Olivia de Havilland (Olivia de Havilland)

Olivia de Hevilend was born July 1, 1916 in Tokyo, in the family of the British lawyer and former actress. In 1919, after his parents divorced Olivia with her mother and younger sister moved to California. In 1933, the local theater scene Olivia said director Max Reinhardt and offered her the role of Hermione at first in the theater (1934), and later in the film version of Shakespeare's play `Midsummer Night's Dream '(1935). In 1935, she entered into a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers' `; in 1939, Olivia starred as Melanie in the legendary movie 'Gone With the Wind', which brought her first Oscar nomination for` `. In 1946, after a three-year hiatus in his career, due to litigation with Warner ``, Olivia de Hevilend returned to the screen in the film `` To each his own, a role which was awarded the 'Oscar' for best actress. Despite the huge success, after 1949, it almost leaves a film, speaking on Broadway. In 1955, De Hevilend married Pierre Glante, editor of the magazine `Paris - Match`, and moved to France. Since then she has appeared in several European films, only occasionally appearing in the Hollywood projects, on Broadway and on American television.