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"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962): Season 1: Episode 20 -- A loving husband takes drastic measures to end his wife's (Joan Fontaine) vicious and meddling ways.
Gunga Din (1939) -- Trailer for this historical drama
Jane Eyre (1944) -- Trailer for this romance drama
Ivanhoe (1952) -- Trailer for this epic drama
Island in the Sun (1957) -- Trailer for this classic drama set in the Caribbean

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Mini Biography:
Born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland on October 22, 1917, in Tokyo, Japan... more
Trivia:
Joked that the musical comedy A Damsel in Distress (1937) set her career back four years... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations more
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(8 articles)
Mia Wasikowski is the New Jane Eyre?
 (From FilmSchoolRejects. 20 November 2009, 11:08 AM, PST)

Oscar... Now With More Spirit Fingers
 (From FilmExperience. 23 October 2009, 8:36 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Joan Burfield

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Good King Wenceslas (1994) (TV) .... Queen Ludmilla

  2. Dark Mansions (1986) (TV) .... Margaret Drake
  3. "Hotel" .... Ruth Easton (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Harassed (1986) TV episode .... Ruth Easton
  4. "Crossings" (1986) TV mini-series .... Alexandra Markham
  5. "Bare Essence" .... Laura (2 episodes, 1983)
        - Hour Five (1983) TV episode .... Laura
        - Hour Four (1983) TV episode .... Laura
  6. "The Love Boat" .... Jennifer Langley (1 episode, 1981)
        - Chef's Special/Kleinschmidt/New Beginnings (1981) TV episode .... Jennifer Langley
  7. "Aloha Paradise" (1 episode, 1981)
        - Turn Me On/Treasure Hunt/A Child Will Become Father (1981) TV episode
  8. "Ryan's Hope" .... Paige Williams (5 episodes, 1980)
        - Episode #1.1194 (1980) TV episode .... Paige Williams
        - Episode #1.1193 (1980) TV episode .... Paige Williams
        - Episode #1.1191 (1980) TV episode .... Paige Williams
        - Episode #1.1188 (1980) TV episode .... Paige Williams
        - Episode #1.1186 (1980) TV episode .... Paige Williams

  9. The Users (1978) (TV) .... Grace St. George
  10. "Cannon" .... Thelma Cain (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Star (1975) TV episode .... Thelma Cain

  11. The Witches (1966) .... Gwen Mayfield
    ... aka The Devil's Own (USA)
  12. "The Bing Crosby Show" .... Mrs. Taylor (1 episode, 1965)
        - Operation Man Save (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Taylor
  13. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Alice Pemberton (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Paragon (1963) TV episode .... Alice Pemberton
  14. "Wagon Train" .... Naomi Kaylor (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Naomi Kaylor Story (1963) TV episode .... Naomi Kaylor
  15. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Valerie Baumer (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Clocks (1962) TV episode .... Valerie Baumer
  16. Tender Is the Night (1962) .... Baby Warren
  17. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) .... Dr. Susan Hiller
  18. "Checkmate" .... Karen Lawson (1 episode, 1961)
        - Voyage Into Fear (1961) TV episode .... Karen Lawson
  19. The Light That Failed (1961) (TV) .... Hostess
  20. "General Electric Theater" .... Countess Irene Forelli / ... (5 episodes, 1956-1961)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - A Possibility of Oil (1961) TV episode .... Linda Stacey
        - The Story of Judith (1960) TV episode .... Judith
        - At Miss Minner's (1958) TV episode .... Laurel Chapman
        - The Victorian Chaise Lounge (1957) TV episode .... Melanie Langdon
        - In Summer Promise (1956) TV episode .... Countess Irene Forelli
  21. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" .... Ellen Grayson (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Alcoa Presents (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka One Step Beyond (USA: syndication title)
        - The Visitor (1960) TV episode .... Ellen Grayson
  22. "Startime" .... Julie Forbes (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - Closed Set (1960) TV episode .... Julie Forbes

  23. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Margaret Lewis (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - Perilous (1959) TV episode .... Margaret Lewis
  24. A Certain Smile (1958) .... Françoise Ferrand
  25. Until They Sail (1957) .... Anne Leslie
  26. "On Trial" .... Adrienne (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
        - Fatal Charm (1957) TV episode
        - The De Santre Story (1956) TV episode .... Adrienne
  27. Island in the Sun (1957) .... Mavis Norman
  28. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Lynne Abbott (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - Stranger in the Night (1956) TV episode .... Lynne Abbott
  29. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) .... Susan Spencer
  30. Serenade (1956) .... Kendall Hale
  31. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Julie (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Your Other Love (1956) TV episode .... Julie
  32. "Letter to Loretta" .... Guest Hostess (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
        - A Shadow Between (1955) TV episode .... Guest Hostess
  33. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Trudy / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
    ... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
        - Trudy (1955) TV episode .... Trudy
        - The Girl on a Park Bench (1953) TV episode .... Trudy Overmeyer
  34. Casanova's Big Night (1954) .... Francesca Bruni
    ... aka Mr. Casanova (USA: alternative title)
  35. The Bigamist (1953) .... Eve Graham
  36. Flight to Tangier (1953) .... Susan Lane, Brady's Fiancée/San Francisco Herald Ledger Reporter
  37. Decameron Nights (1953) .... Fiametta/Bartolomea/Ginevra/Isabella
    ... aka Tres historias de amor (Spain)
  38. Ivanhoe (1952) .... Rowena
    ... aka Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (UK: complete title)
  39. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) (uncredited) .... Page
    ... aka Othello (Australia) (France) (USA)
    ... aka Otello (Italy)
  40. Something to Live For (1952) .... Jenny Carey
  41. Darling, How Could You! (1951) .... Mrs. Alice Grey
    ... aka Rendezvous (UK)
  42. Born to Be Bad (1950) .... Christabel Caine Carey
  43. September Affair (1950) .... Marianne 'Manina' Stuart

