Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine (1917–2013) was a British-American actress whose role in Alfred Hitchcock’s Suspicion won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Suspicion: A 1941 psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant. Fontaine won her Academy Award for portraying Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth.
Alfred Hitchcock: An English film director known for suspense films including Vertigo, Psycho, and Rebecca. He directed Fontaine in Rebecca and Suspicion, shaping two signature performances.
Tokyo: The capital of Japan, historically known as Edo before being renamed in 1868. Fontaine was born in Tokyo to British parents living in Japan.
Academy Award for Best Actress: An annual Academy Award honoring a leading female performance in a film. Fontaine won the award for Suspicion at the 14th Academy Awards.
Rebecca: A 1940 romantic psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on Daphne du Maurier’s novel. Fontaine played the unnamed second Mrs. de Winter in her breakthrough role.
Olivia de Havilland: A British-American actress who won two Academy Awards for Best Actress. Fontaine’s older sister and fellow actress, she shared a long-publicized sibling rivalry with her.
Lillian Fontaine: A British actress who performed on stage and in American films. Her mother’s acting career connected Fontaine’s family life to the theater.
14th Academy Awards: The 1942 ceremony honoring films released in 1941. Fontaine’s Best Actress win was the ceremony’s sole acting award for a Hitchcock film.
Jane Eyre (1943 film): A 1943 film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s novel, starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine. Fontaine’s Jane Eyre extended her screen association with suspenseful literary heroines.
Cary Grant: A British-American actor known for screen comedies and thrillers from Hollywood’s studio era. He co-starred with Fontaine in Suspicion, where their contrasting screen personas drive the film’s uncertainty.

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