Portrait of Lynn Fontanne

Acting

Lynn Fontanne

Career

Active from 1924 to 1960, with a break from 1932 to 1959, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Peter Pan
Peter Pan
GoodWatch score70/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    1965 · Won · 17th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Leading Role

    1932 · Nominated · 5th Academy Awards

    The Guardsman

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lynn Fontanne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.7, average 3.3
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    6
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1960s

    1 title · average score 70
    Peter Pan
    Peter Pan (1960)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Narrator

    1950s

    1 title · average score 84
    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show · as Fanny Holmes / Grand Duchess Marie

    1940s

    1 title · average score 61
    Stage Door Canteen
    Stage Door Canteen (1943)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Lynn Fontanne

    1930s

    1 title · average score 57
    The Guardsman
    The Guardsman (1931)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as The Actress

    1920s

    2 titles
    The Man Who Found Himself
    The Man Who Found Himself (1925)

    as Mrs. Macauley Jr

    Second Youth
    Second Youth (1924)

    as Rose Raynor