Olivia De Havilland's biography

Olivia Mary De Havilland is 106 years old screenwriter born at Tokyo, Japan. She was born on Saturday 1st of July 1916. Olivia is often nicknamed as Livvie, Olivia Mary de Havilland, Olivia de Havilland. According to year of birth 1916 Olivia belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 1st of July means she is Cancer. Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.Olivia was married 2 times.

She is white british. Olivia is anglican / episcopalian. Olivia´s primary profession is to be screenwriter. You can know her also as television actor. She is recently known as stage actor.

Olivia De Havilland's dad

Olivia De Havilland's father's name is Walter Augustus de Havilland.

Olivia De Havilland's mom

Olivia De Havilland's mother's name is Lilian Fontaine. She is known as actor. Her mother was born on Friday 11th of June 1886 in Reading. Olivia De Havilland was born when she was 30 years old. Olivia´s mother died on Thursday 20th of February 1975 in Santa Barbara. Lilian Fontaine was 59 years old, when this happened.

Olivia De Havilland's family

Olivia De Havilland's ex husbands

Pierre Galante

Olivia De Havilland and Pierre Galante have been together since 1955 for 24 years. He is known as journalist. Her ex husband was born on Monday 22nd of November 1909 in Nice. Her ex husband died on Sunday 20th of September 1998 in Paris. Pierre Galante was 82 years old, when this happened.

Marcus Goodrich

Olivia De Havilland and Marcus Goodrich have been together since 1946 for 7 years. He is known as novelist. Olivia´s ex husband was born on Sunday 28th of November 1897 in San Antonio. Her ex husband died on Sunday 20th of October 1991 in Richmond. Marcus Goodrich was 75 years old, when this happened.

Olivia has 1 daughter.

Olivia De Havilland's daughter: Giselle Galante

Olivia De Havilland's daughter's name is Giselle Galante. She is known as journalist. Olivia´s daughter was born on Wednesday 18th of July 1956 in American Hospital of Paris.

Olivia De Havilland's schools

We found 3 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Los Gatos High School, Notre Dame High School, Mills College at Northeastern.

Detailed informations about her schools

Olivia studied high school - Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos, CA (1934).

Olivia studied university - Mills College.

Olivia De Havilland's career

Olivia´s main focus is to be screenwriter. Olivia is famous thanks to Gone With the Wind.

Is Olivia De Havilland gay ?

Olivia is known to be straight.

How did Olivia De Havilland die

She died on on Monday 25th of July 2022 when he was 106 years old. Olivia De Havillands death was caused by natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Olivia De Havilland's Awards

She received award for Academy Award for Best Actress for work To Each His Own in 1947
She received award for Academy Award for Best Actress for work The Heiress in 1950
She received award for Volpi Cup for Best Actress for work The Snake Pit in 1949
Olivia received award for Golden Globe for best actress for work The Heiress in 1950

Olivia De Havilland's Nominations

Olivia was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Gone with the Wind in 1939
Olivia was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for work Hold Back the Dawn in 1941
Olivia was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for work To Each His Own in 1946
Olivia was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for work The Snake Pit in 1948
Olivia was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for work The Heiress in 1949

What else you don't know about Olivia De Havilland ?

Her middle name is Mary.

What Olivia De Havilland has done for a first time

De Havilland's son, Benjamin Briggs Goodrich, a statistical analyst, died at his mother's Paris home in 1991, aged 42, after a long battle with Hodgkin's disease. He had first been diagnosed with the disease when he was 19 years old.
In 1965 she became the first female president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival.
She and Joan Fontaine are the first sisters to win Oscars and the first ones to be Oscar-nominated in the same year.
Was somewhat overweight when she first came to Paramount; Edith Head designed costumes for her with a slimming effect.
Gave birth to her first child at age 33, son Benjamin Goodrich, on September 27, 1949. The child's father was her first husband, Marcus Goodrich; they divorced in 1953, and he died in 1991.
December 15, 2019 saw her become the first ever main cast member of a Best Picture Oscar winning film (Gone with the Wind (1939)) to live to see its 80th anniversary.

Olivia De Havilland's quotes

Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realizing that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time; it isn't natural.
[on Hollywood's reaction to her landmark court victory against Warner Bros.] I was told I would never work again, if I lost or won. When I won, they were impressed and didn't bear a grudge.
The one thing that you simply have to remember all the time that you are there is that Hollywood is an Oriental city. As long as you do that, you might survive. If you try to equate it with anything else, you'll perish.
We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
[after winning her second Oscar in 1950] When I won the first award in 1947, I was terribly thrilled. But this time I felt solemn, very serious and . . . shocked. Yes, shocked! It's a great responsibility to win the award twice.
Playing good girls in the '30s was difficult, when the fad was to play bad girls. Actually I think playing bad girls is a bore; I have always had more luck with good girl roles because they require more from an actress.
[on Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)]: It was full of traps; it was a delicate tightrope assignment. I found that very interesting. Robert Aldrich gave it a very special style, a kind of dark, glittering style which fascinated me.
[in June 2006] I'll be 90 on July 1. I can't wait to be 90! Another victory!
[her favorite word] I am attracted by almost any French word--written or spoken. Before I knew its meaning, I thought "saucisson" so exquisite that it seemed the perfect name to give a child--until I learned it meant "sausage"!
[1999, on her role in Gone with the Wind (1939)] It's ironic, isn't it? Melanie dies . . . and I didn't die. I haven't, and I don't intend to.
[1999, on Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother] I want to follow her example and live many years longer. I consider every birthday a victory.
To write is divine. Forget all the rest.
[2015, anticipating her hundredth birthday] Oh, I can't wait for it. I'm certainly relishing the idea of living a century. Can you imagine that? What an achievement.
[on Dodge City (1939)] I was in such a depressed state that I could hardly remember my lines.
[on Errol Flynn] He never guessed I had a crush on him; it never occurred to me that he was smitten with me, too. I was deeply affected by him. It was impossible for me not to be.
[on Howard Hughes] He was a rather shy man and yet, in a whole community where the men every day played heroes on the screen and didn't do anything heroic in life, here was this man who was a real hero.
[on John Huston] John was a very great love of mine. He was a man I wanted to marry.
[on working with Errol Flynn on their eighth and final movie together, They Died with Their Boots On (1941)] Errol was quite sensitive. I think he knew it would be the last time we worked together.
[on her damehood] I am extremely honoured that the Queen has appointed me a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. To receive this honour as my 101st birthday approaches is the most gratifying of birthday presents.
[on becoming famous at age 19] It was an extraordinary transformation. You lose your anonymity, which is a terribly precious thing, and you go through a great deal of identity confusion.
I never met Bette Davis. I *encountered* her!
[on turning down the role of Mary Hatch Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)] It would be awkward to work with James Stewart because of our many months together in a sort of high school pre-war romance, which came to an end.
[speaking in 2009] I feel not happy, not contented, but something else. Just grateful for having lived and having done so many things that I wanted to do and have also had so much meaning for other people.

Olivia De Havilland's height, weight, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Olivia De Havilland looks. We will focus on Olivia´s height, weight, body shape, eye color and hair color. She is tall as 5' 4" (163 cm). Olivia weights 107lbs (49 kg). Body build is slim. Olivia´s eyes are tinted brown - dark. Olivia´s hair is shade of brown - dark.

Olivia de Havilland