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Marpessa Dawn

Birth Name: Gypsy Marpessa Menor

Birth Date: 1934-01-03

Birth Place: Redstone Township, Miner County, United States

Details

Alternate Names: Marpessa

Physical Characteristics: N/A

Career

First Appearances:

  • Africa on the Seine (1955) as

Most Important Roles:

  • Sweet Movie (1974) as Mama Communa
  • Black Orpheus (1959) as Eurydice
  • Private Collections (1979) as a siren
  • The Secret of the Blue Men (1961) as Malika
  • Africa on the Seine (1955) as
  • Boubou cravate (1972) as
  • Élisa (1957) as Negress
  • Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (1970) as Marie
  • 38-24-36 (1963) as Self
  • Chérie Noire (1966) as Chérie

Career Highlights:

  • Sweet Movie (1974)
  • Black Orpheus (1959)
  • Private Collections (1979)
  • The Secret of the Blue Men (1961)
  • Africa on the Seine (1955)
  • Boubou cravate (1972)
  • Élisa (1957)
  • Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (1970)
  • 38-24-36 (1963)
  • Chérie Noire (1966)

Full 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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