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Yvonne Furneaux

Acting Born May 11, 1926 Roubaix, France 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • La Dolce Vita (1960) as Emma
  • The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) as Suzanne de Fleury
  • The Baron (1966)
  • Repulsion (1965) as Hélène Ledoux
  • The Mummy (1959) as Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1961) as Mercédès
  • Hereward the Wake (1965) as Torfrida
  • Lisbon (1956) as Maria Maddalena Masanet
  • In the Name of the Italian People (1971) as Lavinia Santenocito
  • The Dark Avenger (1955) as Marie
  • The Champagne Murders (1967) as Christine Belling
  • Le Amiche (1955) as Momina De Stefani
  • The Master of Ballantrae (1953) as Jessie Brown
  • The Genie (1953) as Suzie
  • Crossed Swords (1954) as Woman
  • I Am Semiramis (1963) as Semiramis
  • Enough Rope (1963) as Clara Saccard
  • Lui, lei e il nonno (1959) as Hlen
  • Meet Me Tonight (1952) as Elena (segment "Ways and Means")
  • I 4 tassisti (1963) as Corinna
  • Manhunt (1961) as Maria
  • Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960)
  • Night Train to Milan (1962) as Angela