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Olivia de Havilland Biography (1916-)
Full name, Olivia Mary de Havilland; born July 1, 1916, in Tokyo, Japan; naturalized U.S. citizen, 1941; daughter of Walter Augustus and Lilian Augusta (Ruse) de Havilland; married Marcus Aurelius Goodrich, August 26, 1946 (divorced, 1953); married Pierre Paul Galante (a magazine editor), April 2, 1955 (divorced, 1979); children: Benjamin Briggs (first marriage); Gisele (second marriage). Addresses: HOME--Boite Postale 156-16, Paris Cedex 16, 75764, France.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Birth Details
- July 1, 1916
- Tokyo, Japan
Famous Works
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Credits
- STAGE DEBUT--Hermia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, 1934.
- BROADWAY DEBUT--Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Broadhurst Theatre, 1951.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Candida, National Theatre, New York City, 1952.
- A Gift of Time, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1962.
- Also appeared in What Every Woman Knows, Westport, CT, then Easthampton,NY, both 1946.
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Credits; MAJOR TOURS
- Candida, U.S. and Canadian cities, 1951.
- FILM DEBUT--Hermia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Warner Brothers, 1935.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Dolly, Alibi Ike, Warner Brothers, 1935.
- Arabella Bishop, Captain Blood, Warner Brothers, 1935.
- Lucille Jackson, The Irish in Us, Warner Brothers, 1935.
- Angela Guessippi, Anthony Adverse, Warner Brothers, 1936.
- Elsa Campbell, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Warner Brothers, 1936.
- Catherine Hilton, Call It a Day, Warner Brothers, 1937.
- Germaine De Le Corbe, The Great Garrick, Warner Brothers, 1937.
- Marcia West, It's Love I'm After, Warner Brothers, 1937.
- Maid Marian, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Warner Brothers, 1938.
- Lori Dillingwell, Four's a Crowd, Warner Brothers, 1938.
- Serena Ferris, Gold Is Where You Find It, Warner Brothers, 1938.
- Margaret Richards, Hard to Get, Warner Brothers, 1938.
- Abbie Irving, Dodge City, Warner Brothers, 1939.
- Melanie Hamilton, Gone with the Wind, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1939.
- Lady Penelope Gray, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (also knownas Elizabeth the Queen), Warner Brothers, 1939.
- Gwen Manders, Raffles, United Artists, 1939.
- Irene Dale, Wings of the Navy, Warner Brothers, 1939.
- Amelia Cullen, My Love Came Back, Warner Brothers, 1940.
- Kit Carson Halliday, Santa Fe Trail, Warner Brothers, 1940.
- Emmy Brown, Hold Back the Dawn, Paramount, 1941.
- Amy Lind, The Strawberry Blonde, Warner Brothers, 1941.
- Roy Timberlake, In This Our Life, Warner Brothers, 1942.
- Ellen Turner, The Male Animal, Warner Brothers, 1942.
- Elizabeth Bacon Custer, They Died with Their Boot On, Warner Brothers, 1942.
- Princess Maria, Princess O'Rourke, Warner Brothers, 1943.
- Smokey, Government Girl, RKO, 1943.
- Terry Collins and Ruth Collins, The Dark Mirror, Universal, 1946.
- Charlotte Bronte, Devotion, Warner Brothers, 1946.
- Miss Josephine Norris, To Each His Own, Paramount, 1946.
- The Well Groomed Bride, Paramount, 1946.
- Virginia Stuart Cunningham, The Snake Pit, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948.
- Catherine Sloper, The Heiress, Paramount, 1949.
- Rachel Ashley, My Cousin Rachel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
- Kristina Hedvigson, Not as a Stranger, United Artists, 1955.
- Ana de Mendoza, That Lady, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
- Joan, The Ambassador's Daughter, United Artists, 1956.
- Linnett Moore, The Proud Rebel, Buena Vista, 1958.
- Lady Maggie Loddon, Libel, MGM, 1959.
- Margaret Johnson, Light in the Piazza, MGM, 1962.
- Miriam, Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
- Mrs. Hilyard, Lady in a Cage, Paramount, 1964.
- Deborah Hadley, The Adventurers, Paramount, 1970.
- Mother Superior, Pope Joan (also known as The Devil's Imposter), Columbia, 1972.
- Emily Livingston, Airport '77, Universal, 1977.
- Queen Anne, Behind the Iron Mask (also known as The Fifth Musketeer), Columbia, 1977.
- Maureen Schuster, The Swarm, Warner Brothers, 1978.
- Also appeared in Thank Your Lucky Stars, Warner Brothers, 1943.
- PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MINI-SERIES Mrs. Warner, Roots: The Next Generations, ABC, 1979.
- Mrs. Neal, North and South, Book II, ABC, 1986.
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Credits; EPISODIC
- "Noon Wine," Stage 67, ABC, 1966.
- The Love Boat, ABC, 1981.
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Credits; MOVIES
- Laura Wynant, The Screaming Woman, ABC, 1972.
- Honoria Waynflete, Agatha Christie's "Murder Is Easy," CBS, 1982.
- Queen Mother, The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana, CBS, 1982.
- Dowager Empress Maria, Anastasia: The Mystery of Ana, NBC, 1986.
- Bessie Merryman, The Woman He Loved, CBS, 1988.
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Writings
- Every Frenchman Has One, 1962.
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