She aspired to become an actress at a young age and studied drama for five years at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Hussey began acting professionally as an adolescent. Hussey received widespread acclaim and international recognition for her performance. In , she appeared as the lead character Jess Bradford in the cult slasher film Black Christmas.
She appeared in several international productions throughout the s, including the Japanese production Virus and the Australian dystopian action film Turkey Shoot She always had a great love for God, and she instilled that in me.
At age seven, she moved with her mother and younger brother Andrew to London. In , she appeared in an episode of the television series Drama , followed by minor roles in two films the following year: The Battle of the Villa Fiorita and Cup Fever. Derek Smith of Slant said Hussey's performance "captures the passion and yearning of love-struck teens in a very contemporary manner".
In an August interview for Fox News to promote the release of her autobiography Girl on the Balcony , Hussey discussed filming the controversial nude scene in Romeo and Juliet : "We shot it at the end of the film. So by that time It wasn't that big of a deal. And Leonard wasn't shy at all! In the middle of shooting I just completely forgot I didn't have clothes on.
Everyone thinks they were so young they didn't realize what they were doing. But we were very aware. We both came from drama schools and when you work you take your work very seriously. In their court filing, the two actors stated that they had suffered emotional damage and mental anguish for decades. She starred as Marit in the Japanese film Virus , [ 33 ] and played Rebecca of York in the remake of Ivanhoe ; the same year, she had a lead role in the Australian horror film Turkey Shoot In the project, Hussey's daughter, actress India Eisley , played their fictional daughter, Julia Coulson.
