Marpessa Dawn

Biography

Born in Pittsburgh, Marpessa Dawn moved to England as a teenager and started acting in small roles in television; upon moving to France, she danced and sang in nightclubs while at times working as a governess before getting her big break as "Eurydice" in "Black Orpheus".

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 16 years1958 to 1974

Every film, newest first

1974Sweet MovieIMDb rating 5.9
1959Black OrpheusIMDb rating 7.4
1958WomaneaterIMDb rating 4.6

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Marpessa Dawn movies on Netflix

Sweet Movie1974IMDb rating 5.9as Mama Communa
Black Orpheus1959IMDb rating 7.4as Eurydice
Womaneater1958IMDb rating 4.6as Native Girl

Worked with

Marpessa Dawn made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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George Coulouris

John Vernon

Robin Gammell

Sami Frey

Pierre Clémenti

Marie Devereux

Marcel CamusDirector, 1 film Dusan MakavejevDirector, 1 film Charles SaundersDirector, 1 film

Films together

George Coulouris1 film together, 1958
George Coulouris's page
- Womaneater1958IMDb rating 4.6Dawn as Native GirlCoulouris as Dr. James Moran
John Vernon1 film together, 1974
John Vernon's page
- Sweet Movie1974IMDb rating 5.9Dawn as Mama CommunaVernon as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
Robin Gammell1 film together, 1974
Robin Gammell's page
- Sweet Movie1974IMDb rating 5.9Dawn as Mama Communa
Sami Frey1 film together, 1974
Sami Frey's page
- Sweet Movie1974IMDb rating 5.9Dawn as Mama CommunaFrey as El Macho
Pierre Clémenti1 film together, 1974
Pierre Clémenti's page
- Sweet Movie1974IMDb rating 5.9Dawn as Mama CommunaClémenti as Potemkin Sailor
Marie Devereux1 film together, 1958
Marie Devereux's page
- Womaneater1958IMDb rating 4.6Dawn as Native GirlDevereux as Prostitute
Marcel CamusDirector, 1 film, 1959
- Black Orpheus1959IMDb rating 7.4Dawn as Eurydice
Dusan MakavejevDirector, 1 film, 1974
All films by Dusan Makavejev
- Sweet Movie1974IMDb rating 5.9Dawn as Mama Communa
Charles SaundersDirector, 1 film, 1958
All films by Charles Saunders
- Womaneater1958IMDb rating 4.6Dawn as Native Girl

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Official profiles and reference pages.

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