Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Known for
Acting
Born
July 1, 1916
Died
July 26, 2020 (aged 104)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan

Biography

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2021
The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland poster

The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland

Movie · as (archive footage)

2021
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune poster

Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune

Movie

2020
Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests poster

Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr poster

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2015
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn… poster

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

Movie

2015
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn poster

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year poster

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story poster

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn poster

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Movie · as Self - Actress (also archive footage)

2004
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland poster

Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

Movie · as Herself

2001
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel poster

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies poster

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Movie · as Self

1988
The Woman He Loved poster

The Woman He Loved

Movie · as Aunt Bessie Merryman

1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind poster

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

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

1986
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna poster

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

TV · as Dowager Empress Maria · 2 eps

1985
Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II

Movie · as Self

1985
North and South poster

North and South

TV · as Mrs. Neal · 5 eps

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler poster

Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

Movie · as Self

1983
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano poster

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Movie · as Self

1982
Murder Is Easy poster

Murder Is Easy

Movie · as Honoria Waynflete

1982
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana poster

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

Movie · as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

1979
The Fifth Musketeer poster

The Fifth Musketeer

Movie · as Anne d'Autriche

1979
Roots: The Next Generations poster

Roots: The Next Generations

TV · as Mrs. Warner · 2 eps

1978
The Swarm poster

The Swarm

Movie · as Maureen

1978
Inside 'the Swarm' poster

Inside 'the Swarm'

Movie · as Self

1977
Airport '77 poster

Airport '77

Movie · as Emily Livingston

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Aunt Hilly · 1 ep

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
The Screaming Woman poster

The Screaming Woman

Movie · as Laura Wynant

1972
Pope Joan poster

Pope Joan

Movie · as Mother Superior

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
The Adventurers poster

The Adventurers

Movie · as Deborah Hadley

1969
The Extraordinary Seaman poster

The Extraordinary Seaman

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1966
Noon Wine poster

Noon Wine

Movie · as Ellie Thompson

1966
ABC Stage 67 poster

ABC Stage 67

TV · as Ellie Thompson · 1 ep

1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte poster

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Movie · as Miriam Deering

1964
Lady in a Cage poster

Lady in a Cage

Movie · as Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard

1964
The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
Light in the Piazza poster

Light in the Piazza

Movie · as Meg Johnson

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1959
Libel poster

Libel

Movie · as Lady Margaret Anne Loddon

1958
The Proud Rebel poster

The Proud Rebel

Movie · as Linnett Moore

1956
The Ambassador's Daughter poster

The Ambassador's Daughter

Movie · as Joan Fisk

1955
Not as a Stranger poster

Not as a Stranger

Movie · as Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh

1955
That Lady poster

That Lady

Movie · as Ana de Mendoza

1954
Reflets de Cannes poster

Reflets de Cannes

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 7 eps

1952
My Cousin Rachel poster

My Cousin Rachel

Movie · as Rachel Ashley

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1949
The Heiress poster

The Heiress

Movie · as Catherine Sloper

1948
The Snake Pit poster

The Snake Pit

Movie · as Virginia Cunningham

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1946
The Dark Mirror poster

The Dark Mirror

Movie · as Terry Collins / Ruth Collins

1946
Devotion poster

Devotion

Movie · as Charlotte Brontë

1946
To Each His Own poster

To Each His Own

Movie · as Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris

1946
The Well Groomed Bride poster

The Well Groomed Bride

Movie · as Margie Dawson

1944
Breakdowns of 1944 poster

Breakdowns of 1944

Movie · as Self

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1943
Princess O'Rourke poster

Princess O'Rourke

Movie · as Princess Maria

1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars poster

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Movie · as Self

1943
Government Girl poster

Government Girl

Movie · as Elizabeth 'Smokey' Allard

1943
Show-Business at War poster

Show-Business at War

Movie · as Self

1943
Stars on Horseback poster

Stars on Horseback

Movie

1942
In This Our Life poster

In This Our Life

Movie · as Roy Timberlake

1942
The Male Animal poster

The Male Animal

Movie · as Ellen Turner

1942
Breakdowns of 1942 poster

Breakdowns of 1942

Movie · as Self

1941
They Died with Their Boots On poster

They Died with Their Boots On

Movie · as Elizabeth Bacon

1941
Hold Back the Dawn poster

Hold Back the Dawn

Movie · as Emmy Brown

1941
The Strawberry Blonde poster

The Strawberry Blonde

Movie · as Amy Lind

1940
Santa Fe Trail poster

Santa Fe Trail

Movie · as Kit Carson Holliday

1940
My Love Came Back poster

My Love Came Back

Movie · as Amelia Cornell

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards poster

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Movie · as Self

1939
Gone with the Wind poster

Gone with the Wind

Movie · as Melanie Hamilton

1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex poster

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Movie · as Lady Penelope Gray

1939
Dodge City poster

Dodge City

Movie · as Abbie Irving

1939
Wings of the Navy poster

Wings of the Navy

Movie · as Irene Dale

1939
Raffles poster

Raffles

Movie · as Gwen

1939
British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind poster

British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Movie · as Maid Marian

1938
Four's a Crowd poster

Four's a Crowd

Movie · as Lorri Dillingwell

1938
Out Where the Stars Begin poster

Out Where the Stars Begin

Movie · as Serena Ferris (archive footage)

1938
Gold Is Where You Find It poster

Gold Is Where You Find It

Movie · as Serena Ferris

1938
Hard to Get poster

Hard to Get

Movie · as Margaret "Maggie" Richards

1937
It's Love I'm After poster

It's Love I'm After

Movie · as Marcia West

1937
The Great Garrick poster

The Great Garrick

Movie · as Germaine de la Corbe

1937
Call It a Day poster

Call It a Day

Movie · as Catherine 'Cath' Hilton

1937
A Day at Santa Anita poster

A Day at Santa Anita

Movie · as Olivia de Havilland (uncredited)

1936
Anthony Adverse poster

Anthony Adverse

Movie · as Angela Guiseppe

1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade poster

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Movie · as Elsa Campbell

1936
The Making of a Great Motion Picture poster

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

Movie

1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) poster

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Movie · as Self

1935
Captain Blood poster

Captain Blood

Movie · as Arabella Bishop

1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Hermia

1935
Alibi Ike poster

Alibi Ike

Movie · as Dolly Stevens

1935
The Irish in Us poster

The Irish in Us

Movie · as Lucille Jackson

1935
A Dream Comes True poster

A Dream Comes True

Movie · as Herself (uncredited)