Carmen Miranda
Known for Acting
Born
February 9, 1909
Died
August 5, 1955 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Also Known As
Maria 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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