Yvonne Furneaux
Birthday
1926/05/11
Day of death
2024/07/05 (98 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Roubaix, France
Also know as
Yvonne Fourneaux, Elisabeth Yvonne Scatcherd
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
(1961) The Count of Monte Cristo
as Mercédès
(1963) I 4 tassisti
as Corinna
(1965) Repulsion
as Hélène Ledoux
(1963) I Am Semiramis
as Semiramis
(1955) Le Amiche
as Momina De Stefani
(1959) The Mummy
as Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
(1964) The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
as Gilda Larsen
(1967) The Champagne Murders
as Christine Belling
(1955) The Dark Avenger
as Marie
(1952) 24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Henriette
(1954) Crossed Swords
as Woman
(1953) The House of the Arrow
as Betty Harlowe
(1959) Letter to heaven
as ---
(1956) Lisbon
as Maria Maddalena Masanet
(1972) The Man in a Looking Glass
as Selina Travis
(1955) The Prince with the Red Mask
as Laura
(1960) Run with the Devil
as Marta
(1964) The Lion of Thebes
as Helen of Troy
(1984) Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
as Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein
(1962) Charge of the Black Lancers
as Jassa
(1972) Temptation in the Summer Wind
as Professor's Wife
(1953) The Master of Ballantrae
as Jessie Brown
(1953) The Beggar's Opera
as Jenny Diver
(1963) Enough Rope
as Clara Saccard
(1960) Il carro armato dell'8 settembre
as ---
(1962) Night Train to Milan
as Angela
(1960) We Like It Cold
as Rosalina
(1952) Meet Me Tonight
as Elena (segment "Ways and Means")
(1959) Lui, lei e il nonno
as Hlen
(1953) The Genie
as Suzie
(1958) Wuthering Heights
as Cathy
(1971) In the Name of the Italian People
as Lavinia Santenocito
(1960) La Dolce Vita
as Emma
(1955) Cross Channel
as Jacqueline Moreau
(1960) Second Look: Fellini
as Self
(1961) Manhunt
as Maria
(1966) The Baron
as ---
(1955) The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Suzanne de Fleury
(1965) Hereward the Wake
as Torfrida
(1994) The World of Hammer
as ---