Olivia de Havilland, a British-American actress whose career spanned six decades, rose to fame in the golden age of Hollywood, appearing in 49 films and earning accolades including two Academy Awards. Her early roles in classics like "The Adventures of Robin Hood" and "Gone with the Wind" established her as a leading ingénue, often paired with Errol Flynn. Later in her career, de Havilland excelled in dramas such as "To Each His Own" and "The Heiress," cementing her status as a versatile and acclaimed performer. Off-screen, her rivalry with sister Joan Fontaine was legendary, though de Havilland's enduring legacy in film and theater earned her numerous honors, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
The roles that explain the career.
57 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland | Self - Actress | Film |
| 2015 | Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2006 | Stardust: The Bette Davis Story | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self - Actress (also archive footage) | Film |
| 2004 | Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland | Herself | Film |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | Film |
| 1982 | The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana | Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother | Film |
| 1982 | Murder Is Easy | Honoria Waynflete | Film |
| 1979 | The Fifth Musketeer | Anne d'Autriche | Film |
| 1978 | The Swarm | Maureen Schuester | Film |
| 1977 | Airport '77 | Emily Livingston | Film |
| 1972 | The Screaming Woman | Laura Wynant | Film |
| 1972 | Pope Joan | Mother Superior | Film |
| 1970 | The Adventurers | Deborah Hadley | Film |
| 1969 | The Extraordinary Seaman | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1964 | Lady in a Cage | Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard | Film |
| 1964 | Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte | Miriam Deering | Film |
| 1962 | Light in the Piazza | Meg Johnson | Film |
| 1959 | Libel | Lady Margaret Anne Loddon | Film |
| 1958 | The Proud Rebel | Linnett Moore | Film |
| 1956 | The Ambassador's Daughter | Joan Fisk | Film |
| 1955 | Not as a Stranger | Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh | Film |
| 1955 | That Lady | Ana de Mendoza | Film |
| 1952 | My Cousin Rachel | Rachel Sangalletti Ashley | Film |
| 1949 | The Heiress | Catherine Sloper | Film |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit | Virginia Cunningham | Film |
| 1946 | To Each His Own | Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris | Film |
| 1946 | Devotion | Charlotte Brontë | Film |
| 1946 | The Dark Mirror | Terry Collins / Ruth Collins | Film |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self | Film |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Self | Film |
| 1943 | Government Girl | Elizabeth 'Smokey' Allard | Film |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke | Princess Maria | Film |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Roy Timberlake | Film |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Elizabeth Bacon | Film |
| 1941 | Hold Back the Dawn | Emmy Brown | Film |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde | Amy Lind | Film |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Kit Carson Holliday | Film |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Abbie Irving | Film |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Irene Dale | Film |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Lady Penelope Gray | Film |
| 1939 | Raffles | Gwen | Film |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Melanie Hamilton | Film |
| 1938 | Out Where the Stars Begin | Serena Ferris (archive footage) | Film |
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd | Lorri Dillingwell | Film |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Maid Marian | Film |
| 1937 | A Day at Santa Anita | Olivia de Havilland (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | Call It a Day | Catherine 'Cath' Hilton | Film |
| 1937 | The Great Garrick | Germaine de la Corbe | Film |
| 1937 | It's Love I'm After | Marcia West | Film |
| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Elsa Campbell | Film |
| 1936 | Anthony Adverse | Angela Guiseppe | Film |
| 1935 | Alibi Ike | Dolly Stevens | Film |
| 1935 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | Film |
| 1935 | A Dream Comes True | Herself (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | Captain Blood | Arabella Bishop | Film |
| 1935 | The Irish in Us | Lucille Jackson | Film |
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