Olivia de Havilland: Two-Time Oscar Winner and Last Star of Gone with th

Dame Olivia de Havilland was a British-American actress and one of the last stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Born on July 1, 1916, in Tokyo, Japan, to British parents, she moved to California as a child and signed with Warner Bros. in 1935.

She played Maid Marian opposite Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Melanie in Gone with the Wind (1939). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for To Each His Own (1946) and The Heiress (1949), and was nominated for five Oscars in total. Her lawsuit against Warner Bros. in 1943 led to the "De Havilland Law," which limits how long studios can extend contracts.

She was the older sister of Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine, and the two were the only siblings to win major acting Oscars. De Havilland moved to Paris in the 1950s and was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire at age 101. She had two children. She died in Paris on July 26, 2020, at age 104.

Achievements: Won Best Actress for To Each His Own (1946) and The Heiress (1949), played Melanie in Gone with the Wind (1939), the "De Havilland Law," made a Dame (2017).

Birth: July 1, 1916 - Tokyo, Japan.

Profession: Actress.

Interesting Facts: She was the oldest surviving Oscar winner at the time of her death. She became a French citizen in 1955.