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Olivia Mary de Havilland was born to a British patent attorney and his wife on July 1, 1916, in Tokyo, Japan. Her sister, Joan, later to become famous as Joan Fontaine, was born the following year. Her parents divorced when Olivia was just three years old, and she moved with her mother and sister to Saratoga... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (59 titles)
1986 North and South, Book II (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Neal
Episode #1.6 (1986) … Mrs. Neal (credit only)
Episode #1.5 (1986) … Mrs. Neal (credit only)
Episode #1.4 (1986) … Mrs. Neal
Episode #1.3 (1986) … Mrs. Neal
Episode #1.2 (1986) … Mrs. Neal (credit only)
 
1982 The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (TV movie)
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
 
1982 Murder Is Easy (TV movie)
Honoria Waynflete (as Olivia De Havilland)
 
1981 The Love Boat (TV series)
Aunt Hilly
The Duel/Two for Julie/Aunt Hilly (1981) … Aunt Hilly
 
1979 The Fifth Musketeer
Queen Mother
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Warner
Episode #1.2 (1979) … Mrs. Warner
Episode #1.1 (1979) … Mrs. Warner
 
1978 The Swarm
Maureen Schuester
 
1972 Pope Joan
Mother Superior
 
1972 The Screaming Woman (TV movie)
Laura Wynant (as Olivia DeHavilland)
 
1969 The Adventurers
Deborah Hadley (as Olivia De Havilland)
 
1968 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Deborah Rubin
The Last Hunters (1968) … Deborah Rubin
 
1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Ellie Thompson
Noon Wine (1966) … Ellie Thompson
 
1965 The Big Valley (TV series)
Ms. Hadley
Winner Lose All (1965) … Ms. Hadley (uncredited)
 
1964 Lady in a Cage
Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard
 
1962 Light in the Piazza
Meg Johnson
 
1959 Libel
Lady Margaret Loddon
 
1958 The Proud Rebel
Linnett Moore
 
1956 The Ambassador's Daughter
Joan Fisk
 
1955 Not as a Stranger
Kristina Hedvigson
 
1952 My Cousin Rachel
Rachel Sangalletti Ashley (as Olivia deHavilland)
 
1946 The Dark Mirror
Terry/Ruth Collins
 
1946 The Well-Groomed Bride
Margie Dawson
 
1946 To Each His Own
Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris (as Olivia De Havilland)
 
1943 Government Girl
Elizabeth 'Smokey' Allard
 
1943 Princess O'Rourke
Princess Maria - aka Mary Williams (as Olivia DeHavilland)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Olivia de Havilland
 
1942 In This Our Life
Roy Timberlake
 
1942 The Male Animal
Ellen Turner
 
1941 The Strawberry Blonde
Amy Lind
 
1940 Santa Fe Trail
'Kit Carson' Holliday (as Olivia De Havilland)
 
1940 My Love Came Back
Amelia Cornell
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
Melanie Hamilton - Their Cousin
 
1939 Raffles
Gwen
 
1939 Wings of the Navy
Irene Dale
 
1938 Hard to Get
Margaret (as Olivia De Havilland)
 
1938 Four's a Crowd
Lorri Dillingwell
 
1938 Gold Is Where You Find It
Serena Ferris
 
1937 The Great Garrick
Germaine
 
1937 It's Love I'm After
Marcia West
 
1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade
Elsa Campbell (as Olivia De Havilland)
 
1936 Anthony Adverse
Angela Guisseppi
 
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hermia - In Love with Lysander (as Olivia de Haviland)
 
1935 The Irish in Us
Lucille Jackson
 
1935 Alibi Ike
Dolly Stevens
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars (performer: "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" 1854 / "The Dreamer" 1943 - uncredited)
 
1939 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (performer: "Love's Answer" - uncredited)
 
1938 Four's a Crowd (performer: "Frühlingslied Spring Song Op. 62, No. 6" 1842 - uncredited)
 
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream (performer: "Scottish Symphony" 1842 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (53 titles)
2012 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Herself - Actress (segment "McCullough")
Belle Harbor/3 Million Open Jobs/McCullough (2012) … Herself - Actress (segment "McCullough")
 
1978-2011 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Herself
36e cérémonie des César (2011) … Herself
La 11ème nuit des Césars (1986) … Herself
3ème nuit des Césars (1978) … Herself
 
2009 I Remember Better When I Paint (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 The Adventures of Errol Flynn (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress (also archive footage)
 
