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Marpessa Dawn
ActingBORN: 1934-01-03Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Top Filmography
7.0
Black Orpheus
1959 // MOVIE
5.3
Sweet Movie
1974 // MOVIE
5.9
Private Collections
1979 // MOVIE
4.4
Womaneater
1958 // MOVIE
5.4
Africa on the Seine
1955 // MOVIE
5.0
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
1970 // MOVIE
6.7
At Theatre Tonight
1966 // TV
8.0
Cinépanorama
1956 // TV
0.0
The Secret of the Blue Men
1961 // MOVIE
0.0
Boubou cravate
1972 // MOVIE
0.0
Élisa
1957 // MOVIE
0.0
38-24-36
1963 // MOVIE
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Chérie Noire
1966 // MOVIE
0.0
Discorama
1959 // TV