Olivia de Havilland

Olivia Mary de Havilland was born on July 1, 1916 in Tokyo, Japan to British parents, former actress Lillian Augusta (Ruse) and British professor and patent attorney Walter August de Havilland. In the following year, her sister was born, Joan, who later became known as Joan Fontaine. Her surname is taken from her paternal grandfather, who was from Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her parents divorced when Olivia was three years old, and she moved to Saratoga, California with her mother and her sister. After graduating from high school, where she became a victim of acting, Olivia attended Mills College in Oakland. She participated in the school play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" while in Mills and was discovered by Max Reinhardt. It impressed Reinhardt, shooting both for his stage version and for Warner Bros.'s film version. 1935.

Olivia Mary de Havilland again impressed Warner management to sign her to a seven-year contract. Before the ink on her contract had dried, Olivia appeared in three more films: "The Irish Man in Us" (1935), "Alibi Ike" (1935) and "Captain Blood" (1935), the latter of which was The Man With Her. It is most closely related to her career. During their careers, she and Olivia appeared in eight films together. 1939, Warner Bros. loaned to David O. Selznick for the classic in Gone with the Wind (1939). Olivia, who played her lover Melanie Hamilton, was first nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, but she lost to one of her co-stars, Hattie McDaniel.

Born :July 1, 1916 in Tokyo, Japan
Died :July 26, 2020 in Paris, France (natural causes)
Birth Name Olivia Mary de Havilland
Nickname: Livvie
Height : 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 5
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 3