Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, known professionally as Joan Fontaine, is an English-American actress best known for starring in Hollywood movies in "The Golden Age". Fontaine has appeared in more than 45 films during a career spanning five decades. She is the sister of the actress Olivia de Havilland. Their rivalry was heavily documented in the media at the height of Fontaine's career. She began her film career in 1935, signing with RKO Pictures. Fontaine received her first lead role in The Man Who Found Yourself and in 1939 with Gunga Din. Her career prospects improved significantly after starring in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca film, which she received her first of three Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. The following year, she won this award for her role in Hitchcock's Suspicion. A third nomination goes to The Constant Nymph.
| Born | Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, October 22, 1917, Tokyo City, Empire of Japan |
| Died | December 15, 2013, Carmel Highlands, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Joan Burfield, Joan St. John |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom, United States |
| Education | Tokyo School for Foreign Children, Los Gatos High School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1935–1994 |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Walter de Havilland, Lilian Fontaine |
| Relatives | Dame Olivia de Havilland (sister), Hereward de Havilland (cousin), Geoffrey de Havilland (cousin) |
Movie Actress Joan Fontaine was born on October 22, 1917 in Tokyo, Japan (She dies at the age of 96, on December 15, 2013).
Her starring role in Director Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 thriller Suspicion earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She won the Golden Apple Award for Most Cooperative Actress in 1947.
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Joan Fontaine was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1917 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.
She studied in Japan before moving to the United States to pursue an acting career.
She and her sister were both born in Japan and went on to become Hollywood stars despite being British.
From 1964 to 1969, she was married to Alfred Wright, Jr., her fourth spouse.
She was the only actress to win an Oscar for a role in an Director Alfred Hitchcock picture.
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