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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 of Hollywood. Fontaine appeared in more than 45 films in a career that spanned five decades.
Joan Fontaine. Actress: Suspicion. Born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland on October 22, 1917, in Tokyo, Japan, in what was known as the International Settlement, to British parents, Lilian Augusta (Ruse), a former actress, and Walter Augustus de Havilland, an English professor and patent attorney.
Jul 27, 2020 · The Lifelong Feud Between the Sisters Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine. The rivalry between the actresses encompassed their childhood, careers, love lives and even the Academy Awards. By...
Joan Fontaine. Actress: Suspicion. Born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland on October 22, 1917, in Tokyo, Japan, in what was known as the International Settlement, to British parents, Lilian Augusta (Ruse), a former actress, and Walter Augustus de Havilland, an English professor and patent attorney.
May 6, 2024 · Joan Fontaine, English American actress who was known for her portrayals of troubled beauties, notably in the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca (1940) and Suspicion (1941). Her other movies included Gunga Din (1939), The Constant Nymph (1943), Jane Eyre (1943), and Ivanhoe (1952).
Dec 16, 2013 · Joan Fontaine: 1917–2013. Speaking of her lifelong feud with older sister Olivia de Havilland, Joan Fontaine once quipped, "I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia, and if I die first, she'll no doubt be livid that I beat her to it!" And now, alas, Fontaine has indeed beat her sister to death, so to speak.
Dec 16, 2013 · Joan Fontaine was the star of several Hollywood classics such as Rebecca and Jane Eyre and the only actor ever to win an Oscar for an Alfred Hitchcock film - Suspicion in 1941.
