Lynn Fontanne

Lynn Fontanne

Acting

Birthday

1887/12/06

Day of death

1983/07/30 (95 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Woodford, Essex, England, UK

Also know as

Lillie Louise Fontanne, Lynne Fontanne

Biography

From Wikipedia Lynn Fontanne (/fɒnˈtæn/; 6 December 1887 – 30 July 1983) was a British-born American-based actress and major stage star in the United States for over 40 years. She teamed with her husband, Alfred Lunt. Lunt and Fontanne shared a special Tony Award in 1970. They both won Emmy Awards in 1965, and Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre was named for them. Fontanne was also a Kennedy Center honoree in 1980. Born Lillie Louise Fontanne in Woodford, London, of French and Irish descent, her...Read more

Acting
Stage Door Canteen
6.1

(1943) Stage Door Canteen

as Lynn Fontanne

Peter Pan
6.7

(1960) Peter Pan

as Narrator

The Guardsman
5.3

(1931) The Guardsman

as The Actress

Second Youth
0.0

(1924) Second Youth

as Rose Raynor

0.0

(1925) The Man Who Found Himself

as Mrs. Macauley Jr

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Fanny Holmes

The Kennedy Center Honors
7.3

(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Grand Duchess Marie

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Recipient

The Dick Cavett Show
6.6

(1968) The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest