Biography
Eugenia Paul (born Eugenia Popoff, March 3, 1935 – May 24, 2010) was an American actress and dancer best known for her role as Elena Torres in the television series Zorro, which aired on the American television network ABC. Paul was born Eugenia Popoff in Dearborn, Michigan, of Russian heritage. She signed as a dancer with Warner Bros. when she was just 17 years old, while participating on a tour with the American Ballet Theatre and the Ballet Sketchbook television show.Paul danced in lead roles on screen. She also studied ballet with Bronislava Nijinska and drama and acting under Michael Chekhov. Paul departed Warner Bros. and signed with 20th Century Fox as an actor in 1955.Her other television credits included Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Medic, The Lone Ranger, Death Valley Days, The Adventures of Jim Bowie and the Playhouse 90 adaptation of The Great Gatsby and Sky King).Paul's film credits including Lost in Alaska, Man on the Prowl, Apache Warrior and The Ten Commandments. Her last feature film role was in the western Gunfighters of Abilene in 1960.
Filmography
all 14
TV Shows 8
Movies 6
Gunfighters of Abilene (1960)
The Great Gatsby (1958)
Man on the Prowl (1957)
26 Men (1957)
Zorro (1957)
The Thin Man (1957)
The Disembodied (1957)
Apache Warrior (1957)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1935-03-03
Deathday2010-05-24 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceDearborn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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