Marpessa Dawn

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Marpessa Dawn

Born 1934-01-03 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 11 films

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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Filmography

11 films
Sweet Movie poster

The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and en…

Sweet Movie

★ 5.3 1974

Boubou cravate poster

An African diplomat who has returned to his native country after a long stay in Europe realizes tha…

Boubou cravate

★ 0.0 1972

38-24-36 poster

The film is a rundown of the songs sung by the stars of the time, chained to various shows such as…

38-24-36

★ 8.0 1963

Black Orpheus poster

Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a h…

Black Orpheus

★ 7.0 1959

Womaneater poster

A mad scientist captures women and feeds them to a flesh-eating tree, which in turn gives him a ser…

Womaneater

★ 4.6 1958

Élisa poster

Recently released from reform school, Élisa works at Madame Irma's before moving to Paris, where he…

Élisa

★ 8.0 1957