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Joan Fontaine (I) (1917–2013)

Born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland on October 22, 1917, 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... See full bio »
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 1994 Good King Wenceslas (TV Movie)
Queen Ludmilla
 1986 Dark Mansions (TV Movie)
Margaret Drake
 1986 Hotel (TV Series)
Ruth Easton
- Harassed (1986) ... Ruth Easton
 1986 Crossings (TV Mini-Series)
Alexandra Markham
- Episode #1.1 (1986) ... Alexandra Markham
 1983 Bare Essence (TV Series)
Laura
- Hour Five (1983) ... Laura
- Hour Four (1983) ... Laura
 1981 The Love Boat (TV Series)
Jennifer Langley
- Chef's Special/Beginning Anew/Kleinschmidt (1981) ... Jennifer Langley
 1980 Ryan's Hope (TV Series)
Paige Williams
- Episode #1.1194 (1980) ... Paige Williams
- Episode #1.1193 (1980) ... Paige Williams
- Episode #1.1191 (1980) ... Paige Williams
- Episode #1.1188 (1980) ... Paige Williams
- Episode #1.1186 (1980) ... Paige Williams
 1978 The Users (TV Movie)
Grace St. George
 1975 Cannon (TV Series)
Thelma Cain
- The Star (1975) ... Thelma Cain
 1966 The Witches
Gwen Mayfield
 1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series)
Alice Pemberton
- The Paragon (1963) ... Alice Pemberton
 1963 Wagon Train (TV Series)
Naomi Kaylor
- The Naomi Kaylor Story (1963) ... Naomi Kaylor
 1962 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series)
Margaret Lewis
- Perilous (1962) ... Margaret Lewis
 1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series)
Valerie Baumer
- The Clocks (1962) ... Valerie Baumer
 1961 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Dr. Susan Hiller
 1961 Checkmate (TV Series)
Karen Lawson
- Voyage Into Fear (1961) ... Karen Lawson
 1961 The Light That Failed (TV Movie)
Hostess
 1956-1961 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Linda Stacey / Judith / Laurel Chapman / ...
- A Possibility of Oil (1961) ... Linda Stacey
- The Story of Judith (1960) ... Judith
- At Miss Minner's (1958) ... Laurel Chapman
- The Victorian Chaise-Lounge (1957) ... Melanie Langdon
- In Summer Promise (1956) ... Countess Irene Forelli
 1960 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV Series)
Ellen Grayson
- The Visitor (1960) ... Ellen Grayson
 1960 Startime (TV Series)
Julie Forbes
- Closed Set (1960) ... Julie Forbes
 1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series)
Margaret Lewis
- Perilous (1959) ... Margaret Lewis
 1958 A Certain Smile
Françoise Ferrand
 1957 Until They Sail
Anne Leslie
 1956-1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series)
Adrienne
- Fatal Charm (1957)
- The De Santre Story (1956) ... Adrienne
 1957 Island in the Sun
Mavis Norman
 1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series)
Lynne Abbott
- Stranger in the Night (1956) ... Lynne Abbott
 1956 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Susan Spencer
 1956 Star Stage (TV Series)
- The Shadowy Third (1956)
 1956 Serenade
Kendall Hale
 1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series)
Julie
- Your Other Love (1956) ... Julie
 1953-1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV Series)
Trudy
- Trudy (1955) ... Trudy
- The Girl on the Park Bench (1953) ... Trudy
 1953 The Bigamist
Eve Graham
 1953 Flight to Tangier
Susan Lane
 1953 Decameron Nights
Fiametta / Bartolomea / Ginevra / ...
 1952 Ivanhoe
Rowena
 1952 Othello
Page (uncredited)
 1952 Something to Live For
Jenny Carey
 1947 Ivy
Ivy Lexton
 1944 Frenchman's Creek
Dona St. Columb
 1942 This Above All
Prudence Cathaway
 1941 Suspicion
Lina
 1939 Man of Conquest
Eliza Allen
 1939 Gunga Din
Emmy
 1938 The Duke of West Point
Ann Porter
 1937 Music for Madame
Jean Clemens
 1937 You Can't Beat Love
Trudy Olson
 1937 The Man Who Found Himself
Nurse Doris King
 1937 Quality Street
Charlotte Parratt (uncredited)
 1935 No More Ladies
Caroline (as Joan Burfield)
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Personal Details

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(5/31/43) Radio: Appeared on "Screen Directors Playhouse" in "Rebecca". See more »

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4 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 9 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 5 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Joan Burfield

Height:

5' 3½" (1.61 m)
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Personal Quote:

I hope I'll die on stage at the age at 105, playing Peter Pan. See more »

Trivia:

When she decided on a movie career, her mother told her that Warner Bros.--which had sister Olivia de Havilland under contract--was "Olivia's studio" and that Joan was not to pursue work there. She realized that she couldn't use the de Havilland name and instead took her stepfather's last name, Fontaine. Joan eventually got an agent and signed with RKO. See more »

Trademark:

Often played delicate women put through emotional turmoil

Star Sign:

Libra

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