Yvonne Furneaux
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About
Known best for her role as Emma in the 1960 Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita, this French-born actress also appeared in The Dark Avenger, Night Train to Milan, The Count of Monte Cristo, and other Italian, English, and French feature films.
Before Fame
After studying in the modern languages department at St. Hilda's College, Oxford, she made her screen debut in the 1952 British movie Meet Me Tonight.
Trivia
After retiring from acting in the 1980s, she settled in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Family Life
Born Elisabeth Yvonne Scatcherd in Roubaix, France, she relocated to England in her late teens. Her marriage to Jaques Natteau ended with his death in 2007.
Associated With
She and fellow French actress Catherine Deneuve co-starred in the 1965 Roman Polanski film Repulsion.
