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Marpessa Dawn

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French actress, singer, and dancer (1934-2008)

United StatesActorsLived 1934 to 2008 · aged 74
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Marpessa Dawn, 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) by Marcel Camus.

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Dawn and Breno Mello in Black Orpheus (1959) (Brazilian National Archives).Dawn and Breno Mello in Black Orpheus (1959) (Brazilian National Archives).The tomb of Marpessa Dawn in Père Lachaise CemeteryThe tomb of Marpessa Dawn in Père Lachaise Cemetery

Filmography 11

Black Orpheus1959 · ★ 7.0
Sweet Movie1974 · ★ 5.3
Private Collections1979
Womaneater1958
Africa on the Seine1955
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel1970
38-24-361963
Élisa1957
The Secret of the Blue Men1961
Boubou cravate1972
Chérie Noire1966

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Television 4

Cinépanorama1956
At Theatre Tonight1966
Discorama1959
Armchair Theatre1956

In their orbit 1

Connected to Marpessa 5

Claude GensacAlso in Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (1970)Sami FreyAlso in Sweet Movie (1974)Odile VersoisAlso in The Secret of the Blue Men (1961)Jūzō ItamiAlso in Private Collections (1979)Fernand SardouAlso in Élisa (1957)

Actors from United States 1

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2008 · aged 74
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17 languages

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