Actor
Olivia de Havilland
Born 1 July 1916 · Tokyo, Japan — died 26 July 2020
Olivia de Havilland (1916–2020) was a British-American actress, born in Tokyo. She rose to fame as Errol Flynn's co-star at Warner Bros. and as Melanie in Gone with the Wind, then won two Best Actress Oscars. Her successful legal fight against studio contract practices reshaped Hollywood's star system.
Key films
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Her best-known pairing with Errol Flynn, as Maid Marian in a landmark Technicolor swashbuckler.
Gone with the Wind (1939)On Cinespective
Played the gentle Melanie Hamilton, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
To Each His Own (1946)
Won her first Best Actress Oscar as an unmarried mother searching for her son.
The Snake Pit (1948)
Acclaimed, Oscar-nominated performance as a woman in a mental institution, a daring subject for its time.
The Heiress (1949)
Won her second Best Actress Oscar as Catherine Sloper, widely seen as her finest performance.
Key awards
- 1946 Academy Award, Best Actress (To Each His Own)
- 1949 Academy Award, Best Actress (The Heiress)
- 1949 Golden Globe, Best Actress in a Drama (The Heiress)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 83
- 1935Captain Blood · as Arabella BishopActor
- 1935A Midsummer Night's Dream · as HermiaActor
- 1935The Irish in Us · as Lucille JacksonActor
- 1935Alibi Ike · as Dolly StevensActor
- 1935A Dream Comes True · as Herself (uncredited)Actor
- 1936The Charge of the Light Brigade · as Elsa CampbellActor
- 1936Anthony Adverse · as Angela GuiseppeActor
- 1936The Making of a Great Motion PictureActor
- 1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) · as SelfActor
- 1937It's Love I'm After · as Marcia WestActor
- 1937The Great Garrick · as Germaine de la CorbeActor
- 1937A Day at Santa Anita · as Olivia de Havilland (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Call It a Day · as Catherine 'Cath' HiltonActor
- 1938The Adventures of Robin Hood · as Maid MarianActor
- 1938Four's a Crowd · as Lorri DillingwellActor
- 1938Gold Is Where You Find It · as Serena FerrisActor
- 1938Out Where the Stars Begin · as Serena Ferris (archive footage)Actor
- 1938Hard to Get · as Margaret "Maggie" RichardsActor
- 1939Gone with the Wind · as Melanie HamiltonActor
- 1939Dodge City · as Abbie IrvingActor
- 1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · as Lady Penelope GrayActor
- 1939Raffles · as GwenActor
- 1939Wings of the Navy · as Irene DaleActor
- 1939British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1940Santa Fe Trail · as Kit Carson HollidayActor
- 1940My Love Came Back · as Amelia CornellActor
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awards · as SelfActor
- 1941They Died with Their Boots On · as Elizabeth BaconActor
- 1941The Strawberry Blonde · as Amy LindActor
- 1941Hold Back the Dawn · as Emmy BrownActor
- 1942In This Our Life · as Roy TimberlakeActor
- 1942The Male Animal · as Ellen TurnerActor
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942 · as SelfActor
- 1943Thank Your Lucky Stars · as SelfActor
- 1943Princess O'Rourke · as Princess MariaActor
- 1943Government Girl · as Elizabeth 'Smokey' AllardActor
- 1943Show-Business at War · as SelfActor
- 1943Stars on HorsebackActor
- 1944Breakdowns of 1944 · as SelfActor
- 1946The Dark Mirror · as Terry Collins / Ruth CollinsActor
- 1946To Each His Own · as Miss Josephine 'Jody' NorrisActor
- 1946Devotion · as Charlotte BrontëActor
- 1946The Well Groomed Bride · as Margie DawsonActor
- 1948The Snake Pit · as Virginia CunninghamActor
- 1949The Heiress · as Catherine SloperActor
- 1952My Cousin Rachel · as Rachel AshleyActor
- 1955Not as a Stranger · as Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina MarshActor
- 1955That Lady · as Ana de MendozaActor
- 1956The Ambassador's Daughter · as Joan FiskActor
- 1958The Proud Rebel · as Linnett MooreActor
- 1959Libel · as Lady Margaret Anne LoddonActor
- 1962Light in the Piazza · as Meg JohnsonActor
- 1964Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte · as Miriam DeeringActor
- 1964Lady in a Cage · as Mrs. Cornelia HilyardActor
- 1966Noon Wine · as Ellie ThompsonActor
- 1969The Extraordinary Seaman · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1970The Adventurers · as Deborah HadleyActor
- 1972The Screaming Woman · as Laura WynantActor
- 1972Pope Joan · as Mother SuperiorActor
- 1977Airport '77 · as Emily LivingstonActor
- 1978The Swarm · as MaureenActor
- 1978Inside 'the Swarm' · as SelfActor
- 1979The Fifth Musketeer · as Anne d'AutricheActor
- 1982Murder Is Easy · as Honoria WaynfleteActor
- 1982The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana · as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen MotherActor
- 1983Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano · as SelfActor
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1983Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler · as SelfActor
- 1985Night of 100 Stars II · as SelfActor
- 1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind · as Self - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)Actor
- 1988The Woman He Loved · as Aunt Bessie MerrymanActor
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · as SelfActor
- 2001Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland · as HerselfActor
- 2005The Adventures of Errol Flynn · as Self - Actress (also archive footage)Actor
- 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…Actor
- 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Jacques Tati, tombé de la luneActor
- 2021The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland · as Self - ActressActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.