A charming, sophisticated leading lady, Olivia
de Havilland had quite a following in the 1940's, which was well
deserved.
Her defining role was in GONE
WITH THE WIND. Olivia de Havilland's notable movies include:
THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON, THE
ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, THE SNAKE PIT, THE
HEIRESS, TO EACH HIS OWN, and HUSH, HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE.
Of the four principal actors in GONE WITH THE
WIND (the others were Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and Leslie Howard),
Olivia de Havilland is the only survivor.
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Olivia De Havilland, 1946 Best Actress
TO EACH HIS OWN (Drama)
Olivia De Havilland played a single woman whose
child grows up (over 27-years) believing that she is his
aunt. |
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Olivia De Havilland, 1949 Best Actress
THE HEIRESS (Drama)
Olivia De Havilland won her second Best Actress
award for playing a plain heiress who settles down to
being an un-married spinster after putting up with would
be fortune hunters and her overbearing father. |
ABOUT OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND (1916 - )
American leading lady (born in Tokyo of British parents),
from teenage years in Hollywood. Through the years, Olivia
De Havilland kept on performing on the stage.
Sister of actress Joan
Fontaine.
Her other Nominations were for:
GONE
WITH THE WIND (1939 - Supporting Actress)
HOLD BACK THE DAWN (1941 - Actress)
THE SNAKE PIT (1948 - Actress)
Olivia's other credits include:
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1935)
CAPTAIN BLOOD (1935)
ANTHONY ADVERSE (1936)
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (1936)
THE ADVENTURES
OF ROBIN HOOD (1938)
WINGS OF THE NAVY (1939)
ESSEX AND ELIZABETH (1939)
SANTA FE TRAIL (1940)
IN THIS OUR LIFE (1942)
DEVOTION (1946)
THE DARK MIRROR (1946)
NOT AS A STRANGER (1955)
LADY IN A CAGE (1964)
HUSH HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE (1964)
THE ADVENTURERS (1969)
THE FIFTH MUSKETEER (1979)
AIRPORT 77 (1977)
SWARM (1978)
Olivia De Havilland's television credits include:
THE SCREAMING WOMAN (TV Movie) (1972)
ROOTS: THE NEXT GENERATION (1979)
MURDER IS EASY: (TV Movie)
CHARLES AND DIANA: A ROYAL ROMANCE (TV Movie) (1982) |
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