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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland on October 22, 1917, in Tokyo, Japan... more
Trivia:
Attended Oak Street School in Saratoga, California. more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
4 wins
&
3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(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)
(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
Actress:
- Good King Wenceslas (1994) (TV) .... Queen Ludmilla
- Dark Mansions (1986) (TV) .... Margaret Drake
- "Hotel" .... Ruth Easton (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Harassed (1986) TV episode .... Ruth Easton - "Crossings" (1986) TV mini-series .... Alexandra Markham
- "Bare Essence" .... Laura (2 episodes, 1983)
- Hour Five (1983) TV episode .... Laura
- Hour Four (1983) TV episode .... Laura - "The Love Boat" .... Jennifer Langley (1 episode, 1981)
- Chef's Special/Kleinschmidt/New Beginnings (1981) TV episode .... Jennifer Langley - "Aloha Paradise" (1 episode, 1981)
- Turn Me On/Treasure Hunt/A Child Will Become Father (1981) TV episode - "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 - The Users (1978) (TV) .... Grace St. George
- "Cannon" .... Thelma Cain (1 episode, 1975)
- The Star (1975) TV episode .... Thelma Cain - The Witches (1966) .... Gwen Mayfield
... aka The Devil's Own (USA) - "The Bing Crosby Show" .... Mrs. Taylor (1 episode, 1965)
- Operation Man Save (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Taylor - "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Alice Pemberton (1 episode, 1963)
- The Paragon (1963) TV episode .... Alice Pemberton - "Wagon Train" .... Naomi Kaylor (1 episode, 1963)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Naomi Kaylor Story (1963) TV episode .... Naomi Kaylor - "The Dick Powell Show" .... Valerie Baumer (1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- The Clocks (1962) TV episode .... Valerie Baumer - Tender Is the Night (1962) .... Baby Warren
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) .... Dr. Susan Hiller
- "Checkmate" .... Karen Lawson (1 episode, 1961)
- Voyage Into Fear (1961) TV episode .... Karen Lawson - The Light That Failed (1961) (TV) .... Hostess
- "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 - "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 - "Startime" .... Julie Forbes (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- Closed Set (1960) TV episode .... Julie Forbes - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Margaret Lewis (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- Perilous (1959) TV episode .... Margaret Lewis - A Certain Smile (1958) .... Françoise Ferrand
- Until They Sail (1957) .... Anne Leslie
- "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 - Island in the Sun (1957) .... Mavis Norman
- "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 - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) .... Susan Spencer
- Serenade (1956) .... Kendall Hale
- "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Julie (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- Your Other Love (1956) TV episode .... Julie - "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 - "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 - Casanova's Big Night (1954) .... Francesca Bruni
... aka Mr. Casanova (USA: alternative title) - The Bigamist (1953) .... Eve Graham
- Flight to Tangier (1953) .... Susan Lane, Brady's Fiancée/San Francisco Herald Ledger Reporter
- Decameron Nights (1953) .... Fiametta/Bartolomea/Ginevra/Isabella
... aka Tres historias de amor (Spain) - Ivanhoe (1952) .... Rowena
... aka Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (UK: complete title) - The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) (uncredited) .... Page
... aka Othello (Australia) (France) (USA)
... aka Otello (Italy) - Something to Live For (1952) .... Jenny Carey
- Darling, How Could You! (1951) .... Mrs. Alice Grey
... aka Rendezvous (UK) - Born to Be Bad (1950) .... Christabel Caine Carey
- September Affair (1950) .... Marianne 'Manina' Stuart
- Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) .... Jane Wharton
... aka Blood on My Hands (UK) - You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) .... Diana (Dee Dee) Dillwood/Dottie Blucher
- The Emperor Waltz (1948) .... Johanna Augusta Franziska
- Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) .... Lisa Berndle
- Ivy (1947) .... Ivy Lexton
- From This Day Forward (1946) .... Susan Cummings
- The Affairs of Susan (1945) .... Susan Darell
- Frenchman's Creek (1944) .... Dona St. Columb
- Jane Eyre (1944) .... Jane Eyre
- The Constant Nymph (1943) .... Tessa Sanger
- This Above All (1942) .... Prudence Cathaway
- Suspicion (1941) .... Lina
- Rebecca (1940) .... The Second Mrs. de Winter
- The Women (1939) .... Mrs. John Day (Peggy)
- Man of Conquest (1939) .... Eliza Allen
- Gunga Din (1939) .... Emmy
