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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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Olivia Mary de Havilland
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1988 The Woman He Loved (TV movie)
Aunt Bessie Merryman
 
1986 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (TV movie)
Dowager Empress Maria
 
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)
See all 6 episodes »
 
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
 
1977 Airport '77
Emily Livingston
 
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 Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Miriam
 
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
 
1955 That Lady
Ana de Mendoza
 
1952 My Cousin Rachel
Rachel Sangalletti Ashley (as Olivia deHavilland)
 
1949 The Heiress
Catherine Sloper
 
1948 The Snake Pit
Virginia Stuart Cunningham
 
1946 The Dark Mirror
Terry/Ruth Collins
 
1946 The Well-Groomed Bride
Margie Dawson
 
1946 Devotion
Charlotte Bronte
 
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 They Died with Their Boots On
Elizabeth Bacon
 
1941 Hold Back the Dawn
Emmy Brown
 
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 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Lady Penelope Gray
 
1939 Dodge City
Abbie Irving
 
1939 Wings of the Navy
Irene Dale
 
1938 Hard to Get
Margaret (as Olivia De Havilland)
 
1938 Four's a Crowd
Lorri Dillingwell
 
1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood
Maid Marian
 
1938 Gold Is Where You Find It
Serena Ferris
 
1937 The Great Garrick
Germaine
 
1937 It's Love I'm After
Marcia West
 
1937 Call It a Day
Catherine 'Cath' Hilton
 
1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade
Elsa Campbell (as Olivia De Havilland)
 
1936 Anthony Adverse
Angela Guisseppi
 
1935 Captain Blood
Arabella Bishop
 
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
 
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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
 
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
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
– Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983) … 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. George Hamilton (1965) … Herself
– 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)
2011 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (documentary)
 
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

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Recreated her screen role in "The Snake Pit" on April 10, 1950 for CBS Radio Theater along with Mark Stevens and Leo Genn. 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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Personal Quote:

[speaking in June 2006] I'll be 90 on July 1. I can't wait to be 90! Another victory! See more »

Trivia:

Is portrayed by Lee Purcell in My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn. See more »

Trademark:

Despite her great beauty, was often cast as plain, everyday women See more »

Nickname:

Livvie See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer