[custom_adv] Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE ( born July 1, 1916) is a British-American actress and centenarian. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. [custom_adv] She appeared in 49 feature films, and was one of the leading actors of her time. She is also one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood Cinema. Her younger sister was actress Joan Fontaine. [custom_adv] De Havilland first came to prominence as a screen couple with Errol Flynn in adventure films such as Captain Blood (1935) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). [custom_adv] One of her best-known roles is Melanie Hamilton in the film classic Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she received her first of five Oscar nominations, the only one for Best Supporting Actress.