- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1926
- Place of Birth
- Roubaix, France
- Died
- July 5, 2024
Yvonne Furneaux
Yvonne Furneaux (born Elisabeth Yvonne Scarcherd on May 11, 1926, in Roubaix, France) was a French film actress who gained international recognition throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Known for her striking presence and dramatic versatility, she starred in a range of films across Europe, including iconic roles in Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and Roman Polanski’s Repulsion. Her career spanned over three decades with 38 credited performances in both cinema and television.
Filmography
tvThe World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieFrankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984 · Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein
Temptation in the Summer Wind
1972 · Professor's Wife
movieThe Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972 · Selina Travis
movieIn the Name of the Italian People
1971 · Lavinia Santenocito
movieThe Champagne Murders
1967 · Christine Belling
tvThe Baron
1966
tvHereward the Wake
1965 · Torfrida
movieRepulsion
1965 · Hélène Ledoux
movieThe Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
1964 · Gilda Larsen
movieThe Lion of Thebes
1964 · Helen of Troy
movieI 4 tassisti
1963 · Corinna
movieI Am Semiramis
1963 · Semiramis
movieEnough Rope
1963 · Clara Saccard
movieNight Train to Milan
1962 · Angela
movieCharge of the Black Lancers
1962 · Jassa
movieManhunt
1961 · Maria
movieThe Count of Monte Cristo
1961 · Mercédès
movieIl carro armato dell'8 settembre
1960
movieWe Like It Cold
1960 · Rosalina
movieRun with the Devil
1960 · Marta
movieLa Dolce Vita
1960 · Emma
movieThe Mummy
1959 · Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
Letter to heaven
1959
movieLui, lei e il nonno
1959 · Hlen
movieLisbon
1956 · Maria Maddalena Masanet
movieLe Amiche
1955 · Momina De Stefani
movieCross Channel
1955 · Jacqueline Moreau
tvThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955 · Suzanne de Fleury
movieThe Prince with the Red Mask
1955 · Laura
movieThe Dark Avenger
1955 · Marie
movieCrossed Swords
1954 · Woman
movieThe Beggar's Opera
1953 · Jenny Diver
movieThe Master of Ballantrae
1953 · Jessie Brown
movieThe House of the Arrow
1953 · Betty Harlowe
The Genie
1953 · Suzie
movie24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952 · Henriette
movieMeet Me Tonight
1952 · Elena (segment "Ways and Means")