1966Nominee
Best Performance
Chérie Noire
Marpessa Dawn
Actor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
January 3, 1934
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1959Nominee
Best Performance
Black Orpheus
1974Nominee
Best Performance
Sweet Movie
Career Highlights
1979Highlight
Best Performance
Private Collections
1957Highlight
Best Performance
Élisa
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Black Orpheus
Sweet Movie
Private Collections