Marpessa Dawn....The Halle Berry of the 50s

[Dr. Narcisse]

She has very pretty eyes

She did

Wow, her and Halle are more alike than we thought as far as liking wm goes.

Why were so many beautiful black actresses with wm back then? Does anyone have that context about those marriages?

Pretty much what others have said. Know her first big break in film.....the director was who she married. She moved to Europe in her teens so there was still a different vibe there as well. Quincy Jones should have locked her down for the culture

 

[broller]

Dayum

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

She was bad, no doubt
She kind of looks like Jessica Lucas in some pics

 

[ISO]

Brehs might be mad but this was common among actresses in that era.

The men too...

 

[ISO]

She pretty y’all gas up these old broads too much though it’s like y’all surprised beautiful women existed back then too

 

[ISO]

A way to get into the industry back than carmel

Halle biracial so i dont count her.

But the top black actresses had white husbands cause they had power and connections

Marpessa Dawn is also “biracial” she’s half Filipino.

And her acting career took off in Europe.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

The men too...

Not so much. Smashing white women yes, marrying not as common. Not until the civil rights era.

 

[Ol’Otis]

Why were so many beautiful black actresses with wm back then? Does anyone have that context about those marriages?

Career moves

But that seemed like it never helped
They also blamed the black men in the industry

 

[SheWantTheD]

Definitely pretty

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

How are you interracial dating and you can’t drink out the same fountains yet?

 

[R=G]

This is the first time I said this but I would raw and never regret

Selena

 

[Self_Born7]

Her and Her Husband

 

[I'm Blackman]

No disrespect but nah. Halle Berry is in a class of her own

She super nice.... but she aint tougher than a prime Halle Berry........

Agree. She is an amazingly beautiful women...but Halle (I admit I'm biased, I been lusting after that women since a child)

Halle forever bang bang status

 

[Cadillac]

She awwright but I edge it to Halle tho

 

[omnifax]

She mixed?

According to her wiki she is AA and Filipino.