Olivia de Havilland says she's "shocked and saddened" by her sister Joan Fontaine's death.

THE INFAMOUS rivalry between actresses Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland started in childhood and would plague them throughout their lives.

Sisters Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine had some of the most significant careers – and major feuds – of all the Golden Age of Hollywood stars.

This time, she held nothing back. Actress Olivia de Havilland (left) with her sister, actress Joan Fontaine, circa 1945. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) ...

Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland’s decades-long feud was the stuff of Hollywood legend. One of the many arguments between the sisters had to do with billionaire Howard Hughes.

Joan Fontaine at home with her sister Olivia De Havilland, wearing the plain dress, in the 1940s (Rex Features) ...

Olivia de Havilland was celebrated for her role in Gone With the Wind – but when it came to the relationship she had with her sister, actress Joan Fontaine, she was also gone with the kin.

“Gone with the Wind” actress Olivia de Havilland, who passed away on Saturday, and her sister, Joan Fontaine, had a frosty relationship until the very end. Their feud is said to have started ...

Olivia de Havilland was celebrated for her role in “Gone With the Wind” — but when it came to the relationship she had with her sister, actress Joan Fontaine, she was also gone with the kin.

Silver screen star and two-time Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland, who died in July 2020 at the age of 104, had a lifelong rivalry with her sister, actress Joan Fontaine (who died in 2013).

Olivia de Havilland took on the studio system and won, paving the way for Oscar-winning success in "The Heiress" and other classic films.