Olivia de Havilland
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1916-07-01
- Died
- 2020-07-26
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Olivia Mary de Havilland · Livvie · Olivia De Havilland · Olivia DeHavilland · Олівія де Гевіленд · 올리비아 드 하빌랜드
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.
Known For
TV Shows (17)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Aunt Hilly
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
North and South
1985
as Mrs. Neal
The Oscars
1953
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Ellie Thompson
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Mrs. Warner
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
1986
as Dowager Empress Maria
Movies (78)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Melanie Hamilton
Airport '77
1977
as Emily Livingston
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Maid Marian
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Amy Lind
The Swarm
1978
as Maureen Schuester
Pope Joan
1972
as Mother Superior
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Miriam Deering
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Princess Maria
The Heiress
1949
as Catherine Sloper
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Angela Guiseppe
Captain Blood
1935
as Arabella Bishop
Dodge City
1939
as Abbie Irving
Murder Is Easy
1982
as Honoria Waynflete
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Kit Carson Holliday
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
The Dark Mirror
1946
as Terry Collins / Ruth Collins
That Lady
1955
as Ana de Mendoza
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Elizabeth Bacon
Government Girl
1943
as Elizabeth 'Smokey' Allard
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self - Actress (also archive footage)
The Adventurers
1970
as Deborah Hadley
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
The Fifth Musketeer
1979
as Anne d'Autriche
The Screaming Woman
1972
as Laura Wynant
The Male Animal
1942
as Ellen Turner
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
In This Our Life
1942
as Roy Timberlake
The Proud Rebel
1958
as Linnett Moore
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Hermia
Devotion
1946
as Charlotte Brontë
Not as a Stranger
1955
as Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh
The Snake Pit
1948
as Virginia Cunningham
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
as Elsa Campbell
It's Love I'm After
1937
as Marcia West
The Woman He Loved
1988
as Aunt Bessie Merryman
My Cousin Rachel
1952
as Rachel Sangalletti Ashley
Raffles
1939
as Gwen
Libel
1959
as Lady Margaret Anne Loddon
My Love Came Back
1940
as Amelia Cornell
Light in the Piazza
1962
as Meg Johnson
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Lady Penelope Gray
To Each His Own
1946
as Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris
Lady in a Cage
1964
as Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Irene Dale
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
as Serena Ferris (archive footage)
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Serena Ferris
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
The Irish in Us
1935
as Lucille Jackson
Alibi Ike
1935
as Dolly Stevens
A Dream Comes True
1935
as Herself (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1944
1944
as Self
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Emmy Brown
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956
as Joan Fisk
Four's a Crowd
1938
as Lorri Dillingwell
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
1982
as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
1983
as Self
Inside 'the Swarm'
1978
as Self
The Great Garrick
1937
as Germaine de la Corbe
Hard to Get
1938
as Margaret "Maggie" Richards
Noon Wine
1966
as Ellie Thompson
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Margie Dawson
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
2004
as Herself
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
1983
as Self
A Day at Santa Anita
1937
as Olivia de Havilland (uncredited)
Call It a Day
1937
as Catherine 'Cath' Hilton
Stars on Horseback
1943
The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland
2021
as Self - Actress
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1936
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…
2015
About Olivia de Havilland
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 yo… With 95 credits spanning from 1935 to 2021, Olivia de Havilland has appeared in 78 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Olivia de Havilland Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Melanie Hamilton
- Airport '77 (1977) — as Emily Livingston
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — as Maid Marian
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941) — as Amy Lind
- The Swarm (1978) — as Maureen Schuester
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