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