Yvonne Furneaux. RIP!

Yvonne Furneaux died last year (summer) at the age of 98! Yvonne made a handful of PEPLUM movie but a couple of them are quite memorable, such as SLAVE QUEEN OF BABYLON (1963; above) and THE LION OF THEBES (1964). I intended to do this retrospective last summer but never got around it. I like her a lot. RIP!

A young Yvonne in IL PRINCIPE DALLA MASCHERA ROSSA (1955). 

Yvonne in THE STORY OF THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (1961) with Louis Jourdan.


 

Yvonne in a prominent role in THE CHARGE OF THE BLACK LANCERS (1961) along with Lorella De Luca. She's very good in this.

 

Probably her most iconic role in a PEPLUM movie: Yvonne as Semiramis in SLAVE QUEEN OF BABYLON (1963). Though the film wasn't very Babylonian, it's still a pretty solid film and a solid performance by the actress. She makes the movie. Below: Yvonne as Semiramis with Renzo Ricci.

Yvonne in another solid performance as Helen of Troy in THE LION OF THEBES (1964) with Massimo Serato (above). Below: Yvonne with Mark Forest in the excellent climax.
 

Yvonne Furneaux 1926 - 2024