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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).
Actress: Black Orpheus. Born in Pittsburgh, Marpessa Dawn moved to England as a teenager and started acting in small roles in television; upon moving to France, she danced and sang in nightclubs while at times working as a governess before getting her big break as "Eurydice" in "Black Orpheus".
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 was...
Actress: Black Orpheus. Born in Pittsburgh, Marpessa Dawn moved to England as a teenager and started acting in small roles in television; upon moving to France, she danced and sang in nightclubs while at times working as a governess before getting her big break as "Eurydice" in "Black Orpheus".
Oct 23, 2018 · Dawn, also known as Gypsy Marpessa Dawn Menor was an African-American and Filipino actress, singer and dancer who migrated to France and is best known for her role in the movie, Black Orpheus....
Mar 5, 2020 · If you've heard of Marpessa Dawn, it's likely because of her role as Eurydice in the 1959 Brazilian film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), which received the Cannes Palmes d'Or award in 1959 and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1960.
Sep 29, 2008 · Marpessa Dawn, the Pennsylvania-born actress who played the doomed Eurydice in the classic Brazilian movie “Black Orpheus,” died Aug. 25 of a heart attack at her home near Paris, the New...
Nov 10, 2008 · Marpessa Dawn, who was briefly famous as Eurydice, the exotic and mysterious female lead in the 1958 Academy award-winning film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), has died in Paris. She was 74.
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.
Marpessa Dawn. Actress. 3 January 1934 to 24 August 2008. Cast by her director husband Marcel Camus as Eurydice in Orfeu Negro (1958), Dawn was lauded for her performance but never saw her acting career reach such heights again.
