Marpessa Dawn
Birthday: 1934-01-03
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography: 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.
Movies
Sweet Movie
The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and end...
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Black Orpheus
Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hi...
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Private Collections
Three stories. A solitary sailor falls from his boat and washes ashore on a tropical island. While s...
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The Secret of the Blue Men
An adventurer intends to seize the fabulous treasure of the Tuaregs. But when he falls in love with ...
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Africa on the Seine
This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “...
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Boubou cravate
An African diplomat who has returned to his native country after a long stay in Europe realizes that...
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Élisa
Recently released from reform school, Élisa works at Madame Irma's before moving to Paris, where her...
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Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
Nobles try desperately to cling to the crumbling aristocracy in the days following World War I. The ...
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38-24-36
The film is a rundown of the songs sung by the stars of the time, chained to various shows such as s...
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Womaneater
A mad scientist captures women and feeds them to a flesh-eating tree, which in turn gives him a seru...
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