Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/11/1926
Place of Birth
Roubaix, France
Also Known As
Yvonne FourneauxElisabeth Yvonne Scatcherd
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 Beggar's Opera
as Jenny Diver
The Lion of Thebes
as Helen of Troy
La Dolce Vita
as Emma
The Champagne Murders
as Christine Belling
Lisbon
as Maria Maddalena Masanet
I Am Semiramis
as Semiramis
Enough Rope
as Clara Saccard
Repulsion
as Hélène Ledoux
Le Amiche
as Momina De Stefani
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre
Unknown Role
The Mummy
as Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
Wuthering Heights
as Cathy
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Mercédès
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
as Gilda Larsen
In the Name of the Italian People
as Lavinia Santenocito
The Master of Ballantrae
as Jessie Brown
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Henriette
We Like It Cold
as Rosalina
The Dark Avenger
as Marie
Crossed Swords
as Woman