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Olivia de Havilland
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Olivia de Havilland
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1916-07-01,Tokyo, Japan
Gender
Female
Biography
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".

Filmography

Gone with the Wind

7.94

Gone with the Wind
1939-03-12

5.6

Santa Fe Trail
1940-12-20

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

7.234

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964-12-15

The Fifth Musketeer

5

The Fifth Musketeer
1979-04-06

The Adventures of Robin Hood

7.5

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938-05-13

6.2

Murder Is Easy
1982-01-02

5.6

Airport '77
1977-03-11

Princess O'Rourke

6.4

Princess O'Rourke
1943-10-23

7.7

The Heiress
1949-10-06

6.2

Lady in a Cage
1964-06-10

Thank Your Lucky Stars

6.1

Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943-09-25

In This Our Life

6.7

In This Our Life
1942-05-08

Anthony Adverse

5.7

Anthony Adverse
1936-08-26

7

The Snake Pit
1948-11-04

The Charge of the Light Brigade

6.4

The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936-10-20

The Dark Mirror

6.9

The Dark Mirror
1946-10-17

Light in the Piazza

6.2

Light in the Piazza
1962-02-07

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

6.2

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939-11-11

7.2

Captain Blood
1935-12-26

They Died with Their Boots On

6.566

They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20

5.1

Four's a Crowd
1938-08-04

4.9

The Swarm
1978-07-14

6.9

Dodge City
1939-04-08

A Midsummer Night's Dream

6.4

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935-10-09

Hold Back the Dawn

6.6

Hold Back the Dawn
1941-09-26

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

Government Girl

5.2

Government Girl
1943-11-05

6

Devotion
1946-04-05

To Each His Own

6.8

To Each His Own
1946-03-12

The Male Animal

4.1

The Male Animal
1942-03-12

The Strawberry Blonde

6.8

The Strawberry Blonde
1941-02-21

Not as a Stranger

6.2

Not as a Stranger
1955-07-01

My Cousin Rachel

6.725

My Cousin Rachel
1952-12-25

7.1

Libel
1959-10-23

The Proud Rebel

5.9

The Proud Rebel
1958-07-01

The Ambassador's Daughter

4.3

The Ambassador's Daughter
1956-07-26

The Adventurers

4.5

The Adventurers
1970-03-25

It's Love I'm After

7

It's Love I'm After
1937-10-08

Wings of the Navy

6

Wings of the Navy
1939-02-11

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

7.8

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005-04-05

Out Where the Stars Begin

6.5

Out Where the Stars Begin
1938-05-28

Inside 'the Swarm'

10

Inside 'the Swarm'
1978-01-01

5.8

Alibi Ike
1935-06-15

The Great Garrick

5.9

The Great Garrick
1937-10-30

The Screaming Woman

6.6

The Screaming Woman
1972-01-29

5

Call It a Day
1937-04-17

5.3

That Lady
1955-03-05

6.2

Raffles
1939-11-11

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

4.7

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
1982-09-20

The Irish in Us

7.7

The Irish in Us
1935-07-31

My Love Came Back

5.2

My Love Came Back
1940-07-13

Gold Is Where You Find It

6.9

Gold Is Where You Find It
1938-02-12

6

Hard to Get
1938-11-05

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

8.5

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995-06-05

The Woman He Loved

10

The Woman He Loved
1988-04-03

The Well Groomed Bride

4

The Well Groomed Bride
1946-05-17

Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

7.2

Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
2004-11-09

6.8

Noon Wine
1966-11-23

Night of 100 Stars II

8

Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10

6.2

Pope Joan
1972-08-16

Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

0

Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
1983-01-01

A Dream Comes True

5.5

A Dream Comes True
1935-12-31

A Day at Santa Anita

5

A Day at Santa Anita
1937-05-22

Breakdowns of 1944

6.5

Breakdowns of 1944
1944-12-31

Show-Business at War

7

Show-Business at War
1943-05-21

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

5

The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1936-04-15

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

8

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988-10-01

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

6

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936-09-11

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009-07-02

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

7.3

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
1983-11-02

Stars on Horseback

0

Stars on Horseback
1943-04-23

Breakdowns of 1942

6

Breakdowns of 1942
1942-12-31

The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland

8

The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland
2021-07-02

The Merv Griffin Show

5.3

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

The Hollywood Palace

4.5

The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04

Roots: The Next Generations

7.3

Roots: The Next Generations
1979-02-18

5.667

ABC Stage 67
1966-09-14

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The Mike Douglas Show

4.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

North and South

7.357

North and South
1985-11-03

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

4.5

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

6.291

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.4

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

10

Star Life
1990-08-04

Golden Globe Awards

6.8

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

7

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
1986-12-07

Reflets de Cannes

0

Reflets de Cannes
1954-03-25

Golden Globe Awards

6.8

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20