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Marpessa Dawn‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1934-01-03

Popularity

star3.1

Marpessa Dawn

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Marpessa Dawn

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1934-01-03

Popularity

star3.1

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.

Movie Credits

Sweet Movie

Sweet Movie‌
star5.3
calendar 1974

Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Private Collections

Private Collections‌
star5.2
calendar 1979

The Secret of the Blue Men

The Secret of the Blue Men‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Africa on the Seine

Africa on the Seine‌
star5.4
calendar 1955

Boubou cravate

Boubou cravate‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Élisa

Élisa‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Le Bal du comte d'Orgel

Le Bal du comte d'Orgel‌
star5.0
calendar 1970

38-24-36

38-24-36‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

Chérie Noire

Chérie Noire‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Womaneater

Womaneater‌
star4.2
calendar 1958

Tv Credits

At Theatre Tonight

At Theatre Tonight‌
star7.5
calendar 1966

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama‌
star8.0
calendar 1956

Discorama

Discorama‌
star0.0
calendar 1959