Carmen Miranda

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Female

Birthday

1909-02-09

Day of death

1955-08-05 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Marco de Canaveses, Portugal

Carmen Miranda

Biography

Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha GOIH • OMC (Marco de Canaveses, February 9, 1909 – Beverly Hills, August 5, 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress who attained fame in Brazil and the US in the 1930s. Best known to American audiences as "the lady in the tutti-frutti hat" due to her signature headdresses made of fruits, she was the first South American honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Known For

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Down Argentine Way

    Down Argentine Way

  • Springtime in the Rockies

    Springtime in the Rockies

  • Bahia de Todos os Sambas

    Bahia de Todos os Sambas

  • It's All Brazil

    It's All Brazil

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • Mulheres de Cinema

    Mulheres de Cinema

  • Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

    Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

  • Four Jills in a Jeep

    Four Jills in a Jeep

  • A Embaixatriz do Samba

    A Embaixatriz do Samba

  • The Jimmy Durante Show

    The Jimmy Durante Show

  • The All-Star Bond Rally

    The All-Star Bond Rally

  • The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

    The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

  • Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

    Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

  • Scared Stiff

    Scared Stiff

  • Doll Face

    Doll Face

  • It's All True

    It's All True

  • 3 Obás de Xangô

    3 Obás de Xangô

  • Something for the Boys

    Something for the Boys

  • Greenwich Village

    Greenwich Village

  • Naked Eye

    Naked Eye

  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

  • If I'm Lucky

    If I'm Lucky

  • Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

    Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

  • A Date with Judy

    A Date with Judy

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

    Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's All Here

  • Salsa

    Salsa

  • Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

    Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

  • Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos

    Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos

  • Week-End in Havana

    Week-End in Havana

  • Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

  • Nancy Goes to Rio

    Nancy Goes to Rio

  • Copacabana

    Copacabana

  • Dê Lembranças a Todos

    Dê Lembranças a Todos

  • That Night in Rio

    That Night in Rio

  • Hello, Hello, Brazil!

    Hello, Hello, Brazil!

  • Carmen Miranda

    Carmen Miranda

  • Isto é Lamartine

    Isto é Lamartine

  • Banana-da-Terra

    Banana-da-Terra

  • Estudantes

    Estudantes

  • Alô Alô Carnaval

    Alô Alô Carnaval

  • A voz do Carnaval

    A voz do Carnaval

  • Steps of Life

    Steps of Life