Yvonne Furneaux
Acting
Born: 1926-05-11 in Roubaix, France
Biography
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.
Known For
La Dolce Vita
Emma
Repulsion
Hélène Ledoux
The Mummy
Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
In the Name of the Italian People
Lavinia Santenocito
Le Amiche
Momina De Stefani
The Count of Monte Cristo
Mercédès
The Master of Ballantrae
Jessie Brown
The Champagne Murders
Christine Belling
The Dark Avenger
Marie
Lisbon
Maria Maddalena Masanet
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Gilda Larsen
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein
Run with the Devil
Marta
Enough Rope
Clara Saccard
The Lion of Thebes
Helen of Troy
Meet Me Tonight
Elena (segment "Ways and Means")
The Baron
The Beggar's Opera
Jenny Diver
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Suzanne de Fleury
I Am Semiramis
Semiramis
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Henriette
Night Train to Milan
Angela
We Like It Cold
Rosalina
I 4 tassisti
Corinna
Crossed Swords
Woman
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
The House of the Arrow
Betty Harlowe
Charge of the Black Lancers
Jassa
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
Selina Travis
Cross Channel
Jacqueline Moreau
Letter to heaven
The Prince with the Red Mask
Laura
Lui, lei e il nonno
Hlen
Manhunt
Maria
Hereward the Wake
Torfrida