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  • Birth Name: Laurence Kerr Olivier
  • Birth Place: Dorking, Surrey, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/22/1907, Gemini
  • Date of Death: 07/11/1989
  • Profession: Actor; director; producer
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Laurence Olivier Fast Facts:
  • First appeared on stage at age 9 as Brutus in a school production of Julius Caesar.
  • Was a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II.
  • Knighted in 1947. In 1970, he became the first actor to be elevated to peerage, "Baron Olivier of Brighton," which made him a member of the House of Lords.
  • Beginning in 1964, he was struck with severe stage fright for five years.
  • Published an autobiography, Confessions of an Actor, in 1984.
  • Laurence Olivier Relationships:
  • Agnes Louise Crookenden Olivier - Mother
  • Gerard Kerr Olivier - Father
  • Jill Esmond - Ex-wife
  • Joan Plowright - Wife
  • Julie-Kate Olivier - Daughter
  • Richard Kerr Olivier - Son
  • Richard Olivier - Brother
  • Tamsin Agnes Margaret Olivier - Daughter
  • Tarquin Olivier - Son
  • Vivien Leigh - Ex-wife
  • Laurence Olivier Awards:
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
  • 1974 Emmy: Best Lead Actor in a Drama - Nominee
  • 1968 Emmy: Outstanding Dramatic Program - Nominee
  • 1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1975 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Winner
  • 1960 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor - Winner
  • 1970 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1973 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1948 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1939 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1940 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1946 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1948 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1956 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1960 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1965 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1972 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1978 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1976 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1978 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
  • 1946 Oscar: Special Award - Winner
  • 1949 Golden Globe: Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1961 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1973 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1977 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Central School of Speech and Dramatic Art, London, England
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