Eleni Andros Cooper
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 temporary replaced by actress Wendy Kaplan from late 1994 to January 1995. She is currently being portrayed by Jennifer Roszell from 1995-2000, Dec 2001 to Spring 2002 and December 2008.
History
Eleni is the ex-wives 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 wedding 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 reveiled she divorced Alan-Michael and married Frank the following year. She'd also give birth to a daughter Marine Nadine Cooper. Frank, Eleni, and Marina would remain a family until Eleni grew fed up with her life style and left Springfield in 2000 for unknown parts. She returned the following year and parted ways divorcing Frank to live abroad with Marine. Marina would return in the future as an adult.