- The Duke of West Point (1938) .... Ann Porter
- Sky Giant (1938) .... Meg Lawrence
- Blond Cheat (1938) .... Juliette 'Julie' Evans
- Maid's Night Out (1938) .... Sheila Harrison
- A Damsel in Distress (1937) .... Lady Alyce Marshmorton
- Music for Madame (1937) .... Jean Clemens
- You Can't Beat Love (1937) .... Trudy Olson
- The Man Who Found Himself (1937) .... Nurse Doris King
- Quality Street (1937) (uncredited) .... Charlotte Parratt
- A Million to One (1937) .... Joan Stevens
- No More Ladies (1935) (as Joan Burfield) .... Caroline 'Carrie' Rumsey
Soundtrack:
- Blond Cheat (1938) (performer: "It Must Be Love" (1938))
- Music for Madame (1937) (performer: "King of the Road" (1937)) ("I Want the World to Know" (1937))
- A Damsel in Distress (1937) (performer: "Things Are Looking Up")
Thanks:
- Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (2004) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- "La parada" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
- Episode #1.14 (1990) TV episode .... Herself - "Más estrellas que en el cielo" .... Herself (1 episode, 1989)
- Episode #1.10 (1989) TV episode .... Herself - "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 - "Doris Day's Best Friends" .... Herself (1 episode, 1985)
- Episode #1.7 (1985) TV episode .... Herself - The Nutcracker (1985) (TV) .... Herself (host of television broadcast only)
- All by Myself (1982) .... Herself
... aka All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (USA)
... aka Eartha Kitt - Ganz allein (West Germany: TV title) - The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (1979) (TV) .... Herself
- "Looks Familiar" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1978)
- Episode dated 23 November 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Herself - Guest - "Good Morning America" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
... aka G.M.A. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Episode dated 7 September 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Herself - The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects
- Busby Berkeley (1974) .... Herself
- "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 - "You're Putting Me On" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 4 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - "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 - Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Herself
- "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 - "Snap Judgment" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 5 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself - "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) - "The Bob Hope Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode dated 28 September 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - "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 - "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 - "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest panelist (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 17 June 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest panelist - "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) - The Three Musketeers (1960) (TV) .... Herself - Hostess
- "Mr. Adams and Eve" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
- Joan Fontaine (1957) TV episode .... Herself - "Climax!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- The Louella Parsons Story (1956) TV episode .... Herself - Hollywood Mothers and Fathers (1955) .... Herself
- The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
Archive Footage:
- Locked in the Tower: The Men Behind 'Jane Eyre' (2007) (V) .... Jane Eyre
- Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005) (TV) .... Herself
-
"Ciclo Alfred Hitchcock"
- Sobre 'Frenesí' (2005) TV episode -
"Cinema mil"
- Episode #1.5 (2005) TV episode .... Herself - Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000) (TV) .... Herself
-
"American Masters"
- Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1998) TV episode - Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) (uncredited) .... Herself
- The Celluloid Closet (1995) (uncredited) .... Second Mrs. De Winter
- The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) .... Herself
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Canciones para después de una guerra (1976) (uncredited) .... Herself
-
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- The Oscars - Moments of Greatness: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Herself - Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Herself
Additional Details
Other Works:
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.
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Publicity Listings:
4 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 4 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 2 Magazine Cover Photos
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