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Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Known for: Acting

Born 01/07/1916
Died 2020-07-26
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan

Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (July 1, 1916 – July 26, 2020) was a British, American, and French actress. She appeared in 49 feature films throughout her career, with the major works of her cinematic career spanning from 1935 to 1988. Before her death in 2020 at the age of 104, she was the oldest living and earliest surviving Academy Award winner and was one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Her younger sister, with whom she had a noted rivalry that was well documented in the media, was the Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine.

Filmography

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,2

The Love Boat

Aunt Hilly

1977

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

The Merv Griffin Show Series ★ 6,8

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,1

What's My Line?

Self

1950

Golden Globe Awards Series ★ 7,0

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee / Presenter

1944

Golden Globe Awards Series ★ 7,0

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter

1944

Series ★ 5,1

Film '72

Self

1971

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

North and South Series ★ 7,5

North and South

Mrs. Neal

1985

People's Choice Awards Series ★ 8,2

People's Choice Awards

Self

1975

Gone with the Wind Film ★ 7,9

Gone with the Wind

Melanie Hamilton

1939

The Oscars Series ★ 7,1

The Oscars

Self

1953

The Hollywood Palace Series ★ 5,0

The Hollywood Palace

Self

1964

Roots: The Next Generations Series ★ 7,5

Roots: The Next Generations

Mrs. Warner

1979

ABC Stage 67 Series ★ 6,8

ABC Stage 67

Ellie Thompson

1966

The American Film Institute Salute to ... Series ★ 6,3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Self

1973

Reflets de Cannes Series ★ 5,0

Reflets de Cannes

Self

1954

The Adventures of Robin Hood Film ★ 7,5

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Maid Marian

1938

Airport '77 Film ★ 5,6

Airport '77

Emily Livingston

1977

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna Series ★ 6,7

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

Dowager Empress Maria

1986

The Swarm Film ★ 5,0

The Swarm

Maureen

1978

They Died with Their Boots On Film ★ 6,7

They Died with Their Boots On

Elizabeth Bacon

1941

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Film ★ 7,3

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Miriam Deering

1964

Captain Blood Film ★ 7,3

Captain Blood

Arabella Bishop

1935

Government Girl Film ★ 5,7

Government Girl

Elizabeth 'Smokey' Allard

1943

The Heiress Film ★ 7,8

The Heiress

Catherine Sloper

1949

In This Our Life Film ★ 6,9

In This Our Life

Roy Timberlake

1942

The Charge of the Light Brigade Film ★ 6,5

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Elsa Campbell

1936

The Proud Rebel Film ★ 6,0

The Proud Rebel

Linnett Moore

1958

Santa Fe Trail Film ★ 5,7

Santa Fe Trail

Kit Carson Holliday

1940

Breakdowns of 1942 Film ★ 6,0

Breakdowns of 1942

Self

1942

A Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 6,4

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Hermia

1935

The Fabulous Allan Carr Film ★ 5,0

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Self (archive footage)

2017

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel Film

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

Self (archive footage)

2001

The Snake Pit Film ★ 7,1

The Snake Pit

Virginia Cunningham

1948

Dodge City Film ★ 6,9

Dodge City

Abbie Irving

1939

To Each His Own Film ★ 7,1

To Each His Own

Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris

1946

Murder Is Easy Film ★ 6,6

Murder Is Easy

Honoria Waynflete

1982

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Film ★ 7,5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

2009

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Film ★ 6,4

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Lady Penelope Gray

1939

Light in the Piazza Film ★ 6,4

Light in the Piazza

Meg Johnson

1962

The Woman He Loved Film ★ 10,0

The Woman He Loved

Aunt Bessie Merryman

1988

Breakdowns of 1944 Film ★ 6,5

Breakdowns of 1944

Self

1944

Not as a Stranger Film ★ 6,2

Not as a Stranger

Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh

1955

Princess O'Rourke Film ★ 6,5

Princess O'Rourke

Princess Maria

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars Film ★ 6,2

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Self

1943

Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests Film

Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests

Self (archive footage)

