Joan Fontaine biography
Joan Fontaine was a British actress, born on 22 October 1917 in Tokyo, who died on 15 December 2013.
Joan Fontaine's screen career began in 1935 with No More Ladies, playing Caroline "Carrie" Rumsey.
Joan Fontaine appeared in 71 films and 22 television or streaming titles between 1935 and 1994.
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actress and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Also known as
- Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland
- Born
- 22 October 1917
- Died
- 15 December 2013 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo
- Work
- Actor, Writer, Television actor, Interior designer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1935 to 1994
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Joan Fontaine filmography
71 films and 22 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Good King Wenceslas | Queen Ludmilla | TV movie | |
| 1986 | Dark Mansions | Margaret Drake | TV movie | |
| 1978 | The Users | Grace St. George | TV movie | |
| 1971 | Canciones para después de una guerra | Spanish | ||
| 1966 | The Witches | Gwen Mayfield | Alternative title: The Devil's Own | |
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1962 | Tender Is the Night | Baby Warren | ||
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Dr. Susan Hiller | ||
| 1961 | The Light That Failed | Hostess | TV movie | |
| 1958 | A Certain Smile | Françoise Ferrand | ||
| 1958 | South Pacific | Polynesian woman | ||
| 1957 | Island in the Sun | Mavis Norman | ||
| 1957 | Until They Sail | Anne Leslie | ||
| 1956 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Susan Spencer | ||
| 1956 | Serenade | Kendall Hale | ||
| 1954 | Casanova's Big Night | Francesca Bruni | Alternative title: Mr. Casanova | |
| 1954 | Gunsmoke | |||
| 1953 | The Bigamist | Eve Graham | ||
| 1953 | Flight to Tangier | Susan Lane | ||
| 1953 | Decameron Nights | Fiametta/Bartolomea/Ginevra/Isabella | ||
| 1953 | Theater of Stars | |||
| 1953 | Lux Summer Theatre | |||
| 1953 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | |||
| 1952 | Ivanhoe | Rowena |
Show all 71 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Something to Live For | Jenny Carey | ||
| 1952 | Theatre Guild on the Air | |||
| 1952 | Hollywood Sound Stage | |||
| 1952 | Hallmark Playhouse | |||
| 1952 | Broadway Playhouse | |||
| 1951 | Othello | Page | Uncredited Cameo | |
| 1951 | Darling, How Could You! | Alice Grey | ||
| 1950 | September Affair | Marianne "Manina" Stuart | ||
| 1950 | Born to Be Bad | Christabel Caine Carey | ||
| 1950 | The Screen Guild Theater | |||
| 1949 | Suspense | |||
| 1948 | Kiss the Blood Off My Hands | Jane Wharton | ||
| 1948 | You Gotta Stay Happy | Dee Dee Dillwood | ||
| 1948 | The Emperor Waltz | Countess Johanna Augusta Franziska | ||
| 1948 | Letter from an Unknown Woman | Lisa Berndle | ||
| 1948 | The Screen Guild Theater | |||
| 1947 | Ivy | Ivy | ||
| 1946 | From This Day Forward | Susan Cummings | ||
| 1946 | The Screen Guild Theater | |||
| 1946 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1946 | Hollywood Players | |||
| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan | Susan Darell | ||
| 1945 | The Screen Guild Theater | |||
| 1944 | Frenchman's Creek | Dona St. Columb | ||
| 1944 | The Screen Guild Theater | |||
| 1943 | The Constant Nymph | Tessa Sanger | Nominated , Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| 1943 | Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre (as an adult) | ||
| 1943 | The Screen Guild Theater | |||
| 1942 | This Above All | Prudence Cathaway | ||
| 1941 | Suspicion | Lina | ||
| 1941 | The Screen Guild Theater | |||
| 1940 | Rebecca | The second Mrs. de Winter | ||
| 1939 | The Women | Mrs. John Day (Peggy) | ||
| 1939 | Man of Conquest | Eliza Allen | ||
| 1939 | Gunga Din | Emmy | ||
| 1938 | The Duke of West Point | Ann Porter | ||
| 1938 | Sky Giant | Meg Lawrence | ||
| 1938 | Maid's Night Out | Sheila Harrison | ||
| 1938 | Blond Cheat | Juliette "Julie" Evans | ||
| 1937 | The Man Who Found Himself | Nurse Doris King | ||
| 1937 | Quality Street | Charlotte Parratt | Uncredited | |
| 1937 | Music for Madame | Jean Clemens | ||
| 1937 | A Damsel in Distress | Lady Alyce Marshmorton | ||
| 1937 | You Can't Beat Love | Trudy Olson | ||
| 1937 | A Million to One | Joan Stevens | ||
| 1935 | No More Ladies | Caroline "Carrie" Rumsey | Credited as Joan Burfield |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hotel | Ruth Easton | ||
| 1986 | Crossings | Alexandra Markham | ||
| 1983 | Bare Essence | Laura | ||
| 1981 | The Love Boat | Jennifer Langley | ||
| 1981 | Aloha Paradise | "Love Teacher/The Actress/Prodigy" "Turn Me On/Treasure Hunt/A Child Will Become Father" | ||
| 1980 | Ryan's Hope | Paige Williams | ||
| 1975 | Cannon | Thelma Cain | ||
| 1965 | The Bing Crosby Show | Mrs. Taylor | ||
| 1963 | Wagon Train | Naomi Kaylor | ||
| 1963 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Alice Pemberton | ||
| 1962 | The Dick Powell Show | Valerie Baumer | ||
| 1962 | Kraft Mystery Theatre | Margaret Lewis | ||
| 1961 | Checkmate | Karen Lawson | ||
| 1960 | Startime | Julie Forbes | ||
| 1960 | Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Ellen Grayson | ||
| 1959 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Margaret Lewis | ||
| 1956 | The Joseph Cotten Show | Adrienne | ||
| 1956 | The Ford Television Theatre | Julie | ||
| 1956 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Lynne Abbott | ||
| 1956 | Star Stage | |||
| 1956 | General Electric Theater | Linda Stacey Judith Laurel Chapman Melanie Langdon Countess Irene Forelli | ||
| 1953 | Four Star Playhouse | Trudy |