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Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Acting·1917–2013·60 films

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 hopes of improving their health. Mrs. de Havilland and the two girls settled in Saratoga while their fat

Filmography

Rebecca
Rebecca (1940)Mrs. de Winter
Suspicion
Suspicion (1941)Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)Lisa Berndle
Othello
Othello (1951)Page
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1952)Rowena
Gunga Din
Gunga Din (1939)Emmaline "Emmy" Stebbins
The Women
The Women (1939)Peggy Day
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1943)Jane Eyre
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)Dr. Susan Hiller
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)Susan Spencer
The Bigamist
The Bigamist (1953)Eve Graham
The Witches
The Witches (1966)Gwen Mayfield
Becoming Cary Grant
Becoming Cary Grant (2017)Self (archive footage)
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad (1950)Christabel
A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress (1937)Alyce Marshmorton
Until They Sail
Until They Sail (1957)Anne Leslie
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)Jane Wharton
The Emperor Waltz
The Emperor Waltz (1948)Johanna Augusta Franziska
Ivy
Ivy (1947)Ivy
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph (1943)Tessa Sanger
September Affair
September Affair (1950)Manina Stuart
Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun (1957)Mavis Norman
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek (1944)Dona St. Columb
Serenade
Serenade (1956)Kendall Hale
Quality Street
Quality Street (1937)Charlotte Parratt
This Above All
This Above All (1942)Prudence Cathaway
Casanova's Big Night
Casanova's Big Night (1954)Francesca Bruni
You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)Dee Dee Dillwood
Vito
Vito (2011)Self (archive)
From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward (1946)Susan
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night (1962)Baby Warren
Songs for After a War
Songs for After a War (1976)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan (1945)Susan Darell
Something to Live For
Something to Live For (1952)Jenny Carey
Flight to Tangier
Flight to Tangier (1953)Susan Lane
No More Ladies
No More Ladies (1935)Caroline Rumsey
A Certain Smile
A Certain Smile (1958)Françoise Ferrand
Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest (1939)Eliza Allen
Decameron Nights
Decameron Nights (1953)Fiametta / Bartolomea / Ginevra / Isabella
The Duke of West Point
The Duke of West Point (1938)Ann Porter
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)Self (uncredited)
Good King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas (1994)Queen Ludmilla
Darling, How Could You!
Darling, How Could You! (1951)Alice Grey
Maid's Night Out
Maid's Night Out (1938)Sheila Harrison
Sky Giant
Sky Giant (1938)Meg Lawrence
The Users
The Users (1978)Grace St. George
Music for Madame
Music for Madame (1937)Jean Clemens
Blond Cheat
Blond Cheat (1938)Julie Evans
You Can't Beat Love
You Can't Beat Love (1937)Trudy Olson
A Million to One
A Million to One (1936)Joan Stevens
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)Doris King
The Art Director
The Art Director (1949)Self / Jane Eyre (archive footage) (uncredited)
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (2004)Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)Self
Dark Mansions
Dark Mansions (1986)Margaret Drake
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000)Self (archive footage)
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982)Self
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982)Self (archive footage)
Joan Fontaine Wardrobe Test
Joan Fontaine Wardrobe Test (1939)Self
Joan Fontaine, "Rebecca" Screen Test
Joan Fontaine, "Rebecca" Screen Test (1939)Self