Yvonne Furneaux
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
La Dolce Vita
1960
as Emma
Repulsion
1965
as Hélène Ledoux
The Count of Monte Cristo
1961
as Mercédès
The Mummy
1959
as Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
Le Amiche
1955
as Momina De Stefani
In the Name of the Italian People
1971
as Lavinia Santenocito
The Champagne Murders
1967
as Christine Belling
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre
1960
The Dark Avenger
1955
as Marie
The Beggar's Opera
1953
as Jenny Diver
Run with the Devil
1960
as Marta
I Am Semiramis
1963
as Semiramis
Enough Rope
1963
as Clara Saccard
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952
as Henriette
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
1964
as Gilda Larsen
We Like It Cold
1960
as Rosalina
Lisbon
1956
as Maria Maddalena Masanet
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984
as Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein
I 4 tassisti
1963
as Corinna
Cross Channel
1955
as Jacqueline Moreau