Yvonne Sanson, born Fotini Sapountzakis (Greek: Φωτεινή ΣαπουντζάκηΥβόν Σανσόν: Η περίφημη «La bella Greca», Maxmag.gr, 23 July 2020 29 August 1925 – 23 July 2003), was a Greek, naturalized Italian, film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1946 and 1972, mainly working in Italy.
Born in Thessaloniki, Sanson was the daughter of a Greek Army officer and an Asia Minor Greek mother. Various stories appeared in the press as to her origins, including being of French, Russian or Turkish descent, but they are mostly fictitious, except for the fact had a Russian grandparent.
Partial filmography
The Black Eagle (1946) - Una ragazza alla festa The Great Dawn (1947) - Daisy Flesh Will Surrender (1947) - Ginevra Canale The Mysterious Rider (1948) - L'imperatrice Caterina II di Russia Alarm Bells (1949) - Australia Chains (1949) - Rosa Carrisi The Emperor of Capri (1949) - Sonia Bulgarov Torment (1950) - Anna Ferrari Cintura di castità (1950) The Elusive Twelve (1950) - Herself Nobody's Children (1951) - Luisa Fanti / Sister Addolorata The Overcoat (1952) - Caterina Are We All Murderers? (1952) - Yvonne Le Guen (version italienne) The Shameless Sex (1952) - Wanda Falsehood (1952) - Luisa Sangro Who is Without Sin (1952) - Maria Dermoz Noi peccatori (1953) - Lucia When You Read This Letter (1953) - Irène Faugeret Nero and the Burning of Rome (1953) - Stabilia Messalina The Three Musketeers (1953) - Milady de Winter Star of India (1954) - Madame Montespan Torna! (1954) - Susanna Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954) - La nuova levatrice (uncredited) The White Angel (1955) - Sister Addolorata / Lina Mercolin La moglie è uguale per tutti (1955) - Yvonne Micucci The Miller's Beautiful Wife (1955) - Donna Dolores Escape to the Dolomites (1955) - Teresa Il campanile d'oro (1955) - Carmela This Angry Age (1957) - Carmen L'ultima violenza (1957) - Anna Carani Melancholic Autumn (1958) - María Martínez We Have Only One Life (1958) - Bibi World of Miracles (1959) - Sarah Rome 1585 (1961) - Donna Olimpia di Gonzales Black City (1961) - Mariannina Anima nera (1962) - Olga Manfredi Lo smemorato di Collegno (1962) - Linda Ballarini Django (1966) - Redhead Saloon Girl (uncredited) Day of Anger (1967) - Vivien Skill The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) - Teresa Mr. Kinky (1968) - Carla Bagni Il ragazzo che sorride (1969) - Mother of Livia Pensando a te (1969) Don Franco e Don Ciccio nell'anno della contestazione (1970) - Donna Camilla - madre di Anna The Conformist (1970) - Madre di Giulia Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire (1972) - Lucetta's mother A.A.A. Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi... (1972) - Mother of Cristina
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