People
Marpessa Dawn
- Name: Marpessa Dawn
- Birthday: 1934-01-03
- Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Popularity: 0.057
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Private Collections as a siren | 1979-06-27 |
| Sweet Movie as Mama Communa | 1974-06-12 |
| Boubou cravate | 1972-01-02 |
| Le Bal du comte d'Orgel as Marie | 1970-06-30 |
| Chérie Noire as Chérie | 1966-10-27 |
| 38-24-36 as Self | 1963-03-31 |
| The Secret of the Blue Men as Malika | 1961-08-11 |
| Black Orpheus as Eurydice | 1959-06-12 |
| Womaneater as Native Girl | 1958-04-01 |
| Élisa as Negress | 1957-03-08 |
| Africa on the Seine | 1955-01-02 |
