Marpessa Dawn
Birthday
1934/01/03
Day of death
2008/08/25 (74 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(1974) Sweet Movie
as Mama Communa
(1959) Black Orpheus
as Eurydice
(1979) Private Collections
as a siren
(1961) The Secret of the Blue Men
as Malika
(1955) Africa on the Seine
as ---
(1972) Boubou cravate
as ---
(1957) Élisa
as Negress
(1970) Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
as Marie
(1963) 38-24-36
as Self
(1966) Chérie Noire
as Chérie
(1958) Womaneater
as Native Girl
(1966) At Theatre Tonight
as Chérie
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self
(1959) Discorama
as Self