Olivia de Havilland
British actress (1916–2020)
- Fame65.4
- Momentum3.4
- Actors rank#224
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- Fame65.4
- Momentum3.4
- Actors rank#224
- Wikipedia89.8K
Lived 1916–2020, aged 104United States
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Updated 2026-06-09
She played Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind, partnered with Errol Flynn in grand Hollywood adventures, then won two Oscars playing women undone or denied. She also sued her own studio — and changed contract law for every actor who came after.
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Born in Japan in 1916, de Havilland became a star opposite Errol Flynn in Captain Blood and The Adventures of Robin Hood before earning her first nomination for Gone with the Wind in 1939. Through the 1940s she left ingénue parts behind, winning Best Actress for To Each His Own and The Heiress and collecting three more nominations for roles in Hold Back the Dawn and The Snake Pit. She moved to Paris in the 1950s, returned intermittently to Broadway and television — earning a Golden Globe for Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna — and at 101 was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire…
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- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- National Medal of Arts
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Stable65.4
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Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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