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Marpessa Dawn

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Marpessa Dawn

Marpessa Dawn (January 3, 1934 – August 25, 2008), 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.

Infobox

Born
(1934-01-03)January 3, 1934Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
August 25, 2008(2008-08-25) (aged 74)Paris, France
Other names
Gypsy Marpessa Dawn Menor
Occupation(s)
Actress, singer, dancer
Years active
1955–1995
Spouse(s)
Marcel Camus (divorced)Georges-Eric Vander-Elst
Occupations
Actress, singer, dancer

Tables

· Filmography
1957
Role(s)
La négresse
1958
Role(s)
Native Sacrifice Girl
1959
Role(s)
Eurydice
1961
El secreto de los hombres azules
Role(s)
Malika
1963
Canzoni nel mondo
Role(s)
Herself
1966
Au théâtre ce soir
Role(s)
French theater
Notes
Episode: "Cherie Noire"
1970
Role(s)
Marie
1971
Traîté du rossignol
Role(s)
La femme du train
1973
Bel ordure
Role(s)
La prostituée aux jouets
1974
Role(s)
Mama Communa
1995
Sept En Attente
Notes
(final film role)
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1957
Élisa
La négresse
1958
The Woman Eater
Native Sacrifice Girl
1959
Black Orpheus
Eurydice
1961
El secreto de los hombres azules
Malika
1963
Canzoni nel mondo
Herself
1966
Au théâtre ce soir
French theater
Episode: "Cherie Noire"
1970
Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel
Marie
1971
Traîté du rossignol
La femme du train
1973
Bel ordure
La prostituée aux jouets
1974
Sweet Movie
Mama Communa
1995
Sept En Attente
(final film role)

References

  1. Dean, Loomis, "America's Dawn Comes Up in France", Life, March 14, 1960, p. 57.
    https://books.google.com/books?id=blUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57
  2. Ebony 15, November 1959, p. 85.
  3. Jane Margaret Laight, IMDb Mini Biography.
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206026/bio
  4. Black Orpheus
    http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3471/year/1959.html
  5. oscars.org
    http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1960
  6. Tia Williams, "Great Beauty - Vintage Vamp: 'Black Orpheus' Star Marpessa Dawn", Essence, August 21, 2011.
    https://www.essence.com/2011/08/21/black-orpheus-marpessa-dawn/
  7. Behn Cervantes, "Filipino blood ran in Marpessa Dawn’s multiracial roots" Archived April 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
    http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100409-263268/Filipino-blood-ran-in-Marpessa-Dawns-multiracial-roots
  8. Dennis Hevesi, "Marpessa Dawn, Eurydice in the Film 'Black Orpheus', Dies at 74", The New York Times, September 26, 2008
    https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/movies/27dawn.html
  9. Frank Gray, Obituary of Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello, The Guardian, 29 October 2008.
    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/oct/29/theatre
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