Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
14
Gender
Female
Birthday
1934-01-03
Deathday
2008-08-25 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Marpessa Dawn
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.
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