Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

1917-10-22

THE BIOGRAPHY

Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, 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

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Rebecca

Rebecca

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

The Women

The Women

Suspicion

Suspicion

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Gunga Din

Gunga Din

You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

The Witches

The Witches

Serenade

Serenade

Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun

Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

Ivy

Ivy

Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant

The Emperor Waltz

The Emperor Waltz

A Damsel in Distress

A Damsel in Distress

Othello

Othello

Quality Street

Quality Street

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

September Affair

September Affair

Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

A Certain Smile

A Certain Smile

Something to Live For

Something to Live For

Sky Giant

Sky Giant

Until They Sail

Until They Sail

This Above All

This Above All

No More Ladies

No More Ladies

Frenchman's Creek

Frenchman's Creek

Darling, How Could You!

Darling, How Could You!

From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

The Duke of West Point

The Duke of West Point

Decameron Nights

Decameron Nights

The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

Man of Conquest

Man of Conquest

Blond Cheat

Blond Cheat

Music for Madame

Music for Madame

You Can't Beat Love

You Can't Beat Love

A Million to One

A Million to One

The Man Who Found Himself

The Man Who Found Himself

Maid's Night Out

Maid's Night Out

Flight to Tangier

Flight to Tangier

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

The Users

The Users

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story

All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story

Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

Dark Mansions

Dark Mansions

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

The Art Director

The Art Director

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

Songs for After a War

Songs for After a War

Showbiz Ballyhoo

Showbiz Ballyhoo