Marpessa Dawn

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1934-01-03

Died: 2008-08-25

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Africa on the Seine		54
2	1957	Élisa	Negress	0
3	1958	Womaneater	Native Girl	44
4	1959	Black Orpheus	Eurydice	70
5	1961	The Secret of the Blue Men	Malika	0
6	1963	38-24-36	Self	0
7	1966	Chérie Noire	Chérie	0
8	1970	Le Bal du comte d'Orgel	Marie	50
9	1972	Boubou cravate		0
10	1974	Sweet Movie	Mama Communa	53
11	1979	Private Collections	a siren	61

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1956	Cinépanorama	Self	80
2	1959	Discorama	Self	0
3	1966	At Theatre Tonight	Chérie	67

Marpessa Dawn

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