Acting
Joan Fontaine
Born October 22, 1917 · Tokyo, Japan
Died December 15, 2013 · aged 96
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". She was born in Tokyo, Japan, in what was known as the International Settlement. Her father was a British patent attorney with a lucrative practice in Japan, but due to Joan …
Known For
Suspicion · 1941Suspicion
★ 7.11941
MovieMysteryRomance
A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.
Rebecca · 1940Rebecca
★ 7.91940
MovieMysteryRomance
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt · 1956Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
★ 6.81956
MovieCrimeDrama
A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
Ivanhoe · 1952Ivanhoe
★ 6.81952
MovieAdventureRomance
Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
★ 5.71961
MovieAdventureDrama
The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.
Serenade · 1956Serenade
★ 5.61956
MovieDramaMusic
A wealthy woman discovers a vineyard worker with a beautiful operatic singing voice. She helps make him a star but then breaks his heart. He flees in misery to Mexico where he meets a sweet farm girl.
Jane Eyre · 1943Jane Eyre
★ 6.91943
MovieDramaRomance
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Letter from an Unknown Woman · 1948Letter from an Unknown Woman
★ 7.81948
MovieDramaRomance
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.




























