Marpessa Dawn
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Marpessa Dawn 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, Brazil
ian actor Breno Mello
, died just 42 days apart in 2008, both from heart attacks.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
of African-American and Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
heritage, she is best-remembered for her role as "Eurydice" in the film Black Orpheus
Black Orpheus
Black Orpheus is a 1959 film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus. It is based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes, which is an adaptation of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, setting it in the modern context of a favela in Rio de Janeiro during the Carnaval...
.
She and her fellow lead from that film, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian actor Breno Mello
Breno Mello
Breno Mello was an athlete and actor.He was born in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, a state of Southern Brazil. In the beginning of his career, Breno Mello was a soccer player. He played soccer in Gremio and Fluminense, where he met Pelé...
, died just 42 days apart in 2008, both from heart attacks.
Filmography
- The Woman Eater - Native Sacrifice Girl (1957)
- Black Orpheus - Eurydice (1959)
- Soy Cuba - Maria (1964)
- Cherie Noire (1966) (French theater)
- Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel - Marie (1970)
- Sweet MovieSweet MovieSweet Movie is a film by the Yugoslavian director Dušan Makavejev. The film follows two women: a Canadian beauty queen, who represents a modern commodity culture, and a captain aboard a ship laden with candy and sugar, who is a failed communist revolutionary. Director of photography is Pierre Lhomme...
- Mama Communa (1974) - Vinicius - Herself
- Sept En Attente (1996)