Curiosidades

She appears on a U.S. 33-cent postage stamp with husband Alfred Lunt, which debuted in 1999 in New York City.

She and Alfred Lunt were strongly opposed to the idea of appearing in films, and made only a handful.

The Lunts lived for many years at "Ten Chimneys", a 120-acre estate at Genessee Depot, Wisconsin.

First coached in drama by British actress Ellen Terry in 1905. Fontanne made her stage debut in the chorus of "Cinderella" that year. She was brought to New York by Laurette Taylor and made her stage bow there in November 1916 in "The Harp of Life".

Was awarded a degree of Doctor of Letters from Russell Sage College in 1950. The Lunts also received the United States Freedom Medal in a ceremony at the White House in 1964.

In 1970, received a Special Tony Award that was shared with her husband, Alfred Lunt. She also was nominated for Broadway's 1959 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Visit."

Appeared by herself in Martírio Injusto (1925) and, with husband Alfred Lunt, in Second Youth (1924), Só Ela Sabe (1931) and Noivas de Tio Sam (1943).

British-born daughter of a French type founder and his Irish wife.

Always refused to say her true age. Even her husband was under the delusion that she was five years younger than he and he died without ever knowing she was actually older!.

She and her husband shared one career - as the pre-eminent acting pair on the American stage.

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 287-290. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.