Olivia's 1987 Golden Globe acceptance speech

I came across this video club (below) and enjoyed watching this acceptance speech from the 87 Golden Globes. She won for her supporting role in a made-for-television miniseries about the famed Anastasia of Russia in Anastasia: the Mystery of Anna. This sounds like a good series and I wonder if it streaming somewhere. The amazing cast includes Rex Harrison, Omar Sharif (as the czar), and a young Christian Bale. Also interesting is Olivia's competition that year; others nominated in the category include performers from some of the biggest comedy series of the time (Rhea Perlman from Cheers and Justine Bateman from Family Ties). Alas, Olivia came out victorious. RIP

1987: Olivia wins Golden Globe for "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna"

Here's a clip I found from the ceremony on January 31, 1987: Olivia accepts the Golden Globe award for her performance in the made-for-television mini-series Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, which aired on the NBC television network in December of 1986. 

The award was for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV"

Olivia was nominated for an Emmy for the same role, but did not win. 

From 1972: Episode of "This Is Your Life" with Bette Davis (and Olivia)

From 1972: This is a fun episdode of "This is Your Life", with the spotlight on Bette Davis. The entire program is about 30 minutes long, and has been edited into three parts (below). Olivia, a good friend of Bette's, appears in Part 2.




Part 1 (below) features: Bette along with Robert Wagner and Edith Head discussing costumes for the 1972 telefilm, "Madame Sin". In storms Ralph Edwards and the TV crew, and the reunions begin...

Bette says to William Wyler, "Aren't you a doll for putting yourself through this!?" Wyler says, "She was difficult (as an actress) in the same way I am difficult" Bette's sister, and comedian Benny Baker also appear.



Part 2 (below)features the film editor who worked on Bette's first movie The Bad Sister. (Bette can be heard saying "that was a terrible picture!") Sally Sage, Bette's understudy, also comes to visit.

Then Olivia drops by, and they talk about the first three films they made together (Their last, Hush...Hush isn't mentioned) (3 minutes in). Then, Paul Henried drops by and he and Bette recreate the cigarette scene from Now Voyager. Victor Buono comes in and they talk about Baby Jane.





Part 3 (below) features a Bette impersonator, and then a touching reunion between Bette and her Virgin Queen co-star Jay Robinson, whose drug addiction landed him in jail in the late 1950s.