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.

Acted Movies

Sweet Movie (1974)

Director: Dušan Makavejev

Writers: Martin Malina,

Cast: Anna Prucnal, Carole Laure, Don Arioli, Jane Mallett, John Vernon, Marpessa Dawn, Otto Muehl, Pierre Clémenti, Roy Callender, Sami Frey,

Black Orpheus (1959)

Director: Marcel Camus

Writers: Jacques Viot,

Cast: Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Alexandre Constantino, Aurino Cassiano, Breno Mello, Jorge Dos Santos, Léa Garcia, Lourdes de Oliveira, Maria Alice, Marpessa Dawn, Waldetar De Souza,