Yvonne Furneaux

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1926-05-11 (98 years old)

Deathday

2024-07-05

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

1961

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

1967

The Champagne Murders

as Christine Belling

1955

1954

1953

The House of the Arrow

as Betty Harlowe

1956

Lisbon

as Maria Maddalena Masanet

1972

1960

1964

The Lion of Thebes

as Helen of Troy

1984

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

as Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein

1972

1953

1953

The Beggar's Opera

as Jenny Diver

1963

Enough Rope

as Clara Saccard

1960

We Like It Cold

as Rosalina

1952

Meet Me Tonight

as Elena (segment "Ways and Means")

1953

The Genie

as Suzie

1958

1971

In the Name of the Italian People

as Lavinia Santenocito

1960

1955

Cross Channel

as Jacqueline Moreau

1961

Manhunt

as Maria

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