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Olivia de Havilland - Olivia de Havilland was born in Japan on July 1, 1916 to British parents.

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Parents - De Havilland's father was an English professor. Her mother was a stage actress. Olivia's paternal cousin was Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, the distinguished aircraft designer and founder of the de Havilland aircraft company.

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School and education - After relocating to the United States, the family settled in Saratoga, California. In high school, Olivia de Havilland excelled in oratory and field hockey. It was here that she developed an interest in drama.

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Aspiring actress - The aspiring actress pictured in 1933 dressed for the stage play 'Alice in Wonderland.'

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Early film role - She made her screen debut as Hermia in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1935).

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First starring role - However, 'Alibi Ike' (1935) was the first feature film released starring Olivia de Havilland.

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Errol Flynn - 'Captain Blood' (1935) marked the first on-screen pairing of de Havilland with Errol Flynn.

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On-screen couple - They would go on to make eight films together, including 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' (1936). Despite being one of Hollywood's most exciting on-screen couples, de Havilland and Flynn were never involved in a romantic relationship.

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Top billing - Appearing in Academy Award-nominated films and box-office successes provided further good exposure. In 1937, de Havilland enjoyed her first top billing in 'Call it a Day.'

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Riding on success - Pictured is the actress enjoying some downtime. By 1938, de Havilland was on the cusp of movie stardom.

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'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938) - 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938) again paired her with Errol Flynn. The swashbuckling film was a huge critical and commercial success.

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'Gone with the Wind' (1939) - In 1939, she signed up to appear in 'Gone with the Wind.' David O. Selznick, the film's producer, cast de Havilland as Melanie Hamilton, a role she accepted just a few weeks before filming was to commence.

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'Gone with the Wind' (1939) - The role was ideal. De Havilland had read the novel and wanted to play the Melanie Hamilton character.

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'Gone with the Wind' (1939) - Starring alongside Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and Leslie Howard, de Havilland was lauded by critics for her "gracious, dignified, tender gem of characterization." She subsequently received her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

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Way out West - The 'Santa Fe Trail' (1940) reunited de Havilland with Errol Flynn for the seventh time. The Western was one of the top-grossing films of 1940.

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Joan Fontaine - Olivia de Havilland's younger sister was movie star Joan Fontaine. They are the only siblings to have won Academy Awards in a lead acting category. Pictured is Fontaine and actor Gary Cooper at the Academy Awards in 1942. Fontaine won Best Actress for her role in 'Suspicion.'

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War Years - De Havilland continued to make movies throughout the war years. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in November 1941, and in 1943 traveled throughout the United States and the South Pacific on a United Service Organizations entertainment tour. She's pictured here at a naval air station in Kodiak, Alaska.

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Oscar triumph - Pictured is Olivia de Havilland in 1947 with the first of her two Oscars, this one for 'To Each His Own' (1946).

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Second Oscar - Her role as Catherine Sloper in 'The Heiress' (1949) garnered a second Academy Award for Best Actress. Here she's pictured third left with fellow Oscar winners.

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Marriage and family -

In 1946, de Havilland married screenwriter and novelist Marcus Goodrich. Their son, Benjamin, was born in 1949. She married for a second time in 1955, this time to Pierre Galante. The couple moved to Paris, and their daughter, Gisèle, was born in 1956 (pictured).

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A tragic outcome - Pictured is the actress with her son Benjamin at Heathrow Airport in London in 1963. Sadly, Benjamin was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 19. He died in 1991 of heart disease as a result of the condition.

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Living in Paris - Beginning in 1956, de Havilland lived in a house near Bois de Boulogne park in Paris. Here she is in 1958 getting her hair and makeup done in a Paris salon.

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Cannes Film Festival - The actress out and about during the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.

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Visiting England - Photographed in 1971, the actress leaves the plush Dorchester Hotel in London for a dinner date with Edward Heath, then the prime minister of the United Kingdom.

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Later film roles - A later film role was in the hit disaster movie 'Airport '77' (1977). The picture co-starred a host of Hollywood names, including Jack Lemmon, Joseph Cotten, and James Stewart.

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Actress and academic - De Havilland at the Smithsonian Institution in 2001. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 2.0)

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An Academy legend - Looking refined and elegant during the 75th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in 2003, where she introduced other former winners in acting categories.

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National Medal of Arts - In 2008, US President George W. Bush presented the veteran actress with a National Medal of Arts during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C.

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More honors and awards - In 2017, aged 99, Olivia de Havilland was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British (the oldest woman ever to receive the honor). She's also a recipient of France's Légion d'honneur.

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Lawsuit - Olivia de Havilland made entertainment headlines in 2017 when she filed a lawsuit against FX Networks and producer Ryan Murphy for inaccurately portraying her and using her likeness without permission in the series 'Feud: Bette and Joan.' De Havilland was played by Catherine Zeta-Jones on the show.

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A screen legend - Olivia de Havilland with her two Oscar awards for 'To Each His Own' (1946) and 'The Heiress' (1949).

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