History Creator / OliviaDeHavilland

* HollywoodHomely: Despite being considered one of the classic screen beauties, she was often cast as 'plain' women.

At the time of her death at the age of 104, she was one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her role as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in what is still (adjusted for inflation) the American box-office all-time champion, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. She is also renowned for other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She was the last surviving performer of most of these films; for example, as of the date of her passing, ''GWTW'' has one surviving credited actor, Mickey Kuhn, who at age 7 played Beau Wilkes (son of Ashley and Melanie).

One of her largest feuds was [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry her lifelong one with her sister]], fellow actress Creator/JoanFontaine. The two had an uneasy relationship since their childhood, and Joan had been viewed as TheUnfavourite, hence why she was not allowed to act with her birth family name. The two often competed for roles and movies and were even nominated simultaneously for an Academy Award[[note]]Olivia for ''Film/HoldBackTheDawn'', Joan for ''Film/{{Suspicion}}''; Joan won.[[/note]]. The sisters remained estranged from each other, and their silence to each other during their mother's funeral cemented this for good. When Joan passed away on December 16th, 2013, Olivia stated that she was [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/olivia-de-havilland-shocked-and-saddened-by-sister-joan-fontaines-death/ "shocked and saddened"]] by the news.

* ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' (1939)

* ''Film/HoldBackTheDawn'' (1941)

* ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' (1946)
* ''Film/TheSnakePit'' (1948)
* ''Film/TheHeiress'' (1949)

At the time of her death at the age of 104, she was one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her role as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in what is still (adjusted for inflation) the American box-office all time champion, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. She is also renowned for other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She was the last surviving performer of most of these films; for example, as of the date of her passing, "GWTW" has one surviving credited actor, Mickey Kuhn, who at age 7 played Beau Wilkes (son of Ashley and Melanie).

One of her largest feuds was [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry her lifelong one with her sister]], fellow actress Creator/JoanFontaine. The two had an uneasy relationship since their childhood, and Joan had been viewed as TheUnfavourite, hence why she was not allowed to act with her birth family name. The two often competed for roles and movies, and were even nominated simultaneously for an Academy Award. The sisters remained estranged from each other, and their silence to each other during their mother's funeral cemented this for good. When Joan passed away on December 16th 2013, Olivia stated that she was [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/olivia-de-havilland-shocked-and-saddened-by-sister-joan-fontaines-death/ "shocked and saddened"]] by the news.

** Played with when it comes to ''Film/HushHushSweetCharlotte''. She liked working alongside Creator/BetteDavis and enjoyed working on the film, but has said "I can't say it's a picture I'm proud to have put on my resume."

* GoodIsBoring: Inverted. She was frequently cast as wholesome good girls, but didn't mind the typecasting.

---> "When I saw the rushes I said to myself, 'Oh-oh, Bette has the lines, but Livvy is getting the best camera shots'."

** She was originally going to be up for Best Actress for ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'', but the studio didn't want her and Vivien Leigh competing against each other. So she was put into Best Supporting Actress. She wasn't pleased about it, but expressed her support when Hattie [=McDaniel=] won the award.

---> "Olivia knew a good thing when she saw it. Perhaps she should thank me for such poor judgement."
** She was offered the role of Lisolette in ''Film/TheToweringInferno'' but turned it down, and it went to Jennifer Jones.

At the end of her life, she lived in France. She occasionally returned to America for brief appearances, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyOYokyiCF8 her speech at the 75th Academy Awards]] and for the 65th anniversary of ''Gone With The Wind'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvuqYXfHeM for which she provided a behind-the-scenes commentary]]. Her most recent role was as the narrator of the 2009 documentary ''I Remember Better When I Paint''. She was rather forcibly dragged back into the spotlight by the release of ''Series/{{Feud}}'' in 2017, where she was deeply offended by her portrayal and sued FX. She was also the oldest person ever to be awarded a [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever damehood]], which was announced about two weeks before her 101st birthday.

* [[invoked]]DisownedAdaptation: She flatly refused to watch or discuss the first season of ''Series/{{Feud}}'', which depicts the rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which she was tangentially involved with, saying it was wrong to make such a portrayal of real people who aren't alive to give their side of the story. She wasn't fond of how her feud with her sister was portrayed.

At the time of her death at the age of 104, she was one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She was best known for her roles in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She was the last surviving actress of most of these films (''Gone with the Wind'' still has Mickey "Beau Wilkes" Kuhn, her son in it).

* [[invoked]]DisownedAdaptation: She flatly refused to watch or discuss the first season of ''Series/{{Feud}}'', which depicts the rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which she was tangentially involved with, saying it was wrong to make such a portrayal of real people who aren't alive to give their side of the story.

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (1 July 1916- 25 July 2020) was a British-American actress.

** A particular case of this happening not with a work the actor worked in, but one they appeared in as a character: She flatly refused to watch or discuss the first season of ''Series/{{Feud}}'', which depicts the rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which she was tangentially involved with, saying it was wrong to make such a portrayal of real people who aren't alive to give their side of the story.

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (1 July 1916- 25 July 2020) was a British-American actress. At the time of her death at the age of 104, she was one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She was best known for her roles in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She was the last surviving actress of most of these films (''Gone with the Wind'' still has Mickey "Beau Wilkes" Kuhn, her son in it).

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (born 1 July 1916 in Tokyo, Japan) is an American actress. At the ripe age of 104, she is one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and has had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her roles in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She is the last surviving actress of most of these films (''Gone with the Wind'' still has Mickey "Beau Wilkes" Kuhn, her son in it, in addition to her).

