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Marpessa Dawn

Biography

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.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

34 releases · 7 albums · active 1959–2014

  • Other credits · 21
  • Performance · 17

Frequent collaborators

  • Breno Mello
  • Antonio Carlos Jobin

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