Gender
Female
Born
Dec 06, 1887
London, ENGLAND
Died
Jul 30, 1983
Genesee Depot, Wisconsin, USA
Performer Producer Designer Conception Director
Relations
Wife of
Alfred Lunt
  • CREDITS
    The Visit (May 05, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Claire Zachanassian]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Great Sebastians (Jan 04, 1956 - Jun 02, 1956)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Essie Sebastian]
    PlayMelodrama ComedyOriginal
    Quadrille (Nov 03, 1954 - Mar 12, 1955)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [The Marchioness of Heronden (Serena)]
    PlayRomantic ComedyOriginal
    I Know My Love (Nov 02, 1949 - Jun 03, 1950)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Emily Chanler]
    • Miss Fontanne's hat designed and executed by Lynn Fontanne
    PlayComedyOriginal
    O Mistress Mine (Jan 23, 1946 - May 31, 1947)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Olivia Brown]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Pirate (Nov 25, 1942 - Apr 27, 1943)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Manuela]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    There Shall Be No Night (Sep 09, 1940 - Nov 02, 1940)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Miranda Valkonen]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    There Shall Be No Night (Apr 29, 1940 - Aug 09, 1940)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Miranda Valkonen]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Seagull (Mar 28, 1938 - Apr 30, 1938)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Madame Arkadina]
    PlayDrama ComedyRevival
    Amphitryon 38 (Nov 01, 1937 - Mar 1938)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Alkmena]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Idiot's Delight (Mar 24, 1936 - Dec 1936)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Irene]
    • Production Supervised by Lynn Fontanne
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Taming of the Shrew (Sep 30, 1935 - Jan 1936)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Katharina]
    PlayComedyRevival
    Point Valaine (Jan 16, 1935 - Mar 02, 1935)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Linda Valaine]
    PlayMelodramaOriginal
    Design For Living (Jan 24, 1933 - May 1933)
    • Produced by Lynn Fontanne
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Gilda]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Reunion in Vienna (Nov 16, 1931 - Jul 1932)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Elena]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Elizabeth the Queen (Nov 03, 1930 - Mar 1931)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Elizabeth]
    PlayDrama HistoryOriginal
    Meteor (Dec 23, 1929 - Mar 1930)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Ann Carr]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Caprice (Dec 31, 1928 - Jun 1929)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Ilsa Von Ilsen]
    PlayOriginal
    Strange Interlude (Jan 30, 1928 - Jun 15, 1929)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
      • Nina Leeds - (Jan 30, 1928 - Jun 29, 1928)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Second Man (Apr 11, 1927 - Sep 1927)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Mrs. Kendall Frayne]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Brothers Karamazov (Jan 03, 1927 - Feb 1927)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Agrafena Alexandrovna Svetlov]
    PlayOriginal
    Pygmalion (Nov 15, 1926 - Mar 1927)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Eliza Doolittle]
    PlayComedyRevival
    At Mrs. Beam's (Apr 26, 1926 - Nov 1926)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Laura Pasquale]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Goat Song (Jan 25, 1926 - Mar 1926)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Stanja]
    PlayOriginal
    Arms and the Man (Sep 14, 1925 - Feb 1926)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
      • Raina Petkoff - (Sep 14, 1925 - Jan 19, 1926)
    PlayComedyRevival
    The Guardsman (Oct 13, 1924 - Jun 06, 1925)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [The Actress]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    In Love With Love (Aug 06, 1923 - Nov 1923)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Ann Jordan]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Sweet Nell of Old Drury (May 18, 1923 - Jun 1923)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Lady Castlemaine]
    PlayFarce MelodramaRevival
    Dulcy (Aug 13, 1921 - Mar 11, 1922)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Dulcinea]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Some One in the House (Sep 09, 1918 - Oct 1918)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
    PlayOriginal
    Laurette Taylor in Scenes from Shakespeare (Apr 05, 1918 - Closing date unknown)
    • The Taming of the Shrew
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Bianca]
    PlayComedyRevival
    • The Merchant of Venice
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Nerissa]
    PlayComedyRevival
    Happiness (Dec 31, 1917 - May 1918)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
    PlayRevival
    The Wooing of Eve (Nov 09, 1917 - Dec 1917)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
    PlayOriginal
    Out There (Oct 08, 1917 - Closing date unknown)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne ["Princess" Lizzie, Miss Elizabeth Hudd]
    PlayOriginal
    Out There (Mar 27, 1917 - Jun 1917)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne ["Princess" Lizzie, Miss Elizabeth Hudd]
    PlayOriginal
    The Harp of Life (Nov 27, 1916 - Mar 1917)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
    PlayOriginal
    Mr. Preedy and the Countess (Nov 07, 1910 - Nov 1910)
    • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
    PlayOriginal
    The Taming of the Shrew (Feb 05, 1940 - Feb 10, 1940)
    • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Katharina]
    • Conceived by Lynn Fontanne
    PlayComedy BenefitRevival
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Special Award