2020

British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind Film

British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1939

Lady in a Cage Film ★ 6,2

Lady in a Cage

Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard

1964

Hold Back the Dawn Film ★ 6,7

Hold Back the Dawn

Emmy Brown

1941

Night of 100 Stars II Film ★ 6,8

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

1985

The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland Film ★ 7,3

The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland

Self - Actress

2021

It's Love I'm After Film ★ 7,1

It's Love I'm After

Marcia West

1937

The Dark Mirror Film ★ 7,0

The Dark Mirror

Terry Collins / Ruth Collins

1946

Libel Film ★ 6,8

Libel

Lady Margaret Anne Loddon

1959

The Fifth Musketeer Film ★ 4,9

The Fifth Musketeer

Anne d'Autriche

1979

Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn… Film ★ 8,0

Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…

2015

Show-Business at War Film ★ 7,0

Show-Business at War

Self

1943

The Adventurers Film ★ 4,7

The Adventurers

Deborah Hadley

1970

Gold Is Where You Find It Film ★ 7,0

Gold Is Where You Find It

Serena Ferris

1938

Four's a Crowd Film ★ 5,6

Four's a Crowd

Lorri Dillingwell

1938

The Strawberry Blonde Film ★ 6,9

The Strawberry Blonde

Amy Lind

1941

My Cousin Rachel Film ★ 6,7

My Cousin Rachel

Rachel Ashley

1952

A Dream Comes True Film ★ 6,2

A Dream Comes True

Herself (uncredited)

1935

The Ambassador's Daughter Film ★ 4,9

The Ambassador's Daughter

Joan Fisk

1956

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Film ★ 8,0

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)

1988

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Film ★ 8,0

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Self

1995

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Film ★ 7,0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Wings of the Navy Film ★ 6,2

Wings of the Navy

Irene Dale

1939

Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune Film ★ 7,3

Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune

2021

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Film ★ 6,3

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self

1940

Devotion Film ★ 5,9

Devotion

Charlotte Brontë

1946

The Adventures of Errol Flynn Film ★ 7,7

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Self - Actress (also archive footage)

2005

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana Film ★ 5,5

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

1982

Pope Joan Film ★ 6,1

Pope Joan

Mother Superior

1972

The Male Animal Film ★ 4,7

The Male Animal

Ellen Turner

1942

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story Film ★ 6,7

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Self (archive footage)

2006

My Love Came Back Film ★ 4,9

My Love Came Back

Amelia Cornell

1940

The Irish in Us Film ★ 7,5

The Irish in Us

Lucille Jackson

1935

Raffles Film ★ 6,2

Raffles

Gwen

1939

Anthony Adverse Film ★ 5,7

Anthony Adverse

Angela Guiseppe

1936

That Lady Film ★ 6,6

That Lady

Ana de Mendoza

1955

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn Film ★ 9,0

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

Self (archive footage)

2015

The Extraordinary Seaman Film ★ 3,4

The Extraordinary Seaman

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1969

Call It a Day Film ★ 7,0

Call It a Day

Catherine 'Cath' Hilton

1937

Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland Film ★ 7,2

Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

Herself

2004

The Screaming Woman Film ★ 6,7

The Screaming Woman

Laura Wynant

1972

Out Where the Stars Begin Film ★ 6,8

Out Where the Stars Begin

Serena Ferris (archive footage)

1938

A Day at Santa Anita Film ★ 6,0

A Day at Santa Anita

Olivia de Havilland (uncredited)

1937

The Well Groomed Bride Film ★ 5,7

The Well Groomed Bride

Margie Dawson

1946

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano Film ★ 7,8

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Self

1983

The Making of a Great Motion Picture Film ★ 6,7

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

1936

The Great Garrick Film ★ 6,6

The Great Garrick

Germaine de la Corbe

1937

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Film ★ 6,0

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Self

1936

Hard to Get Film ★ 6,3

Hard to Get

Margaret "Maggie" Richards

1938

Alibi Ike Film ★ 6,2

Alibi Ike

Dolly Stevens

1935

Stars on Horseback Film ★ 5,0

Stars on Horseback

1943

Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler Film

Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

Self

1983

Inside 'the Swarm' Film ★ 8,0

Inside 'the Swarm'

Self

1978

Noon Wine Film ★ 7,0

Noon Wine

Ellie Thompson

1966