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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.[1][2]

Eugenia Paul
Born	Eugenia Popoff March 3, 1935 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Died	May 24, 2010, aged 75 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress dancer
Spouse(s)	Robert Strauss

Biography

Paul was born Eugenia Popoff in Dearborn, Michigan, of Russian heritage.[1][3] 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.[1]

Paul danced in lead roles on screen. She also studied ballet with Bronislava Nijinska and drama and acting under Michael Chekhov.[1] Paul departed Warner Bros. and signed with 20th Century Fox as an actor in 1955.[1]

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).[1][2]

Paul's film credits including Lost in Alaska, Man on the Prowl, Apache Warrior and The Ten Commandments.[1] Her last feature film role was in the western Gunfighters of Abilene in 1960.[1]

Private life

Paul met her husband, Pep Boys heir Robert Strauss, at a Hollywood Bowl party.The couple married and Paul quit professional show business soon after her marriage. They remained married for 52 years, until her death in 2010.[1]

Death

Paul died of complications of edema[4] on May 24, 2010, at Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, at the age of 75.[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	Jivaro	Native Bit
1954	The Adventures of Hajji Baba	Shireen	Uncredited
1956	The Revolt of Mamie Stover	Minor Role	Uncredited
1956	Bigger Than Life	Saleslady	Uncredited
1956	The Ten Commandments	Hebrew Girl at Sphinx	Uncredited
1957	Apache Warrior	Liwana
1957	The Disembodied	Mara, wife of Suba
1957	Man on the Prowl	Dorothy Pierce
1959	Gunfighters of Abilene	Raquel Torena	(final film role)

References

External links

• Eugenia Paul at Find a Grave
• Eugenia Paul at IMDb

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