Elvira Popescu

Elvira Popescu

Elvira Popescu (10 May 1894 – 11 December 1993) was a Romanian-French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films. Born in Bucharest, Popescu studied drama at the Music and Drama Conservatory in her native city, under the guidance of Constantin Nottara and Aristizza Romanescu. In 1911 Grigore Brezeanu was making the first Romanian films to deal with fiction. He employed Popesco as well as other leading actors like Nottara and Romanescu. The first two films were called "Fatal Love" and "Spin a Yarn". No copies are known of these films. Popesco made her debut at the National Theatre Bucharest at age 16. In 1912, she played herself in the movie Independența României, directed by Aristide Demetriade. In 1919 she became artistic director of the Excelsior Theatre. In 1921, Popescu started Teatrul Mic, which she managed in parallel with the Excelsior. In 1923, she starred in the movie Ţigăncuşa de la iatac, directed by Alfred Halm. At the urging of Louis Verneuil, the French playwright, Popescu moved in 1924 to Paris. Under Verneuil's direction, she played the leading role in Ma Cousine de Varsovie, at the Théâtre Michel (1923). She also played in Tovaritch (1933), La Machine infernale (1954), Nina (1949), and La Mamma (1957). Later on, she was director of Théâtre de Paris (1956–1965), and Théâtre Marigny (1965–1978).[5] At age 84, she played again in La Mamma. Elvira Popescu also played in movies, such as La Présidente (Fernand Rivers, 1938), Tricoche et Cacolet (Pierre Colombier, 1938), Ils étaient neuf célibataires (Sacha Guitry, 1939), Paradis perdu (Abel Gance, 1940), Austerlitz (Abel Gance, 1960),[6] and Purple Noon (René Clément, 1960). Shortly after her debut in 1910, Popescu married comedian Aurel Athanasescu and they had a daughter named Tatiana. After a few years, she divorced, and married Ion Manolescu-Strunga, Minister of Industry and Commerce (who was to die in Sighet prison in the 1950s). Her third husband was Count Maximilien Sébastien Foy (born in Paris on 17 April 1900, died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 11 November 1967). She died in Paris at age 99, and was interred at Père Lachaise Cemetery. Source: Article "Elvira Popescu" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Titolu: Elvira Popescu
  • Popolarità: 1.582
  • Magħruf għal: Acting
  • Għeluq is-snin: 1894-05-10
  • Post tat-twelid: Bucarest, Romania
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Elvira Popescu Films

  • 2018
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    Clouzot : The Early Works

    Clouzot : The Early Works

    1 2018 HD

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  • 1939
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    Ils étaient neuf célibataires

    Ils étaient neuf célibataires

    6.3 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Paradis perdu

    Paradis perdu

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1960
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    Austerlitz

    Austerlitz

    6.7 1960 HD

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  • 1934
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    Une femme chipée

    Une femme chipée

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    Dora Nelson

    Dora Nelson

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    L'Amant de Madame Vidal

    L'Amant de Madame Vidal

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    Le Club des Aristocrates

    Le Club des Aristocrates

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    La Présidente

    La Présidente

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Éducation de prince

    Éducation de prince

    9 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    Eusèbe député

    Eusèbe député

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1941
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    Parade en 7 nuits

    Parade en 7 nuits

    4.5 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    Le Voile bleu

    Le Voile bleu

    4.8 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Frédérica

    Frédérica

    4 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    Le valet maître

    Le valet maître

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1943
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    Fou d'amour

    Fou d'amour

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    L'âge d'or

    L'âge d'or

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Derrière la façade

    Derrière la façade

    7.8 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    L'Héritier des Mondésir

    L'Héritier des Mondésir

    3.5 1940 HD

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  • 1932
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    Sa meilleure cliente

    Sa meilleure cliente

    4.5 1932 HD

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  • 1923
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    Tigancusa de la iatac

    Tigancusa de la iatac

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1938
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    Tricoche et Cacolet

    Tricoche et Cacolet

    7.1 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    Le bois sacré

    Le bois sacré

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    Le Roi

    Le Roi

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    L'Habit vert

    L'Habit vert

    6.1 1937 HD

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  • 1960
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    Plein soleil

    Plein soleil

    7.577 1960 HD

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  • 1938
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    Mon curé chez les riches

    Mon curé chez les riches

    2 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    La Maison d'en face

    La Maison d'en face

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1966
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    La Mamma

    La Mamma

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1939
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    Le Veau gras

    Le Veau gras

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1972
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    La voyante

    La voyante

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1937
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    L'Homme du jour

    L'Homme du jour

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1931
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    Ma cousine de Varsovie

    Ma cousine de Varsovie

    5.2 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    L'étrangère

    L'étrangère

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1942
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    Mademoiselle Swing

    Mademoiselle Swing

    5 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    À Venise, une nuit

    À Venise, une nuit

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

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  • 1956
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    En direct de...

    En direct de...

    1 1956 HD

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