Eufrosina Popescu (October 20, 1821, Bucharest–1900, Fetești) was a Wallachian, later Romanian stage actor. She belonged to the first generation of professional actors in Romania. A native of

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, her parents were the ''

boyar A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the Feudalism, feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria, Russian nobility, Russia, Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia, Wallachia and ...

'' Vlasto and his wife Maria. At the age of sixteen, she married the army officer Theodor Popescu.Teodor Bălan, ''Istoria teatrului românesc în Bucovina'', p. 97. Editura Academiei Române, 2005, She studied music and acting at '' Societatea filarmonică'', the first dramatic school in Romania, established by Costache Aristia, the pioneer and founder of the Romanian theater, in 1833. Alongside Costache Caragiale, she belonged to the first generation of professional actors educated there, and active in Romania. She performed parts within the Romanian drama of Vasile Alecsandri, V.A. Urechia,

Gheorghe Sion Gheorghe Sion (May 22, 1822 – October 1, 1892) was a Moldavian, later Romanian poet, playwright, translator and memoirist. He was born in Mamornița to ''paharnic'' (royal cup-bearer) Ioniță Sion and his wife Eufrosina (''née'' Schina), the ...

and Alexandru Macedonski, as well as classical international plays. Under the name ''Eufrosina Marcolini'', she also toured Europe, especially Italy, where she became quite popular. After the 1859

Union of the Principalities The unification of Moldavia and Wallachia ( ro, Unirea Moldovei și Țării Românești), also known as the unification of the Romanian Principalities ( ro, Unirea Principatelor Române, link=no) or as the Little Union ( ro, Mica Unire, link=no) ...

, she returned home. There, she appeared on stage, successively, with Mihail Pascaly and

Matei Millo Matei Millo (; November 24/25, 1814 – September 9, 1896) was a Moldavian, later Romanian stage actor and playwright. Born in Stolniceni-Prăjescu, Iași County, his grandfather was the poet Matei Milu; his parents were Vasile Millo and Zamfira ...

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* , Dicționar Enciclopedic Român, Editura Politică, București, 1962–1964 * , Dicţionar Enciclopedic Român, Editura Politică, București, 1962–1964 * Enciclopedia Minerva, Cluj, 1929 * Predescu, Lucian – Enciclopedia României. Cugetarea, Editura Saeculum, București, 1999 {{DEFAULTSORT:Popescu, Eufrosina 1821 births 1900 deaths Romanian stage actresses 19th-century Romanian actresses