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Carmen Miranda

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

February 9, 1909(46)

Day of Death

August 5, 1955

Place of Birth

Marco de Canaveses, Portugal

Also Known As

Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha

Carmen Miranda

Acting

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

Filmography