
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)