Carmen Miranda
Birth date
February 9, 1909
Death date
August 5, 1955
Place of birth
Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Profession
Acting
Age
46 years
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.
Also known as
Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha
