Joan Fontaine

Actor. Born 22 October 1917 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 15 December 2013.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 7 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

22 October 1917, Tokyo, Japan

Died

15 December 2013

Active

1939–1953

Frequently works with

Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, George Sanders, Joan Harrison

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Joan’s work 4 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 7 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 4 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $18m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1939–1953

Genres

Romance5
Drama3
Adventure2
Mystery2
Thriller2
Action1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestLetter from an Unknown Woman1948

68WorstGunga Din1939

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

141930s

131940s

211950s

61960s

31970s

41980s

11990s

Directors most worked with

Alfred Hitchcock2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Cary Grant2 titles

George Sanders2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated1944Best Actress · The Constant Nymph
Won1942Best Actress · Suspicion
Nominated1941Best Actress · Rebecca

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.