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    Marpessa Dawn

    1934-01-03 (90 years old) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    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

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    Private Collections
    50 %|Jun 27, 1979
    Drama, Romance
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    Sweet Movie
    53 %|Jun 12, 1974
    Comedy
    actor
    Boubou cravate
    0 %|Jan 2, 1972
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
    50 %|Jun 30, 1970
    Drama
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    Chérie Noire
    0 %|Oct 27, 1966
    Comedy
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    38-24-36
    0 %|Mar 31, 1963
    Music
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    The Secret of the Blue Men
    0 %|Aug 11, 1961
    Adventure
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    Black Orpheus
    70.05 %|Jun 12, 1959
    Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
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    Womaneater
    42 %|Apr 1, 1958
    Horror, Science Fiction
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    Élisa
    0 %|Mar 8, 1957
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    Africa on the Seine
    54 %|Jan 2, 1955
    Documentary

    Series

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    At Theatre Tonight
    75 %|Jul 21, 1966
    Comedy, Drama
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    Discorama
    0 %|Feb 4, 1959
    Talk
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    Cinépanorama
    80 %|Feb 4, 1956
    Documentary, Family, Talk