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, during her years at Los Gatos High School, California. She got her stage debut in amateur theatre in production of "Alice in Wonderland" (1933). She landed her professional stage debut in comedy play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1934) in role as Hermia, at Hollywood Bowl. 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's breakthrough performance came as Lady Marian in swashbuckling movie The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).
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Olivia de Havilland
July 1, 1916
July 26, 2020
United States
Cancer
Dark Brown
Dark Brown
5 ft 3½ in | 161 cm
37-23-36 in | 94-58-91.5 cm
48.5 kg | 107 lbs
34B
7.5 US | 38 EU
She won the Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in films:
To Each His Own (1946) romantic drama as Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris
The Heiress (1949) drama as 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) romantic drama as Emmy Brown
The Snake Pit (1948) psychological drama as 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) swashbuckling pirate in role as Arabella Bishop
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) psychological thriller as Miriam Deering
They Died With Their Boots On (1941) Western as Elizabeth Bacon Custer
Dodge City (1939) Western as Abbie Irving
The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex (1939) historical romantic drama as Lady Penelope Gray
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) romance fantasy as Hermia
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) romantic comedy as Amy Lind Grimes
In This Our Life (1942) drama as Roy Timberlake
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) historical adventure as Elsa Campbell
The Swarm (1978) disaster thriller as Maureen Schuester
The Dark Mirror (1946) noir psychological thriller as twins Terry and Ruth Collins
Anthony Adverse (1936) epic historical drama as Angela Giuseppe
Santa Fe Trail (1940) Western as Kit Carson Holliday
It's Love I'm After (1937) comedy romance as 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).