Carmen Miranda
February 9, 1909 – 1955
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
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
What's My Line?
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Legends
2006
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
That's Entertainment!
1974
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Scared Stiff
1953
Down Argentine Way
1940
That's Entertainment! III
1994
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
A Date with Judy
1948
That Night in Rio
1941
Salsa
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
1976