Messages posted to her official social media accounts said the 73-year-old 'passed away peacefully' at her ranch in southern California surrounded by family and friends.
Olivia Newton-John played Sandy in the hit film GreasesShe won multiple awards over a five-decade career
Messages posted to her official social media accounts said the 73-year-old "passed away peacefully" at her ranch in southern California surrounded by family and friends. She won multiple Grammy awards over a five-decade-long career and was well known for her role as Sandy in the film Grease. On her official Facebook page, husband John Easterling described Newton-John as a "triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer"."Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer," he wrote.More to come.
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