(RepublicanDaily.org) – Veteran Hollywood film actress Yvonne Furneaux has passed away at 98 years old.
The actress’ son, Nicholas Natteau, confirmed his mother’s passing to news outlets, telling them that she died due to complications caused by a stroke at her North Hampton, New Hampshire home.
Furneaux was most known for her unforgettable performances in films such as “Le Amiche” by Michelangelo Antonioni, “Repulsion” by Roman Polanski, as well as “La Dolce Vita” by Federico Fellini. She also worked alongside iconic horror actor Christopher Lee, starring as the female lead in the 1959 horror flick “The Mummy”.
The actress was born in France on May 11, 1926 with the name Elisabeth Yvonne Scatcherd. Her parents, who were British, moved the family to England, she attended the Oxford School St. Hilda’s College, as well as Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she graduated from in 1951.
Her film debut was in 1952, appearing in the films “Meet Me Tonight” and “Affair in Monte Carlo” using her mother’s maiden name as her screen name. Furneaux, who mainly worked on Spanish, French, German, and Italian films, said that the combination of her “continental appearance” and the use of her mother’s maiden name, often worked against her in securing roles in British films.
Just a year later, she worked with another film icon, Laurence Olivier, appearing in “The Beggar”. She starred alongside Errol Flynn in “The Master of Ballantrae,” going on to work with the actor again for the next two years on the films “Crossed Swords” and “The Warriors”, which came out in 1954 and 1955, respectively.
Her breakout role was in “Le Amiche,” which came out in 1955. In the Michelangelo Antonioni, Furneaux played the role of a spiteful and malicious socialite.
Furneaux married Jacques Natteau, a cinematographer and former pilot, in 1962, establishing a home in Paris. The two also resided in a small castle outside Rome. Natteau passed away in 2007.
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