Olivia de Havilland
1916-
"Melanie Hamilton Wilkes"
Olivia Mary de Havilland was born in Tokyo, Japan on July 1, 1916. Her father was a British patent attorney and her mother was an actress. Olivia has one sister, Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland or better known as Joan Fontaine. Joan was born in October of 1917. Director Max Reinhardt discovered Olivia and Cast her in his production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Olivia then signed a 7 year contract with Warner Brothers. When Olivia heard about the auditions for Gone With The Wind, she wanted the part of Melanie while all the other starletts in Hollywood wanted the role of Scarlett. However, Warner Brothers did not lend out their stars. Olivia made a personal plea to Jack Warner's wife. She signed on for Melanie on January 13, 1939. Olivia and Hattie McDaniel were nominated for Best Supporting Actresses for Gone With The Wind. Hattie received the Oscar.
Olivia married Marcus Goodrich in 1946 and had one son. They divorced in 1953. Olivia won her first Oscar for "To Each His Own" and another one for "The Heiress." In 1955, she married Pierre Galante and had one daughter. She won a Golden Blobe for here performance in "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna."
"I thought that the other qualities that Melanie expressed were very important to keep alive. And, therefore, I wanted to play her because she personified a lot of things that were qualities, shall we say, that was somewhat in danger, and she personified them and kept them alive."
--Olivia de Havilland
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Olivia currently lives in Paris and is the only survivng member of the primary cast.
Filmography
The Irish in Us (1935)
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Hollywood Canteen (1944)
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Captain Blood (1935)
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To Each His Own (1946)
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Alibi Ike (1935)
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The Well-Groomed Bride (1946)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
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The Dark Mirror (1946)
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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
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Devotion (1946)
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Anthony Adverse (1936)
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The Snake Pit (1948)
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The Great Garrick (1937)
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The Heiress (1949)
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It's Love I'm After (1937)
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My Cousin Rachel (1952)
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Call It A Day (1937)
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That Lady (1955)
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The Adventure of Robin Hood (1938)
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Not As A Stranger (1955)
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Hard to Get (1938)
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The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
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Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
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The Proud Rebel (1958)
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Four's A Crowd (1938)
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Libel (1959)
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Wings of the Navy (1939)
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Light in the Piazza (1963)
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
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Lady in a Cage (1964)
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Raffles (1939)
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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1965)
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Gone With The Wind (1939)
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The Adventurers (1970)
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Elizabeth, the Queen (1939)
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The Screaming Woman (1972)
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Dodge City (1939)
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Pope Joan (1972)
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Santa Fe Trail (1940)
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The Fifth Musketeer (1977)
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My Love Came Back (1940)
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Airport '77 (1977)
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They Died With Their Boots On (1941)
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The Swarm (1978)
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The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
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Roots-The Next Generations, Episode 1 (1978)
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Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
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Roots: The Next Generation (1979)
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The Male Animal (1942)
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Murder is Easy (1981)
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In This Our Life (1942)
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The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)
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Thank You Lucky Stars (1943)
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Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
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Show Business at War (1943)
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The Woman He Loved (1988)
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Princess O'Rourke (1943)
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Blooda (1988)
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Government Girl (1943)
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Awards
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