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