Olivia Newton-John is being made a Dame for services to charity and entertainment.
James Bond director Sam Mendes, Queen drummer Roger Taylor and singer Billy Ocean are also among the high-profile people on the New Year Honours list in the UK.
Best known for starring as Sandy in the musical film Grease, Newton-John, who moved to Australia aged five, said of her honour: "I am extremely excited, honoured and grateful beyond words to be included with such an esteemed group of women who have received this distinguished award before me."
Roger Taylor has been awarded an OBE while Billy Ocean gets an MBE.
Chefs Ainsley Harriott and Nadiya Hussain receive MBEs, while chef and author Nigel Slater gets an OBE for services to cookery and literature.
Gary Lightbody, Snow Patrol's lead singer, is made an OBE for services to music and charity, while Michael Prendergast, founding member of The Searchers, gets an MBE.
