Elvire Popesco: Elvire Popesco. Actress: Dora Nelson. From 1923 when she played the lead in Louis Verneuil's "Ma cousine de Varsovie" to 1978 when she played again (and for the last time) "La Mamma", written specially for her by André Roussin, Elvire Popesco (born near Bucharest in 1894) was the undisputed queen of "Théâtre de Boulevard" (light comedies). For 55 years in a row, la Popesco was that ebullient and charming thick-accented...
Known For: Dora Nelson (Dora Nelson et Suzanne Verdier), Le bois sacré (Francine Margerie), Bargekeepers Daughter (La reine de Silistrie), Fou d'amour (Arabella)