FrameThrower · Actors · Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
2 films · 354 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1938–1939
Born 1 July 1916 · Tokyo, Japan · died 26 July 2020
Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE was a British-American actress, whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films, and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her early screen performances in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Gone with the Wind (1939), and her later award-winning performances in To Each His Own (1946), The Snake Pit (1948), and The Heiress (1949).
Born in Tokyo to British parents, de Havilland and her younger sister, actress Joan Fontaine, moved with their mother to California in 1919.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 354 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1938–1939
- Academy Award for Best Actress1950
- Academy Award for Best Actress1947
- Golden Globe for best actress1950
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress1949
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire2017
- Knight of the Legion of Honour2010
- National Medal of Arts2008
- honorary doctor of the University of Hertfordshire1998
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame1960
How their films are shot
Measured across 354 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Olivia takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 45% of their frames are night, 40% low key — the look of the work Olivia takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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