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Carmen Miranda
Acting
Born: February 9, 1909
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
Doll Face
as Chita Chula
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
as Carmelita Castinha
That Night in Rio
as Carmen
The Gang's All Here
as Dorita
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
A Date with Judy
as Rosita Cochellas
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Marina Rodrigues
It's All True
as Self
