Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Deceased · Born: Oct 22, 1917 · Died: Dec 15, 2013

Personal Details

BornOct 22, 1917 Tokyo, Japan
Spouse
  • Alfred Wright, Jr.

    ( Jan 27, 1964 to Jun 1, 1969 )
  • Collier Young

    ( Nov 12, 1952 to Jan 3, 1961 )
  • William Dozier

    ( May 2, 1946 to Jan 25, 1951 )
  • Brian Aherne

    ( Aug 20, 1939 to Jun 14, 1945 )
Parents
  • Walter Augustus de Havilland
  • Lilian Fontaine
Relatives
  • Gisèle Galante (Niece or Nephew)
  • Benjamin Goodrich (Niece or Nephew)
  • Olivia de Havilland (Sibling)

Biography

Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, a Japanese-born British actress, was born on October 22, 1917, in Tokyo, Japan, to British parents, Lilian Augusta (Ruse),a former actress, and Walter Augustus de Havilland, an English professor and patent attorney.

Career

1994
Good King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas as Queen Ludmilla
1986
Dark Mansions
Dark Mansions as Margaret Drake
Crossings
Crossings as Alexandra Markham
1978
The Users
The Users as Grace St. George
1966
The Witches
The Witches as Gwen Mayfield
1962
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night as Baby Warren
1961
1958
A Certain Smile
A Certain Smile as Françoise Ferrand
1957
Until They Sail
Until They Sail as Anne Leslie
Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun as Mavis Norman
1956
Serenade
Serenade as Kendall Hale
1954
Casanova's Big Night
Casanova's Big Night as Francesca Bruni
1953
The Bigamist
The Bigamist as Eve Graham
Flight to Tangier
Flight to Tangier as Susan Lane
Decameron Nights
Decameron Nights as Fiametta / Bartolomea / Ginevra / Isabella
1952
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe as Rowena
1951
Othello
Othello as Page
1950
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad as Christabel Caine Carey
September Affair
September Affair as Manina Stuart
1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy as Dee Dee Dillwood
The Emperor Waltz
The Emperor Waltz as Johanna Augusta Franziska
1947
Ivy
Ivy as Ivy
1945
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan as Susan Darell
1944
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek as Dona St. Columb
1943
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph as Tessa Sanger
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre as Jane Eyre
1942
This Above All
This Above All as Prudence Cathaway
1941
Suspicion
Suspicion as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
1940
Rebecca
Rebecca as Mrs. de Winter
1939
Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest as Eliza Allen
Gunga Din
Gunga Din as Emmaline "Emmy" Stebbins
The Women
The Women as Peggy Day
1938
Maid's Night Out
Maid's Night Out as Sheila Harrison
Blond Cheat
Blond Cheat as Julie Evans
Sky Giant
Sky Giant as Meg Lawrence
1937
A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress as Alyce Marshmorton
Quality Street
Quality Street as Charlotte Parratt
You Can't Beat Love
You Can't Beat Love as Trudy Olson
Music for Madame
Music for Madame as Jean Clemens
1936
A Million to One
A Million to One as Joan Stevens
1935
No More Ladies
No More Ladies as Caroline Rumsey