Birthday Honours 2017
Olivia Havilland DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Actress
“For services to Drama.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Knights Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Olivia Mary de HAVILLAND
Actress
For services to Drama.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Actress.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2017
Angela Strank
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to the Oil and Gas Industry and Encouraging Women into STEM Careers.”
Barbara Frost
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries.”
Carmen Callil
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Literature.”
Carolyn Hamilton
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Children’s Rights.”
Helena Louise Morrissey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Diversity in Financial Services.”
Hilary Boulding
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Monmouthshire
“For services to Education and Culture in Wales.”
Julie Walters
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Sussex
“For services to Drama.”
June Whitfield
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Drama and Entertainment.”
Parveen Kumar, (mrs. Leaver)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Surrey
“For services to Medicine and Medical Education.”
Priscilla Snowball
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Advertising, Diversity and Equality.”
Sarah Patricia Connolly
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Gloucestershire
“For services to Music.”
Theresa Marteau
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Xiangqian Jiang
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“For services to Engineering and Manufacturing.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804103. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Abroad) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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