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Lilian Augusta Fontaine (née Ruse, formerly de Havilland; 11 June 1886 – 20 February 1975) was an English actress and mother of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine.
Lilian Fontaine was born on 11 June 1886 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lost Weekend (1945), Ivy (1947) and The Locket (1946). She was married to George Milan Fontaine and Walter Augustus de Havilland.
- Actress
- June 11, 1886
- Lilian Fontaine
- February 20, 1975
Lilian Fontaine was born on June 11, 1886 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lost Weekend (1945), Ivy (1947) and The Locket (1946). She was married to George Milan Fontaine and Walter Augustus de Havilland.
- June 11, 1886
- February 20, 1975
Lilian Fontaine was an actress and drama teacher, and the mother of Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland. She died in 1975 and her ashes were scattered in California.
Her mother, Lilian Fontaine (née Ruse; 1886–1975), was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a stage actress. Lilian also sang with the Master of the King's Music, Sir Walter Parratt, and toured the United Kingdom with the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Aug 9, 2020 · Deborah Dozier Potter, daughter of Joan Fontaine and niece of Olivia de Havilland, shares her memories of the Hollywood legends. She reveals the sisters' feud, their last meeting, and de Havilland's graceful death.
She was the mother of actresses Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland. She appeared in supporting roles in two of her daughter Joan's films, Ivy (1947) and The Bigamist (1953), and in the 1950s, she appeared in a few TV shows.
