Olivia de Havilland


    Starbirth:
    July 1, 1916
    Supernova:
    July 26, 2020
    Birthplace:
    Tokyo, Japan
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Overview

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".


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland Self - Actress 2021
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self (archive footage) 2009
The Adventures of Errol Flynn Self - Actress (also archive footage) 2005
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland Herself 2004
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Self 1995
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (archive footage) 1988
The Woman He Loved Aunt Bessie Merryman 1988
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano Self 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother 1982
Murder Is Easy Honoria Waynflete 1982
The Fifth Musketeer Anne d'Autriche 1979
The Swarm Maureen Schuester 1978
Inside 'the Swarm' Self 1978
Airport '77 Emily Livingston 1977
Pope Joan Mother Superior 1972
The Screaming Woman Laura Wynant 1972
The Adventurers Deborah Hadley 1970
Noon Wine Ellie Thompson 1966
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Miriam Deering 1964
Lady in a Cage Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard 1964
Light in the Piazza Meg Johnson 1962
Libel Lady Margaret Anne Loddon 1959
The Proud Rebel Linnett Moore 1958
The Ambassador's Daughter Joan Fisk 1956
Not as a Stranger Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh 1955
That Lady Ana de Mendoza 1955
My Cousin Rachel Rachel Sangalletti Ashley 1952
The Heiress Catherine Sloper 1949
The Snake Pit Virginia Stuart Cunningham 1948
The Dark Mirror Terry / Ruth Collins 1946
The Well Groomed Bride Margie Dawson 1946
Devotion Charlotte Brontë 1946
To Each His Own Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris 1946
Breakdowns of 1944 Self 1944
Government Girl Elizabeth 'Smokey' Allard 1943
Princess O'Rourke Princess Maria 1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars Self 1943
Show-Business at War Self 1943
Stars on Horseback 1943
Breakdowns of 1942 Self 1942
In This Our Life Roy Timberlake 1942
The Male Animal Ellen Turner 1942
They Died with Their Boots On Elizabeth Bacon 1941
Hold Back the Dawn Emmy Brown 1941
The Strawberry Blonde Amy Lind 1941
Santa Fe Trail Kit Carson Holliday 1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Self 1940
My Love Came Back Amelia Cornell 1940
Gone with the Wind Melanie Hamilton 1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Lady Penelope Gray 1939
Raffles Gwen 1939
Dodge City Abbie Irving 1939
Wings of the Navy Irene Dale 1939
Hard to Get Margaret "Maggie" Richards 1938
Four's a Crowd Lorri Dillingwell 1938
Out Where the Stars Begin Serena Ferris (archive footage) 1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood Maid Marian 1938
Gold Is Where You Find It Serena Ferris 1938
The Great Garrick Germaine de la Corbe 1937
It's Love I'm After Marcia West 1937
A Day at Santa Anita Olivia de Havilland (uncredited) 1937
Call It a Day Catherine 'Cath' Hilton 1937
The Charge of the Light Brigade Elsa Campbell 1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Self 1936
Anthony Adverse Angela Guiseppe 1936
The Making of a Great Motion Picture 1936
A Dream Comes True Herself (uncredited) 1935
Captain Blood Arabella Bishop 1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia 1935
The Irish in Us Lucille Jackson 1935
Alibi Ike Dolly Stevens 1935
SHOWCHARACTERYEAR
Roots: The Next Generations Mrs. Warner <mt>
The Oscars Self <mt>
The Hollywood Palace Self <mt>
ABC Stage 67 Ellie Thompson <mt>
The Love Boat Aunt Hilly <mt>
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna Dowager Empress Maria <mt>
The Merv Griffin Show Self <mt>
The Ed Sullivan Show Self (archive footage) <mt>
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self <mt>
The Ed Sullivan Show Self <mt>
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest <mt>
The Mike Douglas Show Self <mt>
North and South Mrs. Neal <mt>
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