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Olivia de Havilland
Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (born July 1, 1916) was a British and American actress. She appeared in 49 feature films and is one of the leading actresses of her time. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She made her breakthrough in Captain Blood (1935), appearing with Errol Flynn in eight films. She is perhaps best known for her role as Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind for which she received her first Oscar nomination. De Havilland departed from ingenue roles in the 1940s, receiving accolades for her performances in Hold Back the Dawn (1941), To Each His Own (1946), The Snake Pit (1948), and The Heiress (1949), winning Oscars for To Each His Own and The Heiress. She moved to Paris in the 1950s and continued her career in film, television and stage. De Havilland received honours such as the National Medal of the Arts, the Légion d'honneur, and the appointment to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Her younger sister was fellow actress Joan Fontaine, with whom she had a noted rivalry. She was also known for her legal victory over Warner Bros. – which was called the "de Havilland Law" – after she sued the studio for adding time to her contract without her approval. She died on July 26, 2020 at the age of 104 in Paris.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Olivia Mary de Havilland
Born: Tokyo City, Empire of Japan
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United States, France
Birthday: July 1, 1916
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1933-2010
Children: 2
Spouses: Marcus Goodrich, Pierre Galante
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Awards and Nominations Received by Olivia de Havilland
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Movies Featuring Olivia de Havilland
Not as a Stranger
Captain Blood
Airport '77
The Swarm
They Died with Their Boots On
The Strawberry Blonde
To Each His Own
Hold Back the Dawn
The Snake Pit
The Adventures of Robin Hood (re-release)
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Night of 100 Stars II
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
The Woman He Loved
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Murder Is Easy
Thank Your Lucky Stars
The Well Groomed Bride
The Extraordinary Seaman
Noon Wine
Inside ‘the Swarm’
My Love Came Back
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
That Lady
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte
The Ambassador’s Daughter
Libel
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Proud Rebel
Gold Is Where You Find It
Show-Business at War
The Great Garrick
Light in the Piazza
A Dream Comes True
Breakdowns of 1942
Hard to Get
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Roots: The Next Generations
Four’s a Crowd
The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland
The Dark Mirror
Dodge City
In This Our Life
The Fifth Musketeer
The Heiress
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Anthony Adverse
Breakdowns of 1944
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
The Male Animal
Stars on Horseback
Lady in a Cage
1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year
Santa Fe Trail
Pope Joan
The Charge of the Light Brigade
A Day at Santa Anita
Princess O’Rourke
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
Out Where the Stars Begin
It’s Love I’m After
Devotion
The Screaming Woman
My Cousin Rachel
Call It a Day
Alibi Ike
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Career Timeline
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1988
The Woman He Loved
Aunt Bessie Merryman
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Self
1982
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Murder Is Easy
Honoria Waynflete
1946
To Each His Own
The Well Groomed Bride
Margie Dawson
The Dark Mirror
Terry Collins / Ruth Collins
Devotion
Charlotte Brontë
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Self
Show-Business at War
Self
Stars on Horseback
Princess O’Rourke
Princess Maria
1942
They Died with Their Boots On
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
In This Our Life
Roy Timberlake
The Male Animal
Ellen Turner
1940
My Love Came Back
Amelia Cornell
Santa Fe Trail
Kit Carson Holliday
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Serena Ferris
Hard to Get
Margaret "Maggie" Richards
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Maid Marian
Four’s a Crowd
Lorri Dillingwell
Out Where the Stars Begin
Serena Ferris (archive footage)
1937
The Great Garrick
Germaine de la Corbe
A Day at Santa Anita
Olivia de Havilland (uncredited)
It’s Love I’m After
Marcia West
Call It a Day
Catherine 'Cath' Hilton
1936
Anthony Adverse
Angela Guiseppe
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Elsa Campbell
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
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