) A Pig Tale (juvenile), Simon & Schuster (New York City), 1993.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Empire, October, 1997, Issue 100, pp. 63.

Parade, July 5, 1998, pp. 4-6.

People Weekly, September 25, 2000, pp. 112.

U.S. Weekly, September 25, 2000, pp. 33.