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Marpessa Dawn (January 3, 1934 – August 25, 2008), also known as Gypsy Marpessa Dawn Menor, was an American-French actress, as well as a singer and dancer. She is best remembered for her role in the film Black Orpheus (1959).
Marpessa Dawn (1934-2008) was an American-born French actress, singer and dancer who starred in "Black Orpheus" and other films. IMDb provides her biography, filmography, photos, videos and personal details.
- January 1, 1
- Redstone Township, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- Paris, France
Jul 25, 2020 · Marpessa DAWN, the heroine of the 1959 film Black Orpheus, sings a Brazilian song accompanied by a group (unidentified) from the Ina.fr archive.
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Jan 1, 2021 · An excerpt from the Criterion Collection DVD of Black Orpheus
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- Love & Samba 💙 Brazilian Music
Marpessa Dawn was an American actress who starred as Eurydice in Black Orpheus, a 1959 French film adaptation of the Greek myth. She was born in Pittsburgh, moved to England and France, and had five children and four grandchildren.
- January 3, 1934
- August 25, 2008
Oct 23, 2018 · Marpessa Dawn was a triple threat of the entertainment industry who migrated to France and starred in the film Black Orpheus. She also appeared in plays, TV shows and magazines, and had a brief marriage to director Marcel Camus.
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Sep 27, 2008 · Marpessa Dawn, who played the beautiful, melancholic and doomed Eurydice in the classic 1959 Brazilian movie “Black Orpheus,” died on Aug. 25 at her home in Paris. She was 74. The cause...
