In the history of cinema, Olivia de Havilland is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Olivia de Havilland as British actress (1916–2020).
Olivia de Havilland was born at Tokyo in 1916. Her recorded nationality is United Kingdom. She trained at Los Gatos High School and Notre Dame High School.
The studio system was at its height in this period: contracts were long, the output was industrial, and a handful of studios decided who worked.
The record gives her roles in the industry as television actor, stage actor and film actor.
Cinema keeps its people visible long after the industry that produced them has changed shape.
The awards record reads: Knight of the Legion of Honour (2010), Academy Award for Best Actress (1950), Golden Globe for best actress (1950) and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2017).
That the work was made from United Kingdom shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Olivia de Havilland died in 2020, aged 104. The films remain, which is the only form in which a screen career survives.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 2010
- Academy Award for Best Actress — 1950
- Golden Globe for best actress — 1950
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire — 2017
- Worked as television actor, stage actor and film actor
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