Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda

Known forActing

GenderFemale

BirthdayTue Feb 09 1909

DeathdayFri Aug 05 1955

Place of birthMarco de Canaveses, Portugal

Also known asMaria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha

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.

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