Acting · Roubaix, France · Born May 11, 1926
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.
TVThe World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFrankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984
as Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein
Temptation in the Summer Wind
1972
as Professor's Wife
MovieThe Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972
as Selina Travis
MovieIn the Name of the Italian People
1971
as Lavinia Santenocito
MovieThe Champagne Murders
1967
as Christine Belling
TVThe Baron
1966
TVHereward the Wake
1965
as Torfrida
MovieRepulsion
1965
as Hélène Ledoux
MovieThe Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
1964
as Gilda Larsen
MovieThe Lion of Thebes
1964
as Helen of Troy
MovieI 4 tassisti
1963
as Corinna
MovieI Am Semiramis
1963
as Semiramis
MovieEnough Rope
1963
as Clara Saccard
MovieNight Train to Milan
1962
as Angela
MovieCharge of the Black Lancers
1962
as Jassa
MovieManhunt
1961
as Maria
MovieThe Count of Monte Cristo
1961
as Mercédès
MovieIl carro armato dell'8 settembre
1960
MovieWe Like It Cold
1960
as Rosalina
MovieRun with the Devil
1960
as Marta
MovieLa Dolce Vita
1960
as Emma
MovieThe Mummy
1959
as Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
Letter to heaven
1959
MovieLui, lei e il nonno
1959
as Hlen
MovieLisbon
1956
as Maria Maddalena Masanet
MovieLe Amiche
1955
as Momina De Stefani
MovieCross Channel
1955
as Jacqueline Moreau
TVThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Suzanne de Fleury
MovieThe Prince with the Red Mask
1955
as Laura
MovieThe Dark Avenger
1955
as Marie
MovieCrossed Swords
1954
as Woman
MovieThe Beggar's Opera
1953
as Jenny Diver
MovieThe Master of Ballantrae
1953
as Jessie Brown
MovieThe House of the Arrow
1953
as Betty Harlowe
The Genie
1953
as Suzie
Movie24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952
as Henriette
MovieMeet Me Tonight
1952
as Elena (segment "Ways and Means")
