Adela Elena Popescu (born 8 October 1986 in
Șușani
Șușani is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to ...
,
Vâlcea County
Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county (județ) that lies in south-central Romania. Located in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt (river), Olt River), it i ...
) is a
Romania
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n actress and singer.
Popescu is notable for being among the original cast in the first Romanian
soap opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...
, ''Numai Iubirea'' (Only Love), where she was paired with actor
Dan Bordeianu
Dan Bordeianu (; born 23 October 1975) is a Romanian actor and occasional singer, mostly known for his parts in telenovelas.
Career
His first part came when he was 11, in the movie "Promisiuni", starring Mircea Diaconu and Ion Caramitru
...
. In 2010 she met her future husband, actor and TV presenter
Radu Valcan.
In 2014 Popescu participated in the ALS
Ice Bucket Challenge
The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, is an activity involving the pouring of a bucket of ice water over a person's head, either by another person or self-administered, to promote awareness of the disease amyo ...
to raise public awareness of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States—Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, Terminal illness, terminal neurodegenerative disease, neurodegenerative disorder that results i ...
, a fatal disease of the
motor neuron
A motor neuron (or motoneuron), also known as efferent neuron is a neuron whose cell body is located in the motor cortex, brainstem or the spinal cord, and whose axon (fiber) projects to the spinal cord or outside of the spinal cord to directly o ...
s.
Works
Television
* My Little Ponny : The Movie (Romanian version)
*2014 — "O Nouă Viață" (A New Life), Raluca Dumitrescu
*2011–2013 — "
Pariu Cu Viața" (Bet With Life), Raluca Dumitrescu
*2010–2011 — '"Iubire & Onoare" (Love and Honor), Carmen Florescu
*2010 — "
Dansez pentru tine" (Dancing with the stars), won 2nd place
*2009–2010 — "Aniela"(Aniela), Aniela Elefterios
*2008–2009 — "Îngeraşii" (Little angels), Lia Damian
*2007–2008 — "Razboiul sexelor" (The battle of the sexes)
*2006–2007 — "Iubire ca în filme" (Living a movie romance), Ioana Ionescu
*2005–2006 — "Lacrimi de iubire" (Tears of love), Alexandra Mateescu
*2004–2005 — "Numai iubirea" (Only Love), Alina Damaschin
*2002–2003 — "In familie" (All in the family), Anca Ionescu
Music
*2010 – "Aniela"
*2009 – "Weekend"
*2008 – "O 9 zi in al 9lea cer" (9th Heaven)
*2008 — "Raspunsul meu" (My answer)
*2008– "Ingerasii" (Little Angels)
*2006 — "Iubire ca în filme" (Living a movie romance)
*2005 — "Lacrimi de iubire" (Tears of love)
References
External links
*
1986 births
Living people
Romanian television actresses
Romanian soap opera actresses
21st-century Romanian singers
21st-century Romanian actresses
People from Vâlcea County
21st-century Romanian women singers
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