Yvonne Furneaux
Yvonne Furneaux (born 11 May 1928)[2] is a French film actress.
Yvonne Furneaux | |
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 Furneaux in Le Amiche (1955) | |
| Born | Yvonne Elizabeth Scatcherd 11 May 1926 Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Other names | Tessa Scatcherd |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–1984 |
| Spouse(s) | [1] |
Biography
Furneaux was born Yvonne Elizabeth Scatcherd in Roubaix, France to English parents. She moved to England with her parents in 1938 and later studied Modern Languages at St Hilda's College, Oxford, where she was known as "Tessa Scatcherd". After studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, she began her acting career in England in 1952. She later starred in such notable Italian films as Michelangelo Antonioni's Le Amiche (1955), Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965).[3]
Personal life
She was married to the cinematographer Jacques Natteau, who died on 17 April 2007.
Selected filmography
Film
- Meet Me Tonight (1952)
- 24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952)
- The House of the Arrow (1953)
- The Beggar's Opera (1953)
- The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
- Le Amiche (1955)
- The Dark Avenger (1955)
- The Prince with the Red Mask (1955)
- Cross Channel (1955)
- Lisbon (1956)
- The Mummy (1959)
- La Dolce Vita (1960)
- Le Comte de Monte Christo (1961)
- Charge of the Black Lancers (1962)
- Night Train to Milan (1962)
- Io, Semiramide (1963)
- The Secret of Dr. Mabuse (1964)
- The Lion of Thebes (1964)
- Repulsion (1965)
- The Champagne Murders (1967)
- In nome del popolo italiano (1971)
- Versuchung im Sommerwind (1972)
- Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984)
References
- "Google Translate". Translate.google.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- "Yvonne Furneaux". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- Yvonne Furneaux at IMDb
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