Although, she lacked a clear pronounciation of the Greek language, she even starred in the musical 'Irma La Douce', with great success.
Dated Dimitris Horn [1953 - 1958]
Discovered and groomed for stardom actress Vera Krouska, a beautiful blonde dancer - turned-actress.
Ellie lost some of her sisters from cancer, one from a road accident, and only one sister of her family survived after her death, the ironically named Antigone, after the tragic heroine.
Ellie's biography by Freddie Germanos became a best seller 13 years after her death.
Ellie's last theatre performace was as Sarah, in the play Kids of a lesser God, where she performed a mute young woman. In reality, Ellie had lost her voice because of cancer, few months earlier, and she died of the same disease few months after this performance.