Olivia de Havilland (Tòquio, Japó, 1 de juliol de 1916 - París, França, 25 de juliol de 2020) fou una actriu britànica i estatunidenca de teatre i cinema nascuda al Japó, germana gran de la també actriu Joan Fontaine. Va guanyar, entre altres premis, dos Oscars i dos Globus d'Or. La seva primera actuació va ser com Hermia en el Somni d'una nit d'estiu, de William Shakespeare, al Hollywood Bowl; aquesta producció teatral va ser adaptada al cinema el 1935, i que va representar la seva incursió en el món del cinema. Però no va ser fins que va fer de Melanie Hamilton Wilkes a Allò que el vent s'endugué que va rebre una nominació a l'Oscar a la millor actriu secundària el 1940. L'any 1941 va obtenir la nacionalitat estatunidenca. A partir de la dècada del 1950 Olivia va aparèixer en pocs títols, i en va donar parcialment la culpa a la creixent permissivitat de les pel·lícules de Hollywood de l'època. La seva última aparició en pantalla va ser el 1988 al telefilm de la CBS The Woman He Loved, fent de la tieta Bessie de Wallis Simpson. Anys més tard, el 2009, va posar veu a la narració de la pel·lícula I Remember Better When I Paint, el seu darrer treball.

Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (July 1, 1916 - July 25, 2020) was a British-American actress, whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films, and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her early screen performances in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Gone with the Wind (1939), and her later award-winning performances in To Each His Own (1946), The Snake Pit (1948), and The Heiress (1949).

Born in Tokyo to British parents, de Havilland and her younger sister, actress Joan Fontaine, moved with their mother to California in 1919. They were brought up by their mother Lilian, a former stage actress who taught them drama, music, and elocution.

Olivia de Havilland made her screen debut in Reinhardt's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1935. During her career, she often played demure ingénues opposite popular leading men, including Errol Flynn, with whom she made nine films. They became one of Hollywood's most popular romantic on-screen pairings.

She achieved her initial popularity in romantic comedy films, such as The Great Garrick (1937), and in Westerns, such as Dodge City (1939). Her natural beauty and refined acting style made her particularly effective in historical period dramas, such as Anthony Adverse (1936), and romantic dramas, such as Hold Back the Dawn (1941).

In her later career, she was most successful in dramas, such as Light in the Piazza (1962), and unglamorous roles in psychological dramas including Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). In addition to her film career, de Havilland continued her work in the theatre, appearing three times on Broadway. She also worked in television, appearing in the successful miniseries, Roots: The Next Generations (1979), and television feature films, such as Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

During her film career, de Havilland won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For her lifetime contribution to the arts, she received the National Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush, and was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

De Havilland and Joan Fontaine are the only siblings to have won Academy Awards in a lead acting category. A lifelong rivalry between the two actresses resulted in an estrangement that lasted over three decades. De Havilland lived in Paris since 1956, and celebrated her 100th birthday on July 1, 2016.

In June 2017, two weeks before her 101st birthday, de Havilland was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama. She was the oldest woman ever to receive the honour. In a statement, she called it "the most gratifying of birthday presents".

Olivia Mary de Havilland (Tóquio, 1 de julho de 1916 – Paris, 26 de julho de 2020) foi uma atriz britânico-américo-francesa nascida no Japão. Uma das mais respeitáveis estrelas da chamada era de ouro do cinema americano, era uma dentre as poucas que foram contempladas em mais de uma ocasião com o Oscar de melhor atriz. Sua irmã mais nova era a também atriz Joan Fontaine, que fora uma vencedora do Oscar de melhor atriz (ambas são, até os dias de hoje, as únicas atrizes irmãs a serem recompensadas com o prêmio). Seu papel mais conhecido, talvez seja o da caridosa Melanie Hamilton em "…E o Vento Levou" (1939).

Англо-американская актриса, одна из самых популярных и востребованных голливудских актрис 1930-х и 1940-х годов.

Полное имя — Оливия Мэри Де Хэвиллэнд.

Мать Оливии Де Хэвилленд, Лилиан Августа Рюз, была театральной актрисой, известной публике под псевдонимом Лилиан Фонтейн. В 1917 году у неё появилась сестра Джоан Фонтейн. После становления их актёрской карьеры соперничество между ними зашло так далеко, что они перестали не только видеться, но и разговаривать друг с другом.

Оливия Де Хэвилленд известна по фильмам «Приключения Робин Гуда», «Унесённые ветром», «Наследница», «Тише, тише, милая Шарлотта», «Аэропорт 77», «Пятый мушкетёр» и другим. В конце 1940-х годов актриса трижды номинировалась на «Оскар» за Лучшую женскую роль и дважды становилась его обладательницей. В 1947 году премию ей принесла роль в фильме «Каждому своё», а в 1950-м — роль в «Наследнице».

Олівія де Хевіленд — американська акторка, народилася у Токіо 1 липня 1916 у сім'ї Ліліан Августи Рюз, театральної акторки, відомій на ім'я Ліліан Фонтейн, і Волтера Августуса де Хевілленда, британського адвоката.

Найбільш відома ролями в фільмах «Кожному — своє», «Віднесені вітром» і «Спадкоємиця».