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Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was a British-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in cinema during the Classical Hollywood era. Fontaine appeared in more than 45 feature films in a career that spanned five decades. She was the younger sister of actress Olivia de Havilland.
Birth Name
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland
Born
Monday, 22 October 1917
Died
Sunday, 15 December 2013
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| The Movies | Self | 2019 |
| Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Jane Eyre | 2014 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self (In Memoriam) | 2014 |
| Sing Your Song | Self | 2012 |
| Vito | Mrs. de Winter | 2011 |
| Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Mavis Norman | 2003 |
| Hollywood Rivals | Self | 2001 |
| Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998 |
| Good King Wenceslas | Queen Ludmilla | 1994 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| The Movies | Self | 2019 |
| Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Jane Eyre | 2014 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self (In Memoriam) | 2014 |
| Sing Your Song | Self | 2012 |
| Vito | Mrs. de Winter | 2011 |
| Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Mavis Norman | 2003 |
| Hollywood Rivals | Self | 2001 |
| Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998 |
| Good King Wenceslas | Queen Ludmilla | 1994 |
| The Republic Pictures Story | Eliza Allen | 1991 |
| American Experience | Self | 1988 |
| The 60th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1988 |
| Talking Pictures | Self | 1988 |
| Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | Self | 1987 |
| Dark Mansions | Margaret Drake | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self / (archive footage) | 1986 |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1986 |
| Crossings | Alexandra Markham | 1986 |
| Doris Day's Best Friends | Self | 1985 |
| George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | 1985 |
| The Nutcracker | Self - Host | 1985 |
| James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate | Self | 1984 |
| Bare Essence | Laura | 1983 |
| All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story | Self | 1982 |
| Hotel | Ruth Easton | 1982 |
| Aloha Paradise | Self | 1981 |
| The Users | Grace St. George | 1978 |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenterr | 1978 |
| Songs for After a War | Self | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Jennifer Langley | 1977 |
| Ryan's Hope | Paige Williams | 1975 |
| Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
| Cannon | Thelma Cain | 1971 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1969 |
| You're Putting Me On | Self | 1969 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
| Personality | Self | 1967 |
| The Witches | Gwen Mayfield | 1966 |
| The Bing Crosby Show | Mrs. Taylor | 1964 |
| Get the Message | Self | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Commercial for Bufferin aspirin | 1964 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self / Herself | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest / Herself - Attending Academy Awards (archive footage) | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Alice Pemberton | 1962 |
| Tender Is the Night | Baby Warren | 1962 |
| Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Co-Hostess / Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Valerie Baumer | 1961 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Dr. Susan Hiller | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | Margaret Lewis | 1961 |
| Family Classics: The Three Musketeers | Self - Host | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Karen Lawson | 1960 |
| Startime | Julie Forbes | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Ellen Grayson | 1959 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Margaret Lewis | 1958 |
| A Certain Smile | Françoise Ferrand | 1958 |
| Until They Sail | Anne Leslie | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Self - Host | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Naomi Kaylor | 1957 |
| Island in the Sun | Mavis Norman | 1957 |
| Mr. Adams and Eve | Joan Fontaine | 1957 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Susan Spencer | 1956 |
| Serenade | Kendall Hale | 1956 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Lynne Abbott | 1955 |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | Adrienne | 1955 |
| Climax! | Self | 1954 |
| Casanova's Big Night | Francesca Bruni | 1954 |
| The Bigamist | Eve Graham | 1953 |
| Flight to Tangier | Susan Lane | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Self - Guest Host | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Countess Irene Forelli / Judith / Laurel Chapman / Linda Stacey / Melanie Langdon | 1953 |
| Decameron Nights | Fiametta / Bartolomea / Ginevra / Isabella / Fiammetta | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Julie | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Trudy | 1952 |
| Ivanhoe | Rowena | 1952 |
| Something to Live For | Jenny Carey | 1952 |
| Othello | Page / Page (Uncredited) | 1951 |
| Darling, How Could You! | Alice Grey | 1951 |
| September Affair | Marianne 'Manina' Stuart / Manina Stuart | 1950 |
| Born to Be Bad | Christabel / Christabel Caine Carey | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self - Guest | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Panelist / Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Art Director | Self / Jane Eyre | 1949 |
| Kiss the Blood Off My Hands | Jane Wharton | 1948 |
| You Gotta Stay Happy | Dee Dee Dillwood | 1948 |
| The Emperor Waltz | Johanna Augusta Franziska | 1948 |
| Letter from an Unknown Woman | Lisa Berndle | 1948 |
| Ivy | Ivy Lexton | 1947 |
| From This Day Forward | Susan / Susan Cummings | 1946 |
| The Affairs of Susan | Susan Darell | 1945 |
| Frenchman's Creek | Dona St. Columb | 1944 |
| Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre | 1943 |
| The Constant Nymph | Tessa Sanger | 1943 |
| This Above All | Prudence Cathaway | 1942 |
| Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942 |
| Suspicion | Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth / Lina McLaidlaw | 1941 |
| Rebecca | Mrs. de Winter | 1940 |
| The Women | Mrs. John Day (Peggy) / Peggy Day | 1939 |
| Man of Conquest | Eliza Allen | 1939 |
| Gunga Din | Emmy / Emmaline "Emmy" Stebbins | 1939 |
| The Duke of West Point | Ann Porter | 1938 |
| Sky Giant | Meg Lawrence | 1938 |
| Blond Cheat | Julie Evans | 1938 |
| Maid's Night Out | Sheila Harrison | 1938 |
| A Damsel in Distress | Lady Alyce / Alyce Marshmorton | 1937 |
| Music for Madame | Jean Clemens | 1937 |
| You Can't Beat Love | Trudy Olson | 1937 |
| The Man Who Found Himself | Doris King | 1937 |
| Quality Street | Charlotte Parratt | 1937 |
| A Million to One | Joan Stevens | 1936 |
| No More Ladies | Caroline / Caroline Rumsey | 1935 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1944 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1941 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
