Person
Yvonne Furneaux
Acting · 1926–2024 · 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
La Dolce Vita
Emma
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Suzanne de Fleury
The Baron
1966
Repulsion
Hélène Ledoux
The Count of Monte Cristo
Mercédès
Hereward the Wake
Torfrida
The Mummy
Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
The Champagne Murders
Christine Belling
In the Name of the Italian People
Lavinia Santenocito
Filmography
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
- 1984Frankenstein's Great Aunt TillieMatilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein
- 1972Temptation in the Summer WindProfessor's Wife
- 1972The Baron: The Man in a Looking GlassSelina Travis
- 1971In the Name of the Italian PeopleLavinia Santenocito
- 1967The Champagne MurdersChristine Belling
- 1966The Baron
- 1965Hereward the WakeTorfrida
- 1965RepulsionHélène Ledoux
- 1964The Death Ray of Dr. MabuseGilda Larsen
- 1964The Lion of ThebesHelen of Troy
- 1963I 4 tassistiCorinna
- 1963I Am SemiramisSemiramis
- 1963Enough RopeClara Saccard
- 1962Night Train to MilanAngela
- 1962Charge of the Black LancersJassa
- 1961ManhuntMaria
- 1961The Count of Monte CristoMercédès
- 1960Il carro armato dell'8 settembre
- 1960We Like It ColdRosalina
- 1960Run with the DevilMarta
- 1960La Dolce VitaEmma
- 1959The MummyIsobel Banning / Princess Ananka
- 1959Letter to heaven
- 1959Lui, lei e il nonnoHlen
- 1956LisbonMaria Maddalena Masanet
- 1955Le AmicheMomina De Stefani
- 1955Cross ChannelJacqueline Moreau
- 1955The Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelSuzanne de Fleury
- 1955The Prince with the Red MaskLaura
- 1955The Dark AvengerMarie
- 1954Crossed SwordsWoman
- 1953The Beggar's OperaJenny Diver
- 1953The Master of BallantraeJessie Brown
- 1953The House of the ArrowBetty Harlowe
- 1953The GenieSuzie
- 195224 Hours of a Woman's LifeHenriette
- 1952Meet Me TonightElena (segment "Ways and Means")
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