- Graduate of the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, Bucharest
- Buried in the exclusive "Père Lachaise" cemetery Paris, France.
- Was romantically involved with writer Louis Verneuil.
- She has an entry in Jean Tulard's "Dictionnaire du Cinéma : Les Acteurs", published in Paris in May 2007 by Robert Laffont/Bouquins, page 932, ISBN: 978-2-221-10985-6.
- In 1987, Elvire Popesco received the Molière Prize for career achievement.
- In 1989, President François Mitterrand conferred upon her the Légion d'honneur.
- From 1930 to 1985, Elvire Popesco lived in a villa in Mézy-sur-Seine, Yvelines. The villa, designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens for fashion designer Paul Poiret was acquired by Popesco and remodeled in 1932 by architect Paul Boyer. It was declared a historic monument in 1984, but it has since decayed. Bought for 1.8 million French francs in 1999, it is opened occasionally to the public. It has been used as location for movies like Holy Motors.
- Together with Elena Vacarescu, Anna de Noailles, and Marthe Bibesco, Elvire Popesco is considered to be the inspiration for Henri Matisse's painting, La Blouse Roumaine (1940).
- While married to Manolescu-Strunga, she lived in a house not far from the University of Bucharest. The house, built on a 1,224 m² lot, has 22 rooms, spread over 500 m² of living area; it was put on the market in 2005 for about 2 million Euros.
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