Joan Fontaine: movies and TV shows
Joan Fontaine has 89 credits in the archive: 63 films and 26 TV series, from 1935 to 2017. Highest rated: Rebecca (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1935 – 2017 · busiest year: 1953 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Becoming Cary Grant | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 99 |
| 2013 | Talking Pictures | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.2 | 95 |
| 2011 | Vito | Self (archive) | Film | 6.9 | 93 |
| 2008 | The Making of 'Rebecca' | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 90 |
| 2004 | Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.5 | 86 |
| 2000 | Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 82 |
| 1999 | Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 81 |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.8 | 76 |
| 1994 | Good King Wenceslas | Queen Ludmilla | Film | 4.4 | 76 |
| 1986 | Crossings | Alexandra Markham | TV | 4.7 | 68 |
| 1986 | Dark Mansions | Margaret Drake | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1982 | Hotel | TV | 6.8 | 64 | |
| 1982 | Showbiz Ballyhoo | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 64 |
| 1982 | All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story | Self | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1981 | Aloha Paradise | TV | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1978 | The Users | Grace St. George | Film | 4.0 | 60 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Jennifer Langley | TV | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1976 | Songs for After a War | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1971 | Cannon | TV | 6.7 | 53 | |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self | TV | 4.7 | 53 |
| 1966 | The Witches | Gwen Mayfield | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1964 | The Bing Crosby Show | TV | 6.0 | 46 | |
| 1963 | The Paragon | Alice Pemberton | Film | — | 45 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Alice Pemberton | TV | 7.8 | 44 |
| 1962 | Tender Is the Night | Baby Warren | Film | 5.7 | 44 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 43 |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Dr. Susan Hiller | Film | 5.7 | 43 |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) | Film | 4.4 | 43 |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Ellen Grayson | TV | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1959 | Startime | Julie Forbes | TV | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | TV | 6.3 | 40 | |
| 1958 | A Certain Smile | Françoise Ferrand | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1957 | Until They Sail | Anne Leslie | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1957 | Island in the Sun | Mavis Norman | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 38 |
| 1956 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Susan Spencer | Film | 6.9 | 38 |
| 1956 | Serenade | Kendall Hale | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | TV | 6.0 | 37 | |
| 1954 | Casanova's Big Night | Francesca Bruni | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Self - Guest Host | TV | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Countess Irene Forelli | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Melanie Langdon | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Laurel Chapman | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Judith | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Linda Stacey | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1953 | The Bigamist | Eve Graham | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1953 | Decameron Nights | Fiametta / Bartolomea / Ginevra / Isabella | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| 1953 | Flight to Tangier | Susan Lane | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Trudy | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1952 | Ivanhoe | Rowena | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1952 | Something to Live For | Jenny Carey | Film | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1951 | Othello | Page | Film | 7.4 | 33 |
| 1951 | Darling, How Could You! | Alice Grey | Film | 7.2 | 33 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist | TV | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1950 | Born to Be Bad | Christabel | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1950 | September Affair | Manina Stuart | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1949 | The Art Director | Self / Jane Eyre (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1948 | Letter from an Unknown Woman | Lisa Berndle | Film | 7.8 | 30 |
| 1948 | You Gotta Stay Happy | Dee Dee Dillwood | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1948 | The Emperor Waltz | Johanna Augusta Franziska | Film | 6.2 | 30 |
| 1948 | Kiss the Blood Off My Hands | Jane Wharton | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1947 | Ivy | Ivy | Film | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1946 | From This Day Forward | Susan | Film | 5.4 | 28 |
| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan | Susan Darell | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1944 | Frenchman's Creek | Dona St. Columb | Film | 5.6 | 26 |
| 1943 | Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre | Film | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1943 | The Constant Nymph | Tessa Sanger | Film | 6.3 | 25 |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | Film | 6.0 | 24 |
| 1942 | This Above All | Prudence Cathaway | Film | 6.8 | 24 |
| 1941 | Suspicion | Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth | Film | 7.1 | 23 |
| 1940 | Rebecca | Mrs. de Winter | Film | 7.9 | 22 |
| 1939 | The Women | Peggy Day | Film | 7.2 | 21 |
| 1939 | Gunga Din | Emmaline "Emmy" Stebbins | Film | 6.5 | 21 |
| 1939 | Man of Conquest | Eliza Allen | Film | 5.6 | 21 |
| 1939 | Joan Fontaine Wardrobe Test | Self | Film | — | 21 |
| 1939 | Joan Fontaine, "Rebecca" Screen Test | Self | Film | — | 21 |
| 1938 | Blond Cheat | Julie Evans | Film | 7.3 | 20 |
| 1938 | Maid's Night Out | Sheila Harrison | Film | 5.9 | 20 |
| 1938 | The Duke of West Point | Ann Porter | Film | 4.5 | 20 |
| 1938 | Sky Giant | Meg Lawrence | Film | 5.3 | 20 |
| 1937 | Quality Street | Charlotte Parratt | Film | 5.8 | 19 |
| 1937 | The Man Who Found Himself | Doris King | Film | 8.5 | 19 |
| 1937 | You Can't Beat Love | Trudy Olson | Film | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1937 | A Damsel in Distress | Alyce Marshmorton | Film | 6.5 | 19 |
| 1937 | Music for Madame | Jean Clemens | Film | 6.3 | 19 |
| 1936 | A Million to One | Joan Stevens | Film | 5.0 | 18 |
| 1935 | No More Ladies | Caroline Rumsey | Film | 5.0 | 17 |