Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda

Acting

February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955 (aged 46)

Marco de Canaveses, Portugal

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.

Filmography

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Movie
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas2026 · Dorita (archive footage) (uncredited)
3 Obás de Xangô
Movie
3 Obás de Xangô2025 · Self (archive footage)
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
Movie
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi2024 · Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Movie
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story2024 · Self (archive footage)
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
Movie
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos2024 · Self (archive footage)
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
Movie
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando2020 · Self (archive footage)
Dê Lembranças a Todos
Movie
Dê Lembranças a Todos2018 · Self (archive footage)
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
Movie
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca2014 · Self (archive footage)
Naked Eye
Movie
Naked Eye2014 · Self (archive footage)
Vito
Movie
Vito2011 · Self (archive)
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Movie
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star2007 · Self (archive footage)
Legends
★ 6.9Series
Legends2006 · Self (archive footage)
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Movie
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema2002
Aurora Miranda - A Irmã Notável de Carmen
Movie
Aurora Miranda - A Irmã Notável de Carmen2002
It's All Brazil
Movie
It's All Brazil1997 · Self (archive footage)
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional1997 · Self
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Movie
Bahia de Todos os Sambas1996 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Movie
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business1995 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Movie
That's Entertainment! III1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's All True
Movie
It's All True1993 · Self
A Embaixatriz do Samba
Movie
A Embaixatriz do Samba1991 · Self
Showbiz Goes to War
Movie
Showbiz Goes to War1982 · (archive footage)
Mulheres de Cinema
Movie
Mulheres de Cinema1978 · Self (archive footage)
Salsa
Movie
Salsa1976 · (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Movie
Hooray for Hollywood1976 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
Movie
That's Entertainment!1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Movie
Brasileiros em Hollywood1970 · Self (archive footage)
Carmen Miranda
Movie
Carmen Miranda1969 · Self
Isto é Lamartine
Movie
Isto é Lamartine1969
The Jimmy Durante Show
Series
The Jimmy Durante Show1954 · Self
Scared Stiff
Movie
Scared Stiff1953 · Carmelita Castinha
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · Self
Nancy Goes to Rio
Movie
Nancy Goes to Rio1950 · Marina Rodrigues
What's My Line?
Series
What's My Line?1950 · Self
A Date with Judy
Movie
A Date with Judy1948 · Rosita Cochellas
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · Self
Copacabana
Movie
Copacabana1947 · Carmen Novarro / Mlle. Fifi
If I'm Lucky
Movie
If I'm Lucky1946 · Michelle O'Toole
Doll Face
Movie
Doll Face1945 · Chita Chula
The All-Star Bond Rally
Movie
The All-Star Bond Rally1945 · Self - Pinup Girl
Greenwich Village
Movie
Greenwich Village1944