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Portrait of Joan Fontaine

Acting

Joan Fontaine

Titles
63movies21TV shows
Career

Active from 1936 to 1994, with a break from 1967 to 1977, busiest in 1937 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Joan Fontaine Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Period Drama 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Classic Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62

1990s

1 title · average score 53

1980s

4 titles · average score 61

as Margaret Drake

TV show · as Alexandra Markham

1970s

3 titles · average score 60

as Grace St. George

TV show · as Jennifer Langley

TV show · as Thelma Cain

1960s

6 titles · average score 55

1950s

21 titles · average score 64
All 21 titles from the 1950s

1940s

13 titles · average score 67

as Johanna Augusta Franziska

as Dona St. Columb

as Jane Eyre

as Prudence Cathaway

as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth

as Mrs. de Winter

All 13 titles from the 1940s

1930s

14 titles · average score 62

as Emmaline "Emmy" Stebbins

as Peggy Day

as Sheila Harrison

as Julie Evans

as Meg Lawrence

as Charlotte Parratt

as Alyce Marshmorton

All 14 titles from the 1930s