Carmen Miranda

Born: 1909-02-09

Birthplace: Marco de Canaveses, Portugal

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

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! III
Nancy Goes to Rio
Showbiz Goes to War
That Night in Rio
Scared Stiff
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
A Date with Judy
Springtime in the Rockies
Vito

Top Movie Credits

That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III (archive footage)
Nancy Goes to Rio Marina Rodrigues
Showbiz Goes to War (archive footage)
Scared Stiff Carmelita Castinha
A Date with Judy Rosita Cochellas
Vito Self (archive)