Yvonne Furneaux
Date of birth: 1926-05-11
Place of birth: Roubaix, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Yvonne Fourneaux, Elisabeth Yvonne Scatcherd
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.
Movie Credits
The Count of Monte Cristo
1961-12-06
Edmund Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the
I 4 tassisti
1963-12-13
Four comedic episodes follows different taxi drivers.
Repulsion
1965-06-01
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction wit
I Am Semiramis
1963-03-22
Semiramis, a powerful and beautiful Assyrian queen, oversees the construction of the luxurious city
Le Amiche
1955-11-18
Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout lo
The Mummy
1959-08-01
One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally m
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
1964-09-17
The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world.
The Champagne Murders
1967-03-31
A champagne tycoon's partner suspects his partner's gigolo husband of murders he's been framed for.
The Dark Avenger
1955-04-15
Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English arm
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952-09-10
A compulsive gambler stumbles towards losing everything when Merle Oberon decides to save him from h
Crossed Swords
1954-05-20
Nobleman Rainiero, Sidonia's duke son, comes back home with his friend Renzo. Soon after arrival, Re
The House of the Arrow
1953-08-01
A London solicitor and a French detective investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman suspe
Letter to heaven
1959-06-15
Lisbon
1956-08-17
For Capt. Robert John Evans, smuggling black-market goods is nothing out of the ordinary. But one da
The Man in a Looking Glass
1972-10-20
A robbery is prevented by an undercover art dealer pretending to be a criminal. Edited from TV serie
The Prince with the Red Mask
1955-08-13
Duke Altichieri rises to power, after his associate, Cpt. Alberico, kills governor Conte Filippo del
Run with the Devil
1960-08-16
The trials and tribulations of a group of artist friends and a gay gallery owner living in the Via M
The Lion of Thebes
1964-06-27
Fleeing Troy in the wake of its destruction, fair-faced Helen and her faithful protector Arion run i
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984-01-01
The descendants of Baron Frankenstein return to the family castle to search for the family fortune t
Charge of the Black Lancers
1962-08-30
Sergio of Tula goes to Dubno to free Princess Mascia, who is prisoner of Queen Jassa, but he is sedu
Temptation in the Summer Wind
1972-12-28
Fun on a boat.
The Master of Ballantrae
1953-08-05
Scottish highlander Jamie Durie falls into a life of piracy after joining the failed rebellion of Bo
The Beggar's Opera
1953-08-24
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffit
Enough Rope
1963-01-11
Two total strangers suspect each other of murdering their own wives. Based on Patricia Highsmith's 1
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre
1960-09-24
Italy signed the armistice and in the general confusion a corporal decides to bring the tank back fr
Night Train to Milan
1962-09-06
A thriller with Jack Palance as a nazi doctor hiding after the war. While riding on a train, he is r
We Like It Cold
1960-09-20
A farcical account of the happenings in Rome in 1943 when the allied army and the partisans fight th
Meet Me Tonight
1952-09-09
Meet Me Tonight was the American title for the British-filmed Tonight at 8:30, adapted from the Noel
Lui, lei e il nonno
1959-06-15
The Genie
1953-07-08
A young woman discovers her grandfather owns the true Aladdin's lamp and discovers it's handsome Gen
In the Name of the Italian People
1971-12-18
An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides
La Dolce Vita
1960-02-05
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between t
Cross Channel
1955-09-29
Charter-boat owner "Tex" Parker is framed on a murder rap by a gang of jewel-and-American currency s
Manhunt
1961-12-22