Olivia Mary de Havilland was born in Tokyo, Japan, on July 1, 1916, was an American actress. Young Olivia de Havilland started acting in school plays. She got her stage debut in amateur theatre in production of "Alice in Wonderland" (1933). She landed her professional stage debut in a play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1934) in role as Hermia, at Hollywood Boulevard. She made her Broadway debut in a play "Romeo and Juliet" (1951) in role as Juliet, at Broadhurst Theatre. She made her big screen debut in fantasy film A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) in role as Hermia. Olivia breakthrough performance came as Lady Marian in swashbuckling movie The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).
Olivia de Havilland height was 5' 3½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 161 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 107 іn pоunds or 48.5 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements was bust-waist-hip 37-23-36 in inches or 94-58-91.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 34B with cup size B.
Olivia de Havilland
Photo: Unknown author / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date:
July 1, 1916
Died:
July 26, 2020
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Cancer
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Height:
5 ft 3½ in | 161 cm
Weight:
48.5 kg | 107 lbs
Body Measurements:
37-23-36 in | 94-58-91.5 cm
Bra Size:
34B
Shoe Size:
7.5 US | 38 EU
She won the Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in films:
To Each His Own (1946) - Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris
The Heiress (1949) - Catherine Sloper, for which won she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
She was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in movies:
Hold Back the Dawn (1941) - Emmy Brown
The Snake Pit (1948) - Virginia Stuart Cunningham
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Melanie Hamilton in epic historical romance film Gone with the Wind (1939).
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama for her role as Rachel Sangalletti Ashley in mystery romance movie My Cousin Rachel (1952).
She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie for her role as Dowager Empress Maria in biographical drama movie Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986).
Captain Blood (1935) - Arabella Bishop
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) - Miriam Deering
They Died With Their Boots On (1941) - Elizabeth Bacon Custer
Dodge City (1939) - Abbie Irving
The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex (1939) - Lady Penelope Gray
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) - Hermia
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) - Amy Lind Grimes
In This Our Life (1942) - Roy Timberlake
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) - Elsa Campbell
The Swarm (1978) - Maureen Schuester
The Dark Mirror (1946) - twins Terry and Ruth Collins
Anthony Adverse (1936) - Angela Giuseppe
Santa Fe Trail (1940) - Kit Carson Holliday
It's Love I'm After (1937) - Marcia West
She portrayed Mrs. Warner in ABC television miniseries Roots: The Next Generations (1979).
She played Mrs. Neal in ABC television miniseries North and South (1986).
Attended Saratoga Grammar School and Los Gatos High School.
Attended Notre Dame Convent in Belmont.
She started in 49 movies.
She received ballet and piano lessons, as a child.
Her younger sister was actress Joan Fontaine.
Had Guernsey Channel Islander, English and Anglo-Irish ancestry.
Appeared as a presenter at the 75th Academy Awards (2003).
Received the National Medal of Arts in 2008.
Received the Online Film Critics Society Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
Was friend with actress Bette Davis.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 6762 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960.
She played Lael Tucker Wertenbaker in a play "A Gift of Time" (1962), at Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
She narrated the documentary I Remember Better When I Paint (2009).
Olivia died on July 25, 2020 in Paris, France, at the age of 104.
She was married to:
Marcus Goodrich (1946-1953), they had one son, Benjamin Goodrich
Pierre Galante (1955-1962), they had one daughter, Giselle Galante
She dated John Huston (1940-1943), Howard Hughes (1939-1940), George Brent (1938) and Frederick Stover (1935).