Elvire Popesco

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Elvire Popesco (1894-1993) was a French actress of Romanian origin. In the twenties she went to Paris, where she conquered the stages with her comic talent and heavy accent. In the thirties she became a popular film star, who worked with such great directors as Julien Duvivier, Abel Gance, Sacha Guitry, and Marc Allégret.