- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLilian Augusta Ruse
- Height1.52 m
- Lilian Fontaine was born on June 11, 1886 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Le Poison (1945), Time Out of Mind (1947) and Le médaillon (1946). She was married to George Milan Fontaine and Walter Augustus de Havilland. She died on February 20, 1975 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- SpousesGeorge Milan Fontaine(April 1925 - 1956) (his death)Walter Augustus de Havilland(November 30, 1914 - February 23, 1925) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Mother of actresses Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland.
- Ex-mother-in-law of Pierre Galante, Marcus Goodrich, Collier Young, Brian Aherne and William Dozier.
- Grandmother of Debbie Dozier.
- Appeared twice in films starring her youngest daughter, Joan Fontaine: "Ivy" (1947) and the "The bigamist" (1953). Lilian Fontaine never appeared in a film starring her eldest daughter, Olivia de Havilland.
- Daughter of Alfred (1845-1919), born in Swaffam, Cambridgeshire, and Mary (née Hocking) Ruse (1846-1906), born in Brighton, Sussex.
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