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Marpessa Dawn
Acting

Marpessa Dawn
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1934-01-03,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Marpessa Dawn (January 3, 1934 — August 25, 2008), also known as Gypsy Marpessa Dawn Menor was an American-born French actress, singer, and dancer. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of African-American and Filipino heritage, she is best-remembered for her role as "Eurydice" in the film Black Orpheus. She and her fellow lead from that film, Brazilian actor Breno Mello, died just 42 days apart in 2008, both from heart attacks.

Filmography

5.3

Sweet Movie
1974-06-12

7.002

Black Orpheus
1959-06-12

Private Collections

6

Private Collections
1979-06-27

The Secret of the Blue Men

10

The Secret of the Blue Men
1961-08-11

Africa on the Seine

5.4

Africa on the Seine
1955-01-02

0

Boubou cravate
1972-01-02

8

Élisa
1957-03-08

Le Bal du comte d'Orgel

5.75

Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
1970-06-30

8

38-24-36
1963-03-31

0

Chérie Noire
1966-10-27

4.565

Womaneater
1958-04-01

At Theatre Tonight

7

At Theatre Tonight
1966-07-21

8.667

Cinépanorama
1956-02-04

8

Discorama
1959-02-04

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08