BuzzFeed - The star of the Hitchcock classics Suspicion and Rebecca famously won an Oscar in 1942 over her rival and older sister Olivia de Havilland. Best Actor winner Gary Cooper (Sergeant York) kisses Best Actress winner Joan Fontaine (Suspicion) at the 14th Academy Awards ceremony on February 26, 1942. Flickr: paulsedra Joan Fontaine, who rose to stardom in the 1940s for her roles in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca and Suspicion, died Sunday at her home in Carmel, California of natural causes at the age of 96, according to The Hollywood Reporter.She was well-known as an actress as well as for her rivalry with her older sister Olivia de Havilland. In 1940, Fontaine was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her title role in Rebecca, and although she lost, the film won Best Picture. She went on to win the Oscar in 1942 for her role opposite Cary Grant in Suspicion, and beat out her sister, who had been nominated for her performance in Hold Back The Dawn.Fontaine also starred in The Cons
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