Highest rated movie: Black Orpheus (1959)
Lowest rated movie: Sweet Movie (1974)
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Looking for reviews of Marpessa Dawn movies? Cinafilm has a total of 307 reviews across 2 movies.
Movies starring Marpessa Dawn have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 67%.
Black Orpheus - released in 1959 - is Marpessa Dawn's highest rated movie, with a score of 77% based on 188 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Marpessa Dawn is Sweet Movie - released in 1974 - with a score of 58% based on 119 reviews.
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.
Marpessa Dawn has acted in films with John Vernon, Roland Topor, Sami Frey and Carole Laure.
Marpessa Dawn has worked with these film directors: Marcel Camus and Dušan Makavejev.
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