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Joan Fontaine
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British actress (1917–2013)

Also known as: Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, Джоан Фонтейн, جوان فونتين, 조앤 폰테인, ジョーン・フォンテイン, 琼·芳登

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Known works

  • Born to be bad
  • No Bed of Roses