
Olivia de Havilland
Acting
Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (July 1, 1916 - July 25, 2020) was a British-American actress, whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films, and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her early screen performances in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Gone with the Wind (1939), and her later award-winning performances in To Each His Own (1946), The Snake Pit (1948), and The Heiress (1949).
Born in Tokyo to British parents, de Havilland and her younger sister, actress Joan Fontaine, moved with their mother to California in 1919. They were brought up by their mother Lilian, a former stage actress who taught them drama, music, and elocution.
Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Love Boat

The Oscars

North and South

Gone with the Wind

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Swarm

The Snake Pit

Airport '77

Lady in a Cage

They Died with Their Boots On

Dodge City

The Heiress

Santa Fe Trail

Captain Blood

The Strawberry Blonde

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

The Charge of the Light Brigade

In This Our Life

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Dark Mirror
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