| Full Name |
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland |
| Date of Birth |
22 October 1917 |
| Place of Birth |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Date of Death |
15 December 2013 |
| Place of Death |
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
British, American / United States |
| Education |
American School in Japan, Los Gatos High School |
| Profession |
Actress |
| Years of Activity |
1935-1994 |
| Brief Information |
Joan Fontaine was a British-American actress known for her roles in Hollywood films during the Golden Age. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion (1941), making her the only actress to win an Oscar for a film directed by Hitchcock. Her notable film appearances also include Rebecca (1940) and The Constant Nymph (1943), both of which earned her Academy Award nominations. |