Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (July 1, 1916 - July 25, 2020) was a British-American actress, whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films, and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her early screen performances in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Gone with the Wind (1939), and her later award-winning performances in To Each His Own (1946), The Snake Pit (1948), and The Heiress (1949).
Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (July 1, 1916 - July 25, 2020) was a British-American actress, whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films, and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her early screen performances in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Gone with the Wind (1939), and her later award-winning performances in To Each His Own (1946), The Snake Pit (1948), and The Heiress (1949).
Born in Tokyo to British parents, de Havilland and her younger sister, actress Joan Fontaine, moved with their mother to California in 1919. They were brought up by their mother Lilian, a former stage actress who taught them drama, music, and elocution.
Olivia de Havilland made her screen debut in Reinhardt's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1935. During her career, she often played demure ingénues opposite popular leading men, including Errol Flynn, with whom she made nine films. They became one of Hollywood's most popular romantic on-screen pairings.
She achieved her initial popularity in romantic comedy films, such as The Great Garrick (1937), and in Westerns, such as Dodge City (1939). Her natural beauty and refined acting style made her particularly effective in historical period dramas, such as Anthony Adverse (1936), and romantic dramas, such as Hold Back the Dawn (1941).
In her later career, she was most successful in dramas, such as Light in the Piazza (1962), and unglamorous roles in psychological dramas including Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). In addition to her film career, de Havilland continued her work in the theatre, appearing three times on Broadway. She also worked in television, appearing in the successful miniseries, Roots: The Next Generations (1979), and television feature films, such as Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
During her film career, de Havilland won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For her lifetime contribution to the arts, she received the National Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush, and was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
De Havilland and Joan Fontaine are the only siblings to have won Academy Awards in a lead acting category. A lifelong rivalry between the two actresses resulted in an estrangement that lasted over three decades. De Havilland lived in Paris since 1956, and celebrated her 100th birthday on July 1, 2016.
In June 2017, two weeks before her 101st birthday, de Havilland was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama. She was the oldest woman ever to receive the honour. In a statement, she called it "the most gratifying of birthday presents".
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Filmography (Movies)
The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland
Character:Self - Actress
Release Date:02/07/2021
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/2009
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Character:Self - Actress (also archive footage)
Release Date:05/04/2005
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
Character:Herself
Release Date:09/11/2004
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1995
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Character:Self - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/1988
The Woman He Loved
Character:Aunt Bessie Merryman
Release Date:03/04/1988
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Character:Self
Release Date:02/11/1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1983
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
Character:Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Release Date:20/09/1982
Murder Is Easy
Character:Honoria Waynflete
Release Date:02/01/1982
The Fifth Musketeer
Character:Anne d'Autriche
Release Date:06/04/1979
The Swarm
Character:Maureen Schuester
Release Date:26/06/1978
Inside 'the Swarm'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1978
Airport '77
Character:Emily Livingston
Release Date:11/03/1977
Pope Joan
Character:Mother Superior
Release Date:16/08/1972
The Screaming Woman
Character:Laura Wynant
Release Date:29/01/1972
The Adventurers
Character:Deborah Hadley
Release Date:25/03/1970
The Extraordinary Seaman
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/05/1969
Noon Wine
Character:Ellie Thompson
Release Date:23/11/1966
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Character:Miriam Deering
Release Date:16/12/1964
Lady in a Cage
Character:Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard
Release Date:10/06/1964
Light in the Piazza
Character:Meg Johnson
Release Date:07/02/1962
Libel
Character:Lady Margaret Anne Loddon
Release Date:23/10/1959
The Proud Rebel
Character:Linnett Moore
Release Date:01/07/1958
The Ambassador's Daughter
Character:Joan Fisk
Release Date:26/07/1956
Not as a Stranger
Character:Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh
Release Date:01/07/1955
That Lady
Character:Ana de Mendoza
Release Date:05/03/1955
My Cousin Rachel
Character:Rachel Sangalletti Ashley
Release Date:25/12/1952
The Heiress
Character:Catherine Sloper
Release Date:06/10/1949
The Snake Pit
Character:Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Release Date:04/11/1948
The Dark Mirror
Character:Terry Collins / Ruth Collins
Release Date:17/10/1946
The Well Groomed Bride
Character:Margie Dawson
Release Date:17/05/1946
Devotion
Character:Charlotte Brontë
Release Date:05/04/1946
To Each His Own
Character:Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris
Release Date:12/03/1946
Breakdowns of 1944
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1944
Government Girl
Character:Elizabeth 'Smokey' Allard
Release Date:05/11/1943
Princess O'Rourke
Character:Princess Maria
Release Date:23/10/1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/1943
Show-Business at War
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1943
Stars on Horseback
Character:
Release Date:23/04/1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1942
In This Our Life
Character:Roy Timberlake
Release Date:08/05/1942
The Male Animal
Character:Ellen Turner
Release Date:12/03/1942
They Died with Their Boots On
Character:Elizabeth Bacon
Release Date:20/11/1941
Hold Back the Dawn
Character:Emmy Brown
Release Date:26/09/1941
The Strawberry Blonde
Character:Amy Lind
Release Date:21/02/1941
Santa Fe Trail
Character:Kit Carson Holliday
Release Date:20/12/1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Character:Self
Release Date:31/07/1940
My Love Came Back
Character:Amelia Cornell
Release Date:13/07/1940
Gone with the Wind
Character:Melanie Hamilton
Release Date:15/12/1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Character:Lady Penelope Gray
Release Date:11/11/1939
Raffles
Character:Gwen
Release Date:11/11/1939
Dodge City
Character:Abbie Irving
Release Date:08/04/1939
Wings of the Navy
Character:Irene Dale
Release Date:11/02/1939
Hard to Get
Character:Margaret "Maggie" Richards
Release Date:05/11/1938
Four's a Crowd
Character:Lorri Dillingwell
Release Date:04/08/1938
Out Where the Stars Begin
Character:Serena Ferris (archive footage)
Release Date:28/05/1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:Maid Marian
Release Date:13/05/1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Character:Serena Ferris
Release Date:12/02/1938
The Great Garrick
Character:Germaine de la Corbe
Release Date:30/10/1937
It's Love I'm After
Character:Marcia West
Release Date:08/10/1937
A Day at Santa Anita
Character:Olivia de Havilland (uncredited)
Release Date:22/05/1937
Call It a Day
Character:Catherine 'Cath' Hilton
Release Date:17/04/1937
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Character:Elsa Campbell
Release Date:20/10/1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/1936
Anthony Adverse
Character:Angela Guiseppe
Release Date:26/08/1936
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
Character:
Release Date:15/04/1936
A Dream Comes True
Character:Herself (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1935
Captain Blood
Character:Arabella Bishop
Release Date:26/12/1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Character:Hermia
Release Date:09/10/1935
The Irish in Us
Character:Lucille Jackson
Release Date:31/07/1935
Alibi Ike
Character:Dolly Stevens
Release Date:15/06/1935
Television Appearances
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Character:Dowager Empress Maria
North and South
Character:Mrs. Neal
Roots: The Next Generations
Character:Mrs. Warner
The Love Boat
Character:Aunt Hilly
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
ABC Stage 67
Character:Ellie Thompson
The Hollywood Palace
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Reflets de Cannes
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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