Eleni Andros Cooper
| Eleni Cooper | |||||||||||||
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| Guiding Light character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by |
Melina Kanakaredes (1991–1995) Wendy Kaplan (Temp.1994–1995) Jennifer Roszell (1995–2000, 2001–2002, 2008-2009) | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | April 19, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | September 18, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||||
| Aliases |
Eleni Spaulding (first marriage name) Eleni Cooper (second marriage name) | ||||||||||||
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Eleni Cooper (née Andros; previously Spaulding) is a fictional character on the soap opera Guiding Light. She was originally portrayed by actress Melina Kanakaredes from April 19, 1991 to March 1, 1995. She was temporarily replaced by actress Wendy Kaplan from December 1994 to January 1995 on a recurring basis. She was currently being portrayed by Jennifer Roszell from March 6, 1995 to Spring 2000, Dec 2001 to Spring 2002 and December 2008 until the show's finale in September 2009.
History
Eleni is the ex-wife of Alan-Michael Spaulding and Frank Cooper and mother to Marina Cooper. She came to Springfield in 1991 with Stavros Kouperakis and was without a green card so she was looking to get married to she could stay. She fell in love and married the wealthy Spaulding heir, Alan-Michael in 1991, but soon when she had an affair with Frank Cooper, she found herself pregnant. Believing the baby was Alan-Michael's, Eleni stayed with him. But when the truth was reveled she divorced Alan-Michael and married Frank the following year. She'd also give birth to a daughter Marina Nadine Cooper. Frank, Eleni, and Marina would remain a family until late 1999 when Eleni grew fed up with her life style and left Springfield in early 2000 for unknown parts. She returned the following year and parted ways, divorcing Frank to live abroad with Marina. Marina would return in the future as an adult. Eleni returned to Springfield in 2008, permanently being support to her daughter Marina, her husband, A.C Mallet, and others in Springfield.