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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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Date of Birth:
22 October 1917, Tokyo, Japan more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland on October 22, 1917, in Tokyo, Japan... more
Trivia:
Allegedly was treated horribly by Laurence Olivier during their time together... more
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Down 97% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Oscar... Now With More Spirit Fingers
 (From FilmExperience. 23 October 2009, 8:36 PM, PDT)
Cary Fukunaga Courts Jane Eyre
 (From EmpireOnline. 21 October 2009, 12:54 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Joan Burfield
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 108:00 AMTCM Born to Be Bad  more

Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Good King Wenceslas (1994) (TV) Queen Ludmilla 1994 - 6.7 (163)
- 2. Dark Mansions (1986) (TV) Margaret Drake 1986 - 5.9 (35)
- 3. "Hotel" (1983)   Ruth Easton (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - 5.7 (234)
AKAs:
  • Arthur Hailey's Hotel
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Crossings" (1986) Alexandra Markham 1986 - 5.8 (97)
- 5. "Bare Essence" (1983)   Laura (2 episodes, 1983) 1983 - 5.2 (16)
- 6. "The Love Boat" (1977)   Jennifer Langley (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 5.6 (1,089)
- 7. "Aloha Paradise" (1981)   (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - -
- 8. "Ryan's Hope" (1975) Paige Williams (unknown episodes, 1980) 1980 - 6.7 (106)
- 9. The Users (1978) (TV) Grace St. George 1978 - 6.8 (62)
- 10. "Cannon" (1971)   Thelma Cain (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 7.3 (243)
1 TV episode:
- 11. The Witches (1966)   Gwen Mayfield 1966 - 6.0 (440)
AKAs:
  • The Devil's Own (USA)
- 12. "The Bing Crosby Show" (1964)   Mrs. Taylor (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - -
- 13. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)   Alice Pemberton (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.6 (318)
- 14. "Wagon Train" (1957)   Naomi Kaylor (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.6 (210)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
- 15. "The Dick Powell Show" (1961)   Valerie Baumer (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.3 (40)
AKAs:
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 16. Tender Is the Night (1962) Baby Warren 1962 - 5.9 (178)
- 17. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) Dr. Susan Hiller 1961 - 5.9 (1,875)
- 18. "Checkmate" (1960)   Karen Lawson (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.3 (58)
1 TV episode:
- 19. The Light That Failed (1961) (TV) Hostess 1961 - -
- 20. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Countess Irene Forelli / 5 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1956-1961) 1961 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- 21. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" (1959)   Ellen Grayson (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.0 (165)
AKAs:
  • Alcoa Presents (USA: alternative title)
  • One Step Beyond (USA: syndication title)
- 22. "Startime" (1959)   Julie Forbes (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.2 (29)
AKAs:
  • Ford Startime
  • Lincoln-Mercury Startime
1 TV episode:
- 23. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)   Margaret Lewis (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.4 (26)
AKAs:
  • Desilu Playhouse
- 24. A Certain Smile (1958) Françoise Ferrand 1958 - 6.7 (83)
- 25. Until They Sail (1957) Anne Leslie 1957 - 6.3 (393)
- 26. "On Trial" (1956)   Adrienne (2 episodes, 1956-1957) 1957 - 7.4 (11)
AKAs:
  • The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
  • The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
- 27. Island in the Sun (1957) Mavis Norman 1957 - 6.1 (316)
- 28. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955)   Lynne Abbott (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 6.5 (24)
AKAs:
  • Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
- 29. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) Susan Spencer 1956 - 6.9 (1,040)
- 30. Serenade (1956) Kendall Hale 1956 - 5.5 (143)
- 31. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Julie (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- 32. "Letter to Loretta" (1953)   Guest Hostess (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.6 (37)
AKAs:
  • The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
  • The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
- 33. "Four Star Playhouse" (1952)   Trudy / Trudy Overmeyer (2 episodes, 1953-1955) 1955 - 7.1 (34)
AKAs:
  • Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
  • Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
  • Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
- 34. Casanova's Big Night (1954)   Francesca Bruni 1954 - 6.6 (375)
AKAs:
  • Mr. Casanova (USA: alternative title)
- 35. The Bigamist (1953) Eve Graham 1953 - 6.7 (600)
- 36. Flight to Tangier (1953) Susan Lane, Brady's Fiancée/San Francisco Herald Ledger Reporter 1953 - 5.3 (90)
- 37. Decameron Nights (1953)   Fiametta/Bartolomea/Ginevra/Isabella 1953 - 5.2 (79)
AKAs:
  • Tres historias de amor (Spain)
- 38. Ivanhoe (1952)   Rowena 1952 - 6.8 (2,826)
AKAs:
  • Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (UK: complete title)
- 39. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)   (uncredited) Page 1952 - 7.7 (2,257)
AKAs:
  • Othello (Australia) (France) (USA)
  • Otello (Italy)
- 40. Something to Live For (1952) Jenny Carey 1952 - 6.7 (69)
- 41. Darling, How Could You! (1951)   Mrs. Alice Grey 1951 - 6.9 (41)
AKAs:
  • Rendezvous (UK)
- 42. Born to Be Bad (1950) Christabel Caine Carey 1950 - 6.4 (432)
- 43. September Affair (1950) Marianne 'Manina' Stuart 1950 - 7.0 (208)
