Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Known for: Acting

Born: October 22, 1917

Died: December 15, 2013

Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was an English-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the "Golden Age". She was born in Tokyo, Japan, in what was known as the International Settlement. Her father was a British patent attorney with a lucrative practice in Japan, but due to Joan and older sister Olivia de Havilland's recurring ailments the family moved to California in the hope…

Known for

Rebecca
Rebecca
1940
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
The Witches
The Witches
1966
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad
1950
Ivy
Ivy
1947
The Bigamist
The Bigamist
1953
September Affair
September Affair
1950
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek
1944
Darling, How Could You!
Darling, How Could You!
1951
From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward
1946
Decameron Nights
Decameron Nights
1953
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan
1945
Blond Cheat
Blond Cheat
1938
Maid's Night Out
Maid's Night Out
1938
Flight to Tangier
Flight to Tangier
1953
Dark Mansions
Dark Mansions
1986
Joan Fontaine, "Rebecca" Screen Test
Joan Fontaine, "Rebecca" Screen Test
1939
Joan Fontaine Wardrobe Test
Joan Fontaine Wardrobe Test
1939
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956
Suspicion
Suspicion
1941
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1943
Serenade
Serenade
1956
Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun
1957
The Emperor Waltz
The Emperor Waltz
1948
Casanova's Big Night
Casanova's Big Night
1954
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph
1943
A Certain Smile
A Certain Smile
1958
Something to Live For
Something to Live For
1952
Until They Sail
Until They Sail
1957
This Above All
This Above All
1942
The Duke of West Point
The Duke of West Point
1938
Music for Madame
Music for Madame
1937
You Can't Beat Love
You Can't Beat Love
1937
A Million to One
A Million to One
1936
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
1982
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
1952
Sky Giant
Sky Giant
1938
Good King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas
1994
The Art Director
The Art Director
1949
A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress
1937
Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest
1939
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
1962
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
The Users
The Users
1978
The Women
The Women
1939
Gunga Din
Gunga Din
1939
Quality Street
Quality Street
1937
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999
The Making of 'Rebecca'
The Making of 'Rebecca'
2008
No More Ladies
No More Ladies
1935
Othello
Othello
1951
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
2004
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000
Songs for After a War
Songs for After a War
1976
Becoming Cary Grant
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
Vito
Vito
2011
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977
Hotel
Hotel
1982
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953
Cannon
Cannon
1971
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond
1959
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Aloha Paradise
Aloha Paradise
1981
The Bing Crosby Show
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
1953
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
2013
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Crossings
Crossings
1986
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer
1994
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956
Startime
Startime
1959
Film '72
1971