Yvonne Furneaux
Acting • Born 1926-05-11 – Died 2024-07-05
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.
Filmography
38 credits
The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie • 1961
Mercédès
I 4 tassisti
Movie • 1963
Corinna
Repulsion
Movie • 1965
Hélène Ledoux
I Am Semiramis
Movie • 1963
Semiramis
Le Amiche
Movie • 1955
Momina De Stefani
The Mummy
Movie • 1959
Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Movie • 1964
Gilda Larsen
The Champagne Murders
Movie • 1967
Christine Belling
The Dark Avenger
Movie • 1955
Marie
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Movie • 1952
Henriette
Crossed Swords
Movie • 1954
Woman
The House of the Arrow
Movie • 1953
Betty Harlowe
Letter to heaven
Movie • 1959
Lisbon
Movie • 1956
Maria Maddalena Masanet
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
Movie • 1972
Selina Travis
The Prince with the Red Mask
Movie • 1955
Laura
Run with the Devil
Movie • 1960
Marta
The Lion of Thebes
Movie • 1964
Helen of Troy
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Movie • 1984
Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein
Charge of the Black Lancers
Movie • 1962
Jassa
Temptation in the Summer Wind
Movie • 1972
Professor's Wife
The Master of Ballantrae
Movie • 1953
Jessie Brown
The Beggar's Opera
Movie • 1953
Jenny Diver
Enough Rope
Movie • 1963
Clara Saccard
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre
Movie • 1960
Night Train to Milan
Movie • 1962
Angela
We Like It Cold
Movie • 1960
Rosalina
Meet Me Tonight
Movie • 1952
Elena (segment "Ways and Means")
Lui, lei e il nonno
Movie • 1959
Hlen
The Genie
Movie • 1953
Suzie
In the Name of the Italian People
Movie • 1971
Lavinia Santenocito
La Dolce Vita
Movie • 1960
Emma
Cross Channel
Movie • 1955
Jacqueline Moreau
Manhunt
Movie • 1961
Maria
The Baron
TV • 1966
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
TV • 1955
Suzanne de Fleury
Hereward the Wake
TV • 1965
Torfrida
The World of Hammer
TV • 1994
Self (archive footage)