Marpessa Dawn
January 3, 1934 (90 years old) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Credits
- 1979 · Private Collections as a siren
- 1974 · Sweet Movie as Mama Communa
- 1972 · Boubou cravate as
- 1970 · Le Bal du comte d'Orgel as Marie
- 1966 · Chérie Noire as Chérie
- 1966 · At Theatre Tonight as Chérie
- 1963 · 38-24-36 as Self
- 1961 · The Secret of the Blue Men as Malika
- 1959 · Black Orpheus as Eurydice
- 1959 · Discorama as Self
- 1958 · Womaneater as Native Girl
- 1957 · Élisa as Negress
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1955 · Africa on the Seine as