Olivia de Havilland

Acting

Olivia de Havilland

Born 1 July 1916 · Tokyo, Japan · Died 26 July 2020 at 104

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

Highlights

Gone with the Wind1939 · Film · Melanie Hamilton
The Adventures of Robin Hood1938 · Film · Maid Marian
The Heiress1949 · Film · Catherine Sloper
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964 · Film · Miriam Deering
Captain Blood1935 · Film · Arabella Bishop
North and South1985 · Series · Mrs. Neal

Filmography

Movies

57 films

Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune2021 · Film
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…2015 · Film
The Woman He Loved1988 · Film · Aunt Bessie Merryman
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana1982 · Film · Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Murder Is Easy1982 · Film · Honoria Waynflete
The Fifth Musketeer1979 · Film · Anne d'Autriche
The Swarm1978 · Film · Maureen
Airport '771977 · Film · Emily Livingston
Pope Joan1972 · Film · Mother Superior
The Screaming Woman1972 · Film · Laura Wynant
The Adventurers1970 · Film · Deborah Hadley
Noon Wine1966 · Film · Ellie Thompson
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964 · Film · Miriam Deering
Lady in a Cage1964 · Film · Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard
Light in the Piazza1962 · Film · Meg Johnson
Libel1959 · Film · Lady Margaret Anne Loddon
The Proud Rebel1958 · Film · Linnett Moore
The Ambassador's Daughter1956 · Film · Joan Fisk
Not as a Stranger1955 · Film · Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh
That Lady1955 · Film · Ana de Mendoza
My Cousin Rachel1952 · Film · Rachel Ashley
The Heiress1949 · Film · Catherine Sloper
The Snake Pit1948 · Film · Virginia Cunningham
The Dark Mirror1946 · Film · Terry Collins / Ruth Collins
The Well Groomed Bride1946 · Film · Margie Dawson
Devotion1946 · Film · Charlotte Brontë
To Each His Own1946 · Film · Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris
Government Girl1943 · Film · Elizabeth 'Smokey' Allard
Princess O'Rourke1943 · Film · Princess Maria
Stars on Horseback1943 · Film
In This Our Life1942 · Film · Roy Timberlake
The Male Animal1942 · Film · Ellen Turner
They Died with Their Boots On1941 · Film · Elizabeth Bacon
Hold Back the Dawn1941 · Film · Emmy Brown
The Strawberry Blonde1941 · Film · Amy Lind
Santa Fe Trail1940 · Film · Kit Carson Holliday
My Love Came Back1940 · Film · Amelia Cornell
Gone with the Wind1939 · Film · Melanie Hamilton
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex1939 · Film · Lady Penelope Gray
Raffles1939 · Film · Gwen
Dodge City1939 · Film · Abbie Irving
Wings of the Navy1939 · Film · Irene Dale
Hard to Get1938 · Film · Margaret "Maggie" Richards
Four's a Crowd1938 · Film · Lorri Dillingwell
The Adventures of Robin Hood1938 · Film · Maid Marian
Gold Is Where You Find It1938 · Film · Serena Ferris
The Great Garrick1937 · Film · Germaine de la Corbe
It's Love I'm After1937 · Film · Marcia West
A Day at Santa Anita1937 · Film · Olivia de Havilland (uncredited)
Call It a Day1937 · Film · Catherine 'Cath' Hilton
The Charge of the Light Brigade1936 · Film · Elsa Campbell
Anthony Adverse1936 · Film · Angela Guiseppe
The Making of a Great Motion Picture1936 · Film
Captain Blood1935 · Film · Arabella Bishop
A Midsummer Night's Dream1935 · Film · Hermia
The Irish in Us1935 · Film · Lucille Jackson
Alibi Ike1935 · Film · Dolly Stevens

Filmography

Series

5 shows

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna1986 · Series · Dowager Empress Maria
North and South1985 · Series · Mrs. Neal
Roots: The Next Generations1979 · Series · Mrs. Warner
The Love Boat1977 · Series · Aunt Hilly
ABC Stage 671966 · Series · Ellie Thompson