- 44. Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)   Jane Wharton 1948 - 6.6 (176)
AKAs:
  • Blood on My Hands (UK)
- 45. You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) Diana (Dee Dee) Dillwood/Dottie Blucher 1948 - 6.4 (206)
- 46. The Emperor Waltz (1948) Johanna Augusta Franziska 1948 - 6.1 (447)
- 47. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) Lisa Berndle 1948 - 7.9 (2,721)
- 48. Ivy (1947) Ivy Lexton 1947 - 7.1 (144)
- 49. From This Day Forward (1946) Susan Cummings 1946 - 6.6 (119)
- 50. The Affairs of Susan (1945) Susan Darell 1945 - 6.9 (75)
- 51. Frenchman's Creek (1944) Dona St. Columb 1944 - 6.4 (181)
- 52. Jane Eyre (1944) Jane Eyre 1944 - 7.7 (2,575)
- 53. The Constant Nymph (1943) Tessa Sanger 1943 - 7.7 (149)
- 54. This Above All (1942) Prudence Cathaway 1942 - 7.0 (221)
- 55. Suspicion (1941) Lina 1941 - 7.6 (9,063)
- 56. Rebecca (1940) The Second Mrs. de Winter 1940 - 8.4 (31,805)
- 57. The Women (1939) Mrs. John Day (Peggy) 1939 - 8.0 (5,086)
- 58. Man of Conquest (1939) Eliza Allen 1939 - 6.6 (48)
- 59. Gunga Din (1939) Emmy 1939 - 7.6 (4,648)
- 60. The Duke of West Point (1938) Ann Porter 1938 - 7.2 (39)
- 61. Sky Giant (1938) Meg Lawrence 1938 - 6.7 (65)
- 62. Blond Cheat (1938) Juliette 'Julie' Evans 1938 - 5.6 (96)
- 63. Maid's Night Out (1938) Sheila Harrison 1938 - 6.3 (127)
- 64. A Damsel in Distress (1937) Lady Alyce Marshmorton 1937 - 7.0 (477)
- 65. Music for Madame (1937) Jean Clemens 1937 - 7.2 (47)
- 66. You Can't Beat Love (1937) Trudy Olson 1937 - 6.1 (76)
- 67. The Man Who Found Himself (1937) Nurse Doris King 1937 - 6.2 (64)
- 68. Quality Street (1937) (uncredited) Charlotte Parratt 1937 - 6.3 (336)
- 69. A Million to One (1937) Joan Stevens 1937 - 6.4 (18)
- 70. No More Ladies (1935) (as Joan Burfield) Caroline 'Carrie' Rumsey 1935 - 6.4 (194)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Blond Cheat (1938) (performer: "It Must Be Love" (1938)) 1938 - 5.6 (96)
- 2. Music for Madame (1937) (performer: "King of the Road" (1937)) ("I Want the World to Know" (1937)) 1937 - 7.2 (47)
- 3. A Damsel in Distress (1937) (performer: "Things Are Looking Up") 1937 - 7.0 (477)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (2004) (V) (special thanks) 2004 - 6.7 (19)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "La parada" (1989)   Herself (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - -
1 TV episode:
- 2. "Más estrellas que en el cielo" (1988)   Herself (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - -
- 3. "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" (1987)   Herself (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - 8.7 (60)
AKAs:
  • The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood (UK)
- 4. "Doris Day's Best Friends" (1985)   Herself (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 9.2 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 5. The Nutcracker (1985) (TV) Herself (host of television broadcast only) 1985 - 7.8 (10)
- 6. All by Myself (1982)   Herself 1982 - 6.2 (11)
AKAs:
  • All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (USA)
  • Eartha Kitt - Ganz allein (West Germany: TV title)
- 7. The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (1979) (TV) Herself 1979 - 7.2 (134)
- 8. "Looks Familiar" (1970)   Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - -
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Good Morning America" (1975)   Herself (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 5.1 (169)
AKAs:
  • G.M.A. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- 10. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) Herself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects 1978 - 6.6 (116)
- 11. Busby Berkeley (1974) Herself 1974 - 5.8 (7)
- 12. "What's My Line?" (1968)   Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1972-1973) 1973 - 6.9 (27)
2 TV episodes:
- 13. "You're Putting Me On" (1969)   Herself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - -
- 14. "Personality" (1967)   Herself (4 episodes, 1967-1969) 1969 - -
- 15. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (also archive footage) Herself 1969 - 7.3 (35)
- 16. "Girl Talk" (1962)   Herself (2 episodes, 1965-1968) 1968 - 4.1 (14)
- 17. "Snap Judgment" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
1 TV episode:
- 18. "To Tell the Truth" (1956)   Guest Panelist / 3 characters not shown (8 episodes, 1958-1966) 1966 - 8.1 (53)
- 19. "The Bob Hope Show" (1952)   Herself (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.3 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 20. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Guest Panelist / Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1954-1966) 1966 - 8.9 (268)
2 TV episodes:
- 21. "Get the Message" (1964)   Herself (2 episodes, 1964) 1964 - -
- 22. "I've Got a Secret" (1952)   Guest panelist (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.3 (89)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "The Match Game" (1962)   Herself (6 episodes, 1963) 1963 - 6.9 (40)
- 24. The Three Musketeers (1960) (TV) Herself - Hostess 1960 - 8.9 (16)
- 25. "Mr. Adams and Eve" (1957)   Herself (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 6.5 (6)
- 26. "Climax!" (1954)   Herself (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- 27. Hollywood Mothers and Fathers (1955) Herself 1955 - 3.6 (8)
- 28. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) Herself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards 1953 - 5.4 (41)
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"  
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Cinema mil"  
1 TV episode:
- 5. Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000) (TV) Herself
- 6. "American Masters"  
1 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"  
1 TV episode:
- 13. 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. more
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