Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Acting

Born: 1917-10-22 · Tokyo, Japan

Died: 2013-12-15

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

🎬 Movies (20)

Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant

2017

Self (archive footage)

Vito

Vito

2011

Self (archive)

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

2004

Self (archive footage)

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

2000

Self (archive footage)

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

1999

Self (archive footage)

Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

1994

Queen Ludmilla

Dark Mansions

Dark Mansions

1986

Margaret Drake

All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story

All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story

1982

Self

Showbiz Ballyhoo

Showbiz Ballyhoo

1982

Self (archive footage)

The Users

The Users

1978

Grace St. George

Songs for After a War

Songs for After a War

1976

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Witches

The Witches

1966

Gwen Mayfield

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

1962

Baby Warren

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

Self (uncredited)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

Dr. Susan Hiller

A Certain Smile

A Certain Smile

1958

Françoise Ferrand

Until They Sail

Until They Sail

1957

Anne Leslie

Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun

1957

Mavis Norman

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956

Susan Spencer

Serenade

Serenade

1956

Kendall Hale