2004 Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 Premiere Women in Hollywood Awards (TV documentary)
Herself (Received Legend Award)
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Oscar Tribute Sequence/Past Winner
 
1998 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 June 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 The Aviators (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
The 600mph Men (1998) … Herself - Interviewee
 
1998 The Best of Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself - Interview
 
1989 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite All Time Favourite Motion Picture
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
 
1987 Our World (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
Gone with the Wind: 1939 (1987) … Herself - Interviewee
 
1987 The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV & Presenter
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Herself
 
1983 Arena (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1978-1983 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 8 February 1983 (1983) … Herself
Episode dated 19 February 1979 (1979) … Herself
Episode dated 21 June 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1983 Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1979 Everyday (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 19 February 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Margaret Booth
 
1978 Inside 'The Swarm' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1977 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
Errol Flynn (1977) … Herself - Interviewee
 
1977 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1976 The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite Movie Actress
 
1975 The Russell Harty Show (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
Episode dated 12 September 1975 (1975) … Herself - Interviewee
 
1971 The Movie Crazy Years (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
Bette Davis (1971) … Herself
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - reviewing Academy's second decade (pre-recorded)
 
1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Short Subject, Cartoons & Live Action
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Recalling Her Awards: Pre-Recorded
 
1958-1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 8 August 1965 (1965) … Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 4 March 1962 (1962) … Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 25 May 1958 (1958) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1963-1965 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself / Panelist
Olivia de Havilland vs. Anthony Perkins (1963) … Panelist
 
1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.26 (1965) … Herself
 
1965 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Herself - Hostess
Festival of Spring (1965) … Herself - Hostess
 
1960-1965 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Herself / Guest star
Episode dated 1 March 1965 (1965) … Herself
Episode dated 27 April 1964 (1964) … Guest star
Episode dated 16 March 1960 (1960) … Herself
 
1964 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Herself - Dramatic Reader
Episode #2.7 (1964) … Herself - Dramatic Reader
 
1964 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
Olivia de Havilland (1964) … Herself
 
1963 The 35th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Picture
 
1962 The 16th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1962 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Lael Tucker Wertenbaker - scene from 'A Gift of Time'
Episode #15.26 (1962) … Lael Tucker Wertenbaker - scene from 'A Gift of Time'
 
1961 Play Your Hunch (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 April 1961 (1961) … Herself
 
1960 The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1960 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #7.13 (1960) … Herself
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.224 (1958) … Herself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Director
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Herself
 
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
Herself
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 10 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1937 A Day at Santa Anita (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1936 The Making of a Great Motion Picture (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1935 A Dream Comes True (documentary short)
Herself (also archive footage) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (21 titles)
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
 
2006 World of Robin Hood (TV documentary)
Maid Marian (uncredited)
 
2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 'They Died with Their Boots On': To Hell or Glory (video documentary short)
Elizabeth Bacon (uncredited)
 
2005 Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale (video documentary short)
Lady Penelope Gray (uncredited)
 
2005 Dodge City: Go West, Errol Flynn (video documentary short)
Herself/Abbie Irving
 
2005 Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born (video documentary short)
Arabella Bishop
 
2003 Living Famously (TV series)
 
2001 Backstory (TV series documentary)
 
1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Herself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind'
 
1988 Cinema Paradiso
Maid Marian (uncredited)
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1983 Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (video documentary)
Herself
 
1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1969 The Extraordinary Seaman
Herself (uncredited)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Herself
 
1954 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1943 Stars on Horseback (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1938 Out Where the Stars Begin (short)
Herself, clip from 'Gold Is Where You Find It' (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

A Gift of Time (1962). Written by Garson Kanin. Based on the book "Death of a Man" by Lael Tucker Wertenbaker. Assistant Director: Russell McCaig. Directed by Garson Kanin. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 22 Feb 1962- 12 May 1962 (92 performances + 2 previews). Cast: Olivia de Havilland (as "Lael Tucker Wertenbaker")... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 6 Print Biographies  | 8 Interviews  | 12 Articles  | 5 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Olivia De Havilland | Olivia DeHavilland | Olivia de Haviland | Olivia deHavilland

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Hollywood's reaction to her landmark court victory against Warner Bros.] I was told I would never work again, if I lost or won. When I won, they were impressed and didn't bear a grudge. See more »

Trivia:

Olivia's cousin was Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965), the British aviation pioneer and designer of aircraft such as the wartime Mosquito fighter. See more »

Trademark:

Emotionally (and sometimes physically) vulnerable characters See more »

Nickname:

Livvie See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer