Olivia de Havilland, star of Hollywood's Golden Age, turns 104
The actress is celebrating another year of life
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Olivia de Havilland, one of the stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, is celebrating another year of life.
The multiple Oscar winner, known for her performance as Melanie Wilkes in the 1939 film “Gone with the Wind," rang in her 104th birthday on Wednesday.
De Havilland, who was born in Tokyo to British parents, has lived in Paris since 1956 and was named a dame by Great Britain in 2017. Her sister was actress Joan Fontaine, who died in 2013 at the age of 96.
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Olivia de Havilland disagreed with her projection of herself in Ryan Murphy's FX show, 'Feud.' She filed a suit against FX networks saying her likeness was illegally used by Catherine Zeta-Jones. (AP, File)
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly ahead of her 99th birthday, de Havilland said she was completely embracing her older age.
“So how do I feel about older age? Crazy about it!” she said, adding that she “wouldn’t trade it for anything!”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}De Havilland’s role as Melanie in “Gone with the Wind” catapulted her to fame and she went on to win Academy Awards for her roles in “To Each His Own” and “The Heiress.”
“Gone with the Wind” recently returned to HBO Max after the film was pulled from the newly launched streaming service amid heightened racial tension around the world following the police-involved death of George Floyd.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Actress Olivia de Havilland, who played Melanie in 'Gone With the Wind,' poses for a photograph Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
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In March, a lawsuit de Havilland filed against FX Networks over her depiction in a miniseries about the feud between her, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford was dismissed.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The court said the portrayal of de Havilland in “Feud,” created by producer Ryan Murphy, was overwhelmingly positive and ultimately dismissed her lawsuit.