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! III
That's Entertainment!
Doll Face
Naked Eye
Copacabana
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Springtime in the Rockies
A Date with Judy
Showbiz Goes to War
Vito

Top Movie Credits

That's Entertainment! III (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doll Face Chita Chula
Naked Eye Self (archive footage)
Copacabana Carmen Novarro / Mlle. Fifi
A Date with Judy Rosita Cochellas
Showbiz Goes to War (archive footage)
Vito Self (archive)