Nowadays she lives in France. She occasionally returned to America for brief appearances, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyOYokyiCF8 her speech at the 75th Academy Awards]] and for the 65th anniversary of ''Gone With The Wind'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvuqYXfHeM for which she provided a behind-the-scenes commentary]]. Her most recent role was as the narrator of the 2009 documentary ''I Remember Better When I Paint''. She was rather forcibly dragged back into the spotlight by the release of ''Series/{{Feud}}'' in 2017, where she was deeply offended by her portrayal and sued FX. She is also the oldest person ever to be awarded a [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever damehood]], which was announced about two weeks before her 101st birthday.

She is also the first cousin of famous British airplane designer [[http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/archive-exhibitions/de-havilland-the-man-and-the-company/captain-sir-geoffrey-de-havilland.aspx Sir Geoffrey de Havilland]].

* ReclusiveArtist: She's been extremely private since her retirement, refusing all interviews as she prefers people remember her in her prime.

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (born 1 July 1916 in Tokyo, Japan) is an American actress. At the ripe age of 104, she is one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and has had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her roles in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She is the last surviving actress of most of these film (''Gone with the Wind'' still has Mickey "Beau Wilkes" Kuhn, her son in it, in addition to her).

De Havilland and Flynn appeared in eight films together and were considered to be among Hollywood's best film couples. In fact, Olivia admitted to having a crush on him, but despite Flynn being TheCasanova "he never had his wicked way with me." Flynn himself confessed to be in love with her in his autobiography, though he died too soon for the two of them to begin a relationship. De Havilland's responses on his mutual crush have varied; at times she claimed to have been [[TwiceShy surprised that he was also attracted to her]], at other times she claimed to have been aware of it but turned him down because he was too volatile for a married life.

* EnforcedMethodActing: To have Olivia appear convincingly weary and worn for a scene in ''The Heiress'' where her character realises she's been jilted, William Wyler had her pack heavy books into the suitcases she was carrying.

* GoodIsBoring: Inverted. Frequently cast as wholesome good girls, but didn't mind the typecasting.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: She and her sister Joan never got along. Even as kids, they constantly fought and not in the normal way siblings fight as kids. Their parents pitted them against each other and things only got worse from there. While they were first getting started in Hollywood, she tried to send Joan to boarding school so she wouldn’t steal her thunder. Later on, it was over men and awards. In 1942, Joan won an Oscar over her and she didn’t congratulate her. When she won in 1947, she snubbed Joan in her speech. They were closer throughout the ‘50s and ‘60s but ultimately fell out for good over how to care for their mother when she got sick. They never really spoke after she died in 1975.

** She did, however, have a very passionate affair with John Huston while filming ''Film/InThisOurLife''. Jack L Warner describes it...

** The plan for ''The Heiress'' was to re-team Errol Flynn with her again. But they soon realised the part of Morris would require some more subtle acting than he was known for -- and they cast Creator/MontgomeryClift.

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (born 1 July 1916 in Tokyo, Japan) is an American actress. At the ripe age of 104, she is one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and has had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her roles in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She is the last surviving actress of most of these film (''Gone with the Wind'' still has Mickey "Beau Wilkes" Kuhn in addition to her).

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (born 1 July 1916 in Tokyo, Japan) is an American actress. At the ripe age of 103, she is one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and has had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her roles in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She is the last surviving actress of most of these film (''Gone with the Wind'' still has Mickey "Beau Wilkes" Kuhn in addition to her).

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (born 1 July 1916) is an American actress. At the ripe age of 103, she is one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and has had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her roles in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She is the last surviving actress of most of these film (''Gone with the Wind'' still has Mickey "Beau Wilkes" Kuhn in addition to her).

* ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'' (1935) (film debut)

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (born 1 July 1916) is an American actress. At the ripe age 103, she is one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and has had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her roles in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She is the last surviving actress of most of these film (''Gone with the Wind'' still has Mickey "Beau Wilkes" Kuhn in addition to her).

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (born 1 July 1916) is an American actress. At age 103, she is one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and has had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her roles in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She is the last surviving actress of most of these film (''Gone with the Wind'' still has Mickey "Beau Wilkes" Kuhn in addition to her).

Today she lives in France at the ripe age of 103. She occasionally returned to America for brief appearances, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyOYokyiCF8 her speech at the 75th Academy Awards]] and for the 65th anniversary of ''Gone With The Wind'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvuqYXfHeM for which she provided a behind-the-scenes commentary]]. Her most recent role was as the narrator of the 2009 documentary ''I Remember Better When I Paint''. She was rather forcibly dragged back into the spotlight by the release of ''Series/{{Feud}}'' in 2017, where she was deeply offended by her portrayal and sued FX. She is also the oldest person ever to be awarded a [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever damehood]], which was announced about two weeks before her 101st birthday.

Today she lives in France at the ripe age of 102. She occasionally returned to America for brief appearances, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyOYokyiCF8 her speech at the 75th Academy Awards]] and for the 65th anniversary of ''Gone With The Wind'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvuqYXfHeM for which she provided a behind-the-scenes commentary]]. Her most recent role was as the narrator of the 2009 documentary ''I Remember Better When I Paint''. She was rather forcibly dragged back into the spotlight by the release of ''Series/{{Feud}}'' in 2017, where she was deeply offended by her portrayal and sued FX. She is also the oldest person ever to be awarded a [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever damehood]], which was announced about two weeks before her 101st birthday.

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (born 1 July 1916) is an American actress. At age 102, she is one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and has had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her roles in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She is the last surviving actress of most of these film (''Gone with the Wind'' still has Mickey "Beau Wilkes" Kuhn in addition to her).

* ''Film/{{The Charge of the Light Brigade|1936}}''