Born July 1, 1916 - Olivia de Havilland - British & American actress

[Number9Dream]

"Before her death in 2020 at age 104, she was the oldest living and earliest surviving Academy Award winner and was widely considered as being the last surviving major star from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema." "De Havilland first came to prominence with Errol Flynn as a screen couple in adventure films such as Captain Blood (1935) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). One of her best-known roles is that of Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she received the first of her five Oscar nominations."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_de_Havilland

[hlthe2b]

1. I always liked her. Great last name too--almost lyrical.

[LuvLoogie]

2. I remember watching those old movies

and crushing on her when I was a kid.

Joan Fontaine's sister, BTW.

[CanonRay]

3. I always thought she was the most beautiful woman on the planet.

Rebecca De Mornay a close 2nd.

[Raven123]

4. The Heiress is one of my favorite movies.

Very classy on and off screen

[appalachiablue]

5. A favorite, I loved her early films, esp costume dramas - Captain Blood and The Heiress.

[peppertree]

6. I have to admit, my favorite role of hers is as the school principal in 'The Swarm'

She was a doll - just like that favorite teacher that one might've been lucky enough to have once or twice in 12 years.

[La Coliniere]

7. I remember that moment

when Bette Davis knocked over a large cement flower planter from a second story balcony and crushed both her and Joseph Cotton’s skulls in “Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte”. Another was when she poked out James Caan’s eyes with scrap metal pieces in “Lady in a Cage”. Olivia played some very juicy rolls towards the end of her career; must have been sick to death playing demure parts all the time.

[JLObserver2012]

8. Cute shout out in the new Minions movie

Very briefly, you can see that the ID badge Allison Janney's character is wearing says "Olivia H." The movie is all about classic Hollywood.

[Number9Dream]

9. Welcome to DU and thanks for this reply