Carmen Miranda

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Feb 09, 1909 (116 years old)
Death date
Aug 05, 1955

Carmen Miranda

Known For

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
1h 31m
Movie 2024

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
0h 38m
Movie 2024

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

An aspiring singer is tasked with promoting the music catalogue of his great-grandfather, the famous songwriter Jimmy McHugh, recorded by everyone from Sinatra to Lady Gaga. While licensing these songs for movies, commercials, TV and Broadway shows, the singer journeys through the magic of his great-grandfather's stellar career.

Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
1h 33m
Movie 2024

Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos

An irresistible journey through the universe of the singer and composer that revolutionized the song in Brazil and influenced generations of musicians, paving the way for movements such as Bossa Nova and Tropicália.

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.