Lynn Fontanne

Lynn Fontanne

Known for

Acting

Born

December 6, 1887

Birthplace

Woodford, Essex, England, UK

Died

July 30, 1983 (aged 95)

Biography

From Wikipedia

Lynn Fontanne (/fɒnˈtæn/; 6 December 1887 – 30 July 1983) was a British-born American-based actress and major stage star in the United States for over 40 years. She teamed with her husband, Alfred Lunt. Lunt and Fontanne shared a special Tony Award in 1970. They both won Emmy Awards in 1965, and Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre was named for them. Fontanne was also a Kennedy Center honoree in 1980.

Born Lillie Louise Fontanne in Woodford, London, of French and Irish descent, her parents were Jules Fontanne, a Frenchman, and Frances Ellen Thornley. She had two sisters, one of whom later lived in England; the other lived in New Zealand.

She drew acclaim in 1921 playing the ti...

Best known work

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
1960
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
1943
The Guardsman
The Guardsman
1931
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Second Youth
Second Youth
1924
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself
1925
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956

Filmography

  1. 1978

    The Kennedy Center HonorsTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  2. 1968

    The Dick Cavett ShowTV

    as Self - Guest (1 episode)

  3. 1960

    Peter Pan

    as Narrator

  4. 1956

    Tony AwardsTV

    as Self - Recipient (1 episode)

  5. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of FameTV

    as Fanny Holmes (1 episode), as Grand Duchess Marie (1 episode)

  6. 1943

    Stage Door Canteen

    as Lynn Fontanne

  7. 1931

    The Guardsman

    as The Actress

  8. 1925

    The Man Who Found Himself

    as Mrs. Macauley Jr

  9. 1924

    Second Youth

    as Rose Raynor

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