Acting
Lynn Fontanne
- Born
- Dec 6, 1887 · Aged 95
- Died
- Jul 30, 1983
- Place of birth
- Woodford, Essex, England, UK
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 5
- TV credits
- 5
Also known as (2)
- Lillie Louise Fontanne
- Lynne Fontanne
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…
