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Elvira Popescu ((:elˈvira poˈpesku); in French, Elvire Popesco; May 10, 1894 – December 11, 1993) was a Romanian-French stage and movie actress and theatre director. ==Life and career== Born in Bucharest, Popescu studied drama at the Conservatorul de Artă Dramatică, under the guidance of Constantin Nottara and Aristizza Romanescu. She made her debut at the National Theatre Bucharest at age 16.〔Mari Români〕 In 1912, she played herself in the movie ''Independenţa României'', directed by Aristide Demetriade. In 1919 she became artistic director of the Excelsior Theatre.〔Ciobanu〕 In 1921, Popescu started Teatrul Mic, which she managed in parallel with the Excelsior.〔Ciobanu, Mari Români〕 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).〔"Marigny - Salle Popesco"〕 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), and ''Purple Noon'' (René Clément, 1960). Shortly after her debut in 1910, Popescu married comedian Aurel Athanasescu; they had a daughter, Tatiana.〔Mari Români, CinéArtistes〕 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 April 17, 1900, died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on November 11, 1967).〔"Families of Jules and Théodore Porgès"〕 She died in Paris at age 99, and was interred at Père Lachaise Cemetery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elvira Popescu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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