Yvonne Furneaux
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1926-05-11
Day of Death
2024-07-05 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Roubaix, France
Yvonne Furneaux
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.
Acting
(1984)
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
as Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein
(1972)
Temptation in the Summer Wind
as Professor's Wife
(1972)
The Man in a Looking Glass
as Selina Travis
(1971)
In the Name of the Italian People
as Lavinia Santenocito
(1967)
The Champagne Murders
as Christine Belling
(1965)
Repulsion
as Hélène Ledoux
(1964)
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
as Gilda Larsen
(1964)
The Lion of Thebes
as Helen of Troy
(1963)
I Am Semiramis
as Semiramis
(1963)
Enough Rope
as Clara Saccard
(1963)
I 4 tassisti
as Corinna
(1962)
Charge of the Black Lancers
as Jassa
(1962)
Night Train to Milan
as Angela
(1961)
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Mercédès
(1961)
Manhunt
as Maria
(1960)
La Dolce Vita
as Emma
(1960)
Run with the Devil
as Marta
(1960)
We Like It Cold
as Rosalina
(1960)
Second Look: Fellini
as Self
(1960)
(1959)
The Mummy
as Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
(1959)
Lui, lei e il nonno
as Hlen
(1959)
(1958)
Wuthering Heights
as Cathy
(1956)
Lisbon
as Maria Maddalena Masanet
(1955)
Le Amiche
as Momina De Stefani
(1955)
The Dark Avenger
as Marie
(1955)
Cross Channel
as Jacqueline Moreau
(1955)
The Prince with the Red Mask
as Laura
(1954)
Crossed Swords
as Woman
(1953)
The Master of Ballantrae
as Jessie Brown
(1953)
The House of the Arrow
as Betty Harlowe
(1953)
The Beggar's Opera
as Jenny Diver
(1953)
The Genie
as Suzie
(1952)
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Henriette
(1952)
Meet Me Tonight
as Elena (segment "Ways and Means")