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.

Born:

Jan 3, 1934 In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Movie/TV Credits:

7

First Appeared:

In the movie Black Orpheus 1959-06-12

Latest Project:

Movie Private Collections 1979-06-27