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

Tony Award®

Special Award

1970 | Recipient
Lynn Fontanne
 

Best Actress in a Play

1959 | Nominee  | The Visit
Starring: Lynn Fontanne

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