Marpessa Dawn
Acting Born Jan 3, 1934 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 15 credits
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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Full filmography
- At Theatre Tonight (1966) as Chérie
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Discorama (1959) as Self
- Black Orpheus (1959) as Eurydice
- Sweet Movie (1974) as Mama Communa
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Felicia Chinik
- Private Collections (1979) as a siren
- Chérie Noire (1966) as Chérie
- Élisa (1957) as Negress
- Womaneater (1958) as Native Girl
- Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (1970) as Marie
- 38-24-36 (1963) as Self
- The Secret of the Blue Men (1961) as Malika
- Boubou cravate (1972)
- Africa on the Seine (1955)