    1970 | Recipient
    Lynn Fontanne
     

    Best Actress in a Play

    1959 | Nominee  | The Visit
    Starring: Lynn Fontanne
The Visit (May 05, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Claire Zachanassian]
PlayDramaOriginal
The Great Sebastians (Jan 04, 1956 - Jun 02, 1956)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Essie Sebastian]
PlayMelodrama ComedyOriginal
Quadrille (Nov 03, 1954 - Mar 12, 1955)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [The Marchioness of Heronden (Serena)]
PlayRomantic ComedyOriginal
I Know My Love (Nov 02, 1949 - Jun 03, 1950)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Emily Chanler]
  • Miss Fontanne's hat designed and executed by Lynn Fontanne
PlayComedyOriginal
O Mistress Mine (Jan 23, 1946 - May 31, 1947)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Olivia Brown]
PlayComedyOriginal
The Pirate (Nov 25, 1942 - Apr 27, 1943)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Manuela]
PlayComedyOriginal
There Shall Be No Night (Sep 09, 1940 - Nov 02, 1940)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Miranda Valkonen]
PlayDramaOriginal
There Shall Be No Night (Apr 29, 1940 - Aug 09, 1940)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Miranda Valkonen]
PlayDramaOriginal
The Seagull (Mar 28, 1938 - Apr 30, 1938)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Madame Arkadina]
PlayDrama ComedyRevival
Amphitryon 38 (Nov 01, 1937 - Mar 1938)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Alkmena]
PlayComedyOriginal
Idiot's Delight (Mar 24, 1936 - Dec 1936)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Irene]
  • Production Supervised by Lynn Fontanne
PlayComedyOriginal
The Taming of the Shrew (Sep 30, 1935 - Jan 1936)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Katharina]
PlayComedyRevival
Point Valaine (Jan 16, 1935 - Mar 02, 1935)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Linda Valaine]
PlayMelodramaOriginal
Design For Living (Jan 24, 1933 - May 1933)
  • Produced by Lynn Fontanne
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Gilda]
PlayComedyOriginal
Reunion in Vienna (Nov 16, 1931 - Jul 1932)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Elena]
PlayComedyOriginal
Elizabeth the Queen (Nov 03, 1930 - Mar 1931)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Elizabeth]
PlayDrama HistoryOriginal
Meteor (Dec 23, 1929 - Mar 1930)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Ann Carr]
PlayComedyOriginal
Caprice (Dec 31, 1928 - Jun 1929)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Ilsa Von Ilsen]
PlayOriginal
Strange Interlude (Jan 30, 1928 - Jun 15, 1929)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
    • Nina Leeds - (Jan 30, 1928 - Jun 29, 1928)
PlayDramaOriginal
The Second Man (Apr 11, 1927 - Sep 1927)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Mrs. Kendall Frayne]
PlayComedyOriginal
The Brothers Karamazov (Jan 03, 1927 - Feb 1927)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Agrafena Alexandrovna Svetlov]
PlayOriginal
Pygmalion (Nov 15, 1926 - Mar 1927)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Eliza Doolittle]
PlayComedyRevival
At Mrs. Beam's (Apr 26, 1926 - Nov 1926)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Laura Pasquale]
PlayComedyOriginal
The Goat Song (Jan 25, 1926 - Mar 1926)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Stanja]
PlayOriginal
Arms and the Man (Sep 14, 1925 - Feb 1926)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
    • Raina Petkoff - (Sep 14, 1925 - Jan 19, 1926)
PlayComedyRevival
The Guardsman (Oct 13, 1924 - Jun 06, 1925)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [The Actress]
PlayComedyOriginal
In Love With Love (Aug 06, 1923 - Nov 1923)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Ann Jordan]
PlayComedyOriginal
Sweet Nell of Old Drury (May 18, 1923 - Jun 1923)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Lady Castlemaine]
PlayFarce MelodramaRevival
Dulcy (Aug 13, 1921 - Mar 11, 1922)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Dulcinea]
PlayComedyOriginal
Some One in the House (Sep 09, 1918 - Oct 1918)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
PlayOriginal
Laurette Taylor in Scenes from Shakespeare (Apr 05, 1918 - Closing date unknown)
  • The Taming of the Shrew
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Bianca]
PlayComedyRevival
  • The Merchant of Venice
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne [Nerissa]
PlayComedyRevival
Happiness (Dec 31, 1917 - May 1918)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
PlayRevival
The Wooing of Eve (Nov 09, 1917 - Dec 1917)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
PlayOriginal
Out There (Oct 08, 1917 - Closing date unknown)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne ["Princess" Lizzie, Miss Elizabeth Hudd]
PlayOriginal
Out There (Mar 27, 1917 - Jun 1917)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne ["Princess" Lizzie, Miss Elizabeth Hudd]
PlayOriginal
The Harp of Life (Nov 27, 1916 - Mar 1917)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
PlayOriginal
Mr. Preedy and the Countess (Nov 07, 1910 - Nov 1910)
  • Performer: Lynn Fontanne
PlayOriginal
The Taming of the Shrew (Feb 05, 1940 - Feb 10, 1940)
  • Starring: Lynn Fontanne [Katharina]
  • Conceived by Lynn Fontanne
PlayComedy BenefitRevival

Tony Award®

Special Award

1970 | Recipient
Lynn Fontanne
 

Best Actress in a Play

1959 | Nominee  | The Visit
Starring: Lynn Fontanne

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