She is the elder sister of actress Joan Fontaine. The sisters are among the last surviving leading ladies from Hollywood of the 1930s. Olivia de Havilland was born in Tokyo, Japan, to English parents.

In order to distinguish herself from her sister, Olivia de Havilland, who was already an established actress, Fontaine used the names Joan Burfield and Joan St John in her first few film appearances.

Olivia de Havilland lived for over a century—and ... But long before she passed, Olivia wrote a will to her sister and rival Joan Fontaine—and she left her a disturbing “gift.” ...

is a shocker. Bette Davis again stars, with Olivia de Havilland returning to the screen in the role which Joan Crawford started but due to continued illness had to abandon. Robert Aldrich’s ...