Olivia de Havilland

Actress, Director

7/1/1916 (106 years old) Tokyo, Japan

Filmography Facts Awards

Movies

Gone with the Wind

Airport '77

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Born in Tokyo to British subjects; moved to California at 3 years old.
As a teen, she frequented a soda shop called Kirk and Bill's, where the proprietors would extend credit. Upon returning to the establishment after 18 years, she was presented with an outstanding bill of $1.81, which she promptly paid.
Won a scholarship to Mills College in Oakland, but never attended due to her budding acting career.
Discovered by famed theatrical producer Max Reinhardt while appearing in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
While under contract to Warner Bros., she starred in nine movies with Errol Flynn.

Golden Globe

Oscar

Venice Film Festival

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