Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was a British-American actress, best known for her starring roles in classic Hollywood films. Fontaine appeared in over 45 feature films in a career that spanned five decades...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth22 October 1917
CountryUnited States of America
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That Oscar can be a jinx... It can... damage irreparably one's relations with family, friends. It's an uneasy head that wears the crown.
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I've flown in an international balloon race. I've piloted my own plane. I've ridden to the hounds. I've done a lot of exciting things.
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Goodness knows, I tried. But I think it's virtually impossible for the right kind of man to be married to a movie star.
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It's better to be on a soap opera to renew your career and following than to be on any other medium.
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I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia (sister Olivia de Havilland) did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it!
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[On her troubled relationships with her daughters:] You can acquire enemies. Why give birth to them?