1934-01-03 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.
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Collections privées | a siren | 1979-06-27 |
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Sweet Movie | Mama Communa | 1974-06-12 |
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Boubou cravate | 1972-01-02 | |
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Le Bal du comte d'Orgel | Marie | 1970-06-30 |
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Chérie Noire | Chérie | 1966-10-27 |
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Canzoni Nel Mondo | Self | 1963-03-31 |
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El secreto de los hombres azules | Malika | 1961-08-11 |
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Orfeu Negro | Eurydice | 1959-06-12 |
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Womaneater | Native Girl | 1958-04-01 |
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Élisa | 1957-03-08 | |
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Afrique sur Seine | 1955-01-02 |
