Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was an English-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the "Golden Age". Fontaine appeared in more than 45 films in a career that spanned five decades. She was the younger sister of actress Olivia de Havilland. Their rivalry was well-documented in the media at the height of Fontaine's career. More about Joan Fontaine
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She began her film career in 1935, signing a contract with RKO Pictures. Fontaine received her first major role in The Man Who Found Himself (1937) and in Gunga Din (1939). Her career prospects improved greatly after her starring role in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940), for which she received her first of three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The following year, she won that award for her role in Hitchcock's Suspicion (1941). A third nomination came with The Constant Nymph (1943). She appeared mostly in drama films through the 1940s, including Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), which is now considered a classic. In the next decade, after her role in Ivanhoe (1952), her film career began to decline and she moved into stage, radio and television roles. She appeared in fewer films in the 1960s, which included Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961), and her final film role in The Witches (1966), also known as The Devil's Own.In total, we tracked 148 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Joan Fontaine (Joan Fontaine / NO BED OF ROSES Signed 1st Edition 1978) was sold in April 2024 for £71.68 while the cheapest item (Joan Fontaine Signature Autograph ! rare !) found a new owner for £0.99 in December 2019. The month with the most items sold (9) was June 2018 with an average selling price of £7.99 for an autographed item of Joan Fontaine. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2020 with £57.53 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was November 2013. In average, an autographed item from Joan Fontaine is worth £9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Joan Fontaine were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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Hammer *The Witches JOAN FONTAINE Hitchcock *Rebecca *Suspicion signed card | £6.95 | ||
JOAN FONTAINE (1926-2014)SIGNED Hollywood Walk of Fame Card~AUTOGRAPHED Actress | £4.54 | ||
JOAN FONTAINE - HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS - HAND SIGNED 10X8 PHOTO | £6.00 | ||
Joan Fontaine / NO BED OF ROSES Signed 1st Edition 1978 | £71.68 | ||
Joan Fontaine actress 10x8 B&W signed autographed photograph | £40.00 | ||
JOAN FONTAINE AUTOGRAPHED 10 x 8 PHOTO AND CARD | £14.00 | ||
Joan Fontaine SIGNED 1st Ed No Bed of Roses Golden Age Cinema Star Oscar Award | £9.91 | ||
Joan Fontaine vintage signed card AFTAL#145 | £7.99 | ||
JOAN FONTAINE, LEGENDARY ACTRESS. GENUINE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED SEPIA PHOTO. | £12.50 | ||
Signed Hollywood Actress Joan Fontaine 1978 No Bed Of Roses | £7.91 |
Joan Fontaine estate pulls Oscar sale under threat of lawsuit (12/12/14): By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - The estate of actress Joan Fontaine, who died a year ago aged 96, withdrew her Oscar from a much-anticipated auction when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences threatened to sue over its sale, representatives of the estate said on Thursday. Christie's
Dispute Over Auction Of Joan Fontaine's Oscar (12/12/14): Executors of Joan Fontaine 's estate insist they will no longer be selling the Oscar she won for her role in Alfred Hitchcock 's Suspicion because bosses at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have threatened to sue.
Row halts Joan Fontaine's Oscar sale (12/12/14): Actress Joan Fontaine's estate will not sell her best actress Oscar as planned because they say the Academy Awards organisers threatened to sue them.
Joan Fontaine's California Home To Be Sold For Animal Charity (10/20/14): The California property actress Joan Fontaine called home before her death last year (13) is expected to raise an estimated $2.6 million (£1.63 million) for her favourite animal welfare charity.
Sale of Joan Fontaine's house to aid animal group (10/20/14): CARMEL, Calif. (AP) — More property from the late Academy Award-winning actress Joan Fontaine will benefit an animal welfare organization.
Joan Fontaine's Oscar Heading To Auction Block (10/2014): The Oscar late actress Joan Fontaine won for her role in Alfred Hitchcock 's Suspicion is expected to sell for at least $200,000 (£125,000) when it hits the auction block later this year (14).
Joan Fontaine, Oscar-winning actor, dies at 96 (04/2014): The star of Hitchcock's Rebecca and Suspicion, sister of Olivia de Havilland, died in her sleep at home in California
Joan Fontaine death leaves Hollywood mourning second star in as many days (12/2013): Fontaine, who died aged 96 only hours after Peter O'Toole, was the prototype 'Hitchcock blonde' – attractive, malleable, neurotic On a sad weekend for the film world, the news of the death of Lawrence of Arabia star