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

The World of Hammer

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

La Dolce Vita

The Baron

Repulsion

The Mummy

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Champagne Murders

All Movies (34)

• Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie1984 · as Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein
• Temptation in the Summer Wind1972 · as Professor's Wife
• The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass1972 · as Selina Travis
• In the Name of the Italian People1971 · as Lavinia Santenocito
• The Champagne Murders1967 · as Christine Belling
• Repulsion1965 · as Hélène Ledoux
• The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse1964 · as Gilda Larsen
• The Lion of Thebes1964 · as Helen of Troy
• I 4 tassisti1963 · as Corinna
• I Am Semiramis1963 · as Semiramis
• Enough Rope1963 · as Clara Saccard
• Night Train to Milan1962 · as Angela
• Charge of the Black Lancers1962 · as Jassa
• Manhunt1961 · as Maria
• The Count of Monte Cristo1961 · as Mercédès
• Il carro armato dell'8 settembre1960
• We Like It Cold1960 · as Rosalina
• Run with the Devil1960 · as Marta
• La Dolce Vita1960 · as Emma
• The Mummy1959 · as Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
• Letter to heaven1959
• Lui, lei e il nonno1959 · as Hlen
• Lisbon1956 · as Maria Maddalena Masanet
• Le Amiche1955 · as Momina De Stefani
• Cross Channel1955 · as Jacqueline Moreau
• The Prince with the Red Mask1955 · as Laura
• The Dark Avenger1955 · as Marie
• Crossed Swords1954 · as Woman
• The Beggar's Opera1953 · as Jenny Diver
• The Master of Ballantrae1953 · as Jessie Brown
• The House of the Arrow1953 · as Betty Harlowe
• The Genie1953 · as Suzie
• 24 Hours of a Woman's Life1952 · as Henriette
• Meet Me Tonight1952 · as Elena (segment "Ways and Means")

All TV Shows (4)

• The World of Hammer1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Baron1966
• Hereward the Wake1965 · as Torfrida
• The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel1955 · as Suzanne de Fleury