About
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". 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 moved to California in the hopes of improving their health. Mrs. de Havilland and the two girls settled in Saratoga while their father went back to his practice in Japan. Joan's parents did not get along well and divorced soon afterward. Mrs. de Havilland had a desire to be an actress but her dreams were curtailed when she married, but now she hoped to pass on her dream to Olivia and Joan. While Olivia pursued a stage career,...
Known for
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952
CannonSeries • 1971
HotelSeries • 1982
One Step BeyondSeries • 1959
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955
RebeccaMovie • 1940
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries • 1958
StartimeSeries • 1959
SuspicionMovie • 1941
OthelloMovie • 1951
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaMovie • 1961
Letter from an Unknown WomanMovie • 1948
IvanhoeMovie • 1952
Beyond a Reasonable DoubtMovie • 1956
Jane EyreMovie • 1943
The WomenMovie • 1939
Gunga DinMovie • 1939
Casanova's Big NightMovie • 1954
Until They SailMovie • 1957
This Above AllMovie • 1942
Born to Be BadMovie • 1950
Kiss the Blood Off My HandsMovie • 1948