Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Acting

Birthday

1917/10/22

Day of death

2013/12/15 (96 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Also know as

Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, Joan Burfield

Biography

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...Read more

Acting
Rebecca
7.9

(1940) Rebecca

as Mrs. de Winter

Letter from an Unknown Woman
7.8

(1948) Letter from an Unknown Woman

as Lisa Berndle

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
5.7

(1961) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Dr. Susan Hiller

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6.9

(1956) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

as Susan Spencer

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
6.6

(1948) Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

as Jane Wharton

The Women
7.1

(1939) The Women

as Peggy Day

Suspicion
7.1

(1941) Suspicion

as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth

Jane Eyre
6.9

(1943) Jane Eyre

as Jane Eyre

Gunga Din
6.5

(1939) Gunga Din

as Emmaline "Emmy" Stebbins

You Gotta Stay Happy
6.5

(1948) You Gotta Stay Happy

as Dee Dee Dillwood

Ivanhoe
6.8

(1952) Ivanhoe

as Rowena

The Witches
6.1

(1966) The Witches

as Gwen Mayfield

Serenade
5.5

(1956) Serenade

as Kendall Hale

Island in the Sun
6.5

(1957) Island in the Sun

as Mavis Norman

Born to Be Bad
5.9

(1950) Born to Be Bad

as Christabel Caine Carey

Ivy
6.8

(1947) Ivy

as Ivy

Becoming Cary Grant
6.6

(2017) Becoming Cary Grant

as Self (archive footage)

The Emperor Waltz
5.9

(1948) The Emperor Waltz

as Johanna Augusta Franziska

A Damsel in Distress
6.4

(1937) A Damsel in Distress

as Alyce Marshmorton

Othello
7.4

(1951) Othello

as Page

Quality Street
5.9

(1937) Quality Street

as Charlotte Parratt

The Bigamist
6.5

(1953) The Bigamist

as Eve Graham

September Affair
6.1

(1950) September Affair

as Manina Stuart

Casanova's Big Night
6.1

(1954) Casanova's Big Night

as Francesca Bruni

The Constant Nymph
5.8

(1943) The Constant Nymph

as Tessa Sanger

A Certain Smile
5.8

(1958) A Certain Smile

as Françoise Ferrand

Something to Live For
6.8

(1952) Something to Live For

as Jenny Carey

Sky Giant
4.7

(1938) Sky Giant

as Meg Lawrence

Until They Sail
6.4

(1957) Until They Sail

as Anne Leslie

This Above All
6.6

(1942) This Above All

as Prudence Cathaway

No More Ladies
5.1

(1935) No More Ladies

as Caroline Rumsey

Frenchman's Creek
5.0

(1944) Frenchman's Creek

as Dona St. Columb

Darling, How Could You!
6.0

(1951) Darling, How Could You!

as Alice Grey

From This Day Forward
5.2

(1946) From This Day Forward

as Susan

The Duke of West Point
3.8

(1938) The Duke of West Point

as Ann Porter

Decameron Nights
5.0

(1953) Decameron Nights

as Fiametta / Bartolomea / Ginevra / Isabella

The Affairs of Susan
6.1

(1945) The Affairs of Susan

as Susan Darell

Man of Conquest
5.2

(1939) Man of Conquest

as Eliza Allen

Blond Cheat
6.0

(1938) Blond Cheat

as Julie Evans

Music for Madame
5.0

(1937) Music for Madame

as Jean Clemens

You Can't Beat Love
6.0

(1937) You Can't Beat Love

as Trudy Olson

A Million to One
3.0

(1936) A Million to One

as Joan Stevens

The Man Who Found Himself
7.0

(1937) The Man Who Found Himself

as Doris King

Maid's Night Out
6.2

(1938) Maid's Night Out

as Sheila Harrison

Flight to Tangier
6.1

(1953) Flight to Tangier

as Susan Lane

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
0.0

(2000) Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

as Self (archive footage)

The Users
1.0

(1978) The Users

as Grace St. George

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.3

(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as Self (uncredited)

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
7.0

(2004) Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

as Self (archive footage)

All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
0.0

(1982) All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story

as Self

Good King Wenceslas
3.0

(1994) Good King Wenceslas

as Queen Ludmilla

Dark Mansions
0.0

(1986) Dark Mansions

as Margaret Drake

7.6

(1999) Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

The Art Director
0.0

(1949) The Art Director

as Self / Jane Eyre (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.6

(1985) George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tender Is the Night
5.3

(1962) Tender Is the Night

as Baby Warren

Breakdowns of 1942
6.0

(1942) Breakdowns of 1942

as Self

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Jennifer Langley

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as ---

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Countess Irene Forelli

Cannon
6.4

(1971) Cannon

as ---

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.3

(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as ---

One Step Beyond
5.6

(1959) One Step Beyond

as Ellen Grayson

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as ---

Aloha Paradise
5.0

(1981) Aloha Paradise

as ---

The Bing Crosby Show
5.0

(1964) The Bing Crosby Show

as ---

The Oscars
6.9

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Self - Guest Host

Talking Pictures
5.0

(2013) Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Melanie Langdon

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Laurel Chapman

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Judith

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Linda Stacey

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Trudy

Crossings
4.8

(1986) Crossings

as Alexandra Markham

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Alice Pemberton