  44. Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) .... Jane Wharton
    ... aka Blood on My Hands (UK)
  45. You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) .... Diana (Dee Dee) Dillwood/Dottie Blucher
  46. The Emperor Waltz (1948) .... Johanna Augusta Franziska
  47. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) .... Lisa Berndle
  48. Ivy (1947) .... Ivy Lexton
  49. From This Day Forward (1946) .... Susan Cummings
  50. The Affairs of Susan (1945) .... Susan Darell
  51. Frenchman's Creek (1944) .... Dona St. Columb
  52. Jane Eyre (1944) .... Jane Eyre
  53. The Constant Nymph (1943) .... Tessa Sanger
  54. This Above All (1942) .... Prudence Cathaway
  55. Suspicion (1941) .... Lina
  56. Rebecca (1940) .... The Second Mrs. de Winter

  57. The Women (1939) .... Mrs. John Day (Peggy)
  58. Man of Conquest (1939) .... Eliza Allen
  59. Gunga Din (1939) .... Emmy
  60. The Duke of West Point (1938) .... Ann Porter
  61. Sky Giant (1938) .... Meg Lawrence
  62. Blond Cheat (1938) .... Juliette 'Julie' Evans
  63. Maid's Night Out (1938) .... Sheila Harrison
  64. A Damsel in Distress (1937) .... Lady Alyce Marshmorton
  65. Music for Madame (1937) .... Jean Clemens
  66. You Can't Beat Love (1937) .... Trudy Olson
  67. The Man Who Found Himself (1937) .... Nurse Doris King
  68. Quality Street (1937) (uncredited) .... Charlotte Parratt
  69. A Million to One (1937) .... Joan Stevens
  70. No More Ladies (1935) (as Joan Burfield) .... Caroline 'Carrie' Rumsey
Soundtrack:
  1. Blond Cheat (1938) (performer: "It Must Be Love" (1938))
  2. Music for Madame (1937) (performer: "King of the Road" (1937)) ("I Want the World to Know" (1937))
  3. A Damsel in Distress (1937) (performer: "Things Are Looking Up")
Self:
  1. "La parada" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
        - Episode #1.14 (1990) TV episode .... Herself

  2. "Más estrellas que en el cielo" .... Herself (1 episode, 1989)
        - Episode #1.10 (1989) TV episode .... Herself
  3. "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood (UK)
        - Howard's Way (1987) TV episode .... Herself
  4. "Doris Day's Best Friends" .... Herself (1 episode, 1985)
        - Episode #1.7 (1985) TV episode .... Herself
  5. The Nutcracker (1985) (TV) .... Herself (host of television broadcast only)
  6. All by Myself (1982) .... Herself
    ... aka All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (USA)
    ... aka Eartha Kitt - Ganz allein (West Germany: TV title)

  7. The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (1979) (TV) .... Herself
  8. "Looks Familiar" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1978)
        - Episode dated 23 November 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
  9. "Good Morning America" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka G.M.A. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Episode dated 7 September 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Herself
  10. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects
  11. Busby Berkeley (1974) .... Herself
  12. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - Episode dated 13 December 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 27 July 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Mystery Guest

  13. "You're Putting Me On" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 4 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
  14. "Personality" .... Herself (4 episodes, 1967-1969)
        - Episode dated 24 February 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 18 March 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 12 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 3 July 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  15. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Herself
  16. "Girl Talk" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1965-1968)
        - Episode dated 2 May 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 28 June 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
  17. "Snap Judgment" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 5 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  18. "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist / ... (8 episodes, 1958-1966)
        - Episode dated 28 December 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Episode dated 27 December 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Episode dated 25 September 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 24 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 7 December 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
          (3 more)
  19. "The Bob Hope Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 28 September 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself
  20. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1966)
        - Episode dated 23 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 17 January 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  21. "Get the Message" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Episode dated 24 August 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 4 May 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
  22. "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest panelist (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 17 June 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest panelist
  23. "The Match Game" .... Herself (6 episodes, 1963)
        - Episode dated 14 June 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 13 June 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 12 June 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
        - Peggy Cass & Bennett Cerf (1963) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 11 January 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
          (1 more)
  24. The Three Musketeers (1960) (TV) .... Herself - Hostess

  25. "Mr. Adams and Eve" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Joan Fontaine (1957) TV episode .... Herself
  26. "Climax!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - The Louella Parsons Story (1956) TV episode .... Herself
  27. Hollywood Mothers and Fathers (1955) .... Herself
  28. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
Archive Footage:
  1. Locked in the Tower: The Men Behind 'Jane Eyre' (2007) (V) .... Jane Eyre
  2. Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005) (TV) .... Herself
  3. "Ciclo Alfred Hitchcock"
        - Sobre 'Frenesí' (2005) TV episode
  4. "Cinema mil"
        - Episode #1.5 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
  5. Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000) (TV) .... Herself
  6. "American Masters"
        - Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1998) TV episode
  7. Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) (uncredited) .... Herself
  8. The Celluloid Closet (1995) (uncredited) .... Second Mrs. De Winter
  9. The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) .... Herself
  10. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) (uncredited) .... Herself
  11. Canciones para después de una guerra (1976) (uncredited) .... Herself
  12. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - The Oscars - Moments of Greatness: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
  13. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Herself


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In 1960, she hosted a pilot for a romantic TV series called "The Ways of Love". It was produced by her then husband, Collier Young. more
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