Here's a look at the life of Academy Award winning actress Olivia de Havilland.

Personal: Birth date: July 1, 1916

Birth place: Tokyo, Japan

Birth name: Olivia Mary de Havilland

Father: Walter de Havilland, a patent lawyer and teacher

Mother: Lillian (Ruse) de Havilland, an actress

Marriages: Pierre Galante (1955 - 1979, divorce); Marcus Goodrich (1946 - 1953, divorce)

Children: with Galante: Gisele, 1956; with Goodrich: Benjamin, 1949 - 1991

Other Facts: Both parents were British.

She is the older sister of actress Joan Fontaine.

Her mother, actress Lillian Fontaine, began encouraging the sisters' rivalry at an early age.

Starred opposite Errol Flynn in eight films from 1935 through 1941.

Says her most meaningful role was that of Virginia Cunningham, wife and mental patient, in "The Snake Pit."

The long-standing feud with sister Joan was at such a peak during an Oscar winners' reunion in 1979 that they had to be seated on opposite ends of the stage.

She has received five Academy Award nominations and two wins and one Emmy nomination.

Timeline: 1919 - Parents separate, moves with mother and sister, Joan, to Saratoga, California.

1934 - Wins a scholarship to attend Mills College in Oakland, California. Abandons college plans and has stage debut as Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Hollywood Bowl appearing with Mickey Rooney.

1935 - In her film debut, reprises role of Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for Warner Brothers and signs a long-term contract.

November 28, 1941 - Becomes an American citizen.

1941 - Nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for "Hold Back the Dawn", but loses to her sister, Joan, for "Suspicion".