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  1. 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.

  2. Apr 9, 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).

  3. Dec 16, 2013 · Joan Fontaine obituary. Oscar-winning actor who played threatened heroines for Alfred Hitchcock in Rebecca and Suspicion. Veronica Horwell. Mon 16 Dec 2013 09.49 EST. It was hard to cast the...

  4. Dec 16, 2013 · By Anita Gates. Dec. 15, 2013. Joan Fontaine, the patrician blond actress who rose to stardom as a haunted second wife in the Alfred Hitchcock film “Rebecca” in 1940 and won an Academy Award ...

  5. 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. Born in Japan in ...

  6. Dec 16, 2013 · Film star Joan Fontaine died Sunday at age 96. She was best known for her roles in films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, including Suspicion, which earned her an Academy Award in 1941.

  7. Dec 16, 2013 · Joan Fontaine, Oscar-Winning Star of Hitchcock Classics, Dies at 96. By Richard Natale. Cool beauty Joan Fontaine, who gave strong performances in a number of classic films including Alfred ...

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