- 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.
- Paternal great granddaughter of Joseph (1791-1856), born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and Mary (née Stevenson) Bunning (1794-1871), born in Barholm, Lincolnshire.
- Paternal granddaughter of Joseph (1805-1880), born in Radwinter, Essex, and Mary (née Bunning) Ruse (1819-1904), born in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
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