Cast

Olivia de Havilland

1916 – 2020

Active years (films on this site)

1935–1949

Genres

ActionAdventureRomanceDramaHistory

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodGerman Expressionism

Directors worked with

Michael Curtiz3 filmsRaoul Walsh1 filmRobert Siodmak1 filmWilliam Wyler1 film

Biography

Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland 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.

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Actress 1947
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress 1949
• Academy Award for Best Actress 1950
• Golden Globe for best actress 1950
• Knight of the Legion of Honour 2010
• Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 2017

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1960
• honorary doctor of the University of Hertfordshire 1998
• National Medal of Arts 2008

6 films on this site

1. Captain Blood 1935 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
3. The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
4. They Died with Their Boots On 1941 · Raoul Walsh · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
5. The Dark Mirror 1946 · Robert Siodmak · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
6. The Heiress 1949 · William Wyler · IMDb 8.1 · Cast