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Olivia de Havilland

Born on July 1, 1916 in Tokyo, Japan

Born in Japan to a British patent attorney and his actress wife, Olivia de Havilland succumbed to the lure of Thespis while attending high school in Los Gatos, CA, where she played Hermia in an amateur production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Read Full Biography

Year	Award	Category	Movie	Result
1952	Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	My Cousin Rachel	Nominated
1949	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Best Actress	The Heiress	Won
1949	Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Best Actress	The Heiress	Won
1949	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Actress	The Heiress	Won
1949	Venice International Film Festival	International Prize for Best Actress	The Snake Pit	Won