Carmen Miranda
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 9.468 |
| Birthday | 1909-02-09 |
| Place of Birth | Marco de Canaveses, Portugal |
| Also Known As | Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, |
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
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"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1953
Scared Stiff
6.4/40
A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated isla...
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Scared Stiff
1942
Springtime in the Rockies
6.7/12
Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner...
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Springtime in the Rockies
1940
Down Argentine Way
6/24
The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—...
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Down Argentine Way
1941
That Night in Rio
6.2/17
An entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue.
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That Night in Rio
1943
The Gang's All Here
5.8/35
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
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The Gang's All Here
1941
Week-End in Havana
6.6/9
A ship company employee, Jay Williams, is sent to Florida where one of the company cruise ships is stuck on a reef off of the coast. He obtains waiver...
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Week-End in Havana
1947
Copacabana
5.354/24
A talent agent sells his girlfriend to a nightclub – as two separate acts. The deception and constant costume changes are too much for his girl, and t...
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Copacabana
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
10/1
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the A...
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Showbiz Goes to War
1993
It's All True
7.6/16
A documentary about Orson Welles's unfinished three-part film about South America.
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It's All True
1948
A Date with Judy
6/15
Best friends Judy and Carol compete for the affection of an older man during their high school dance. As Carol tries to rekindle Judy's relationship w...
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A Date with Judy
1950
Nancy Goes to Rio
5.7/3
Mother and daughter compete over same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man.
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Nancy Goes to Rio
1945
Doll Face
4.5/11
Burlesque queen Doll Face Carroll is dismissed from an audition for a legitimate Broadway show because she lacks culture. Her boss/manager Mike decide...
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Doll Face
1946
If I'm Lucky
6.5/2
Out of work swing band maneuvers a gig working for a political campaign, by drawing in and entertaining prospective voters at rallies. The candidate i...
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If I'm Lucky
1997
It's All Brazil
6.2/4
A film essay about Brazil discovered through Orson Welles' eyes during the shooting of It's All True.
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It's All Brazil
1944
Something for the Boys
6.2/10
The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who gets radio through her teeth!), inherit southern pla...
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Something for the Boys
1944
Greenwich Village
6/4
In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.
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Greenwich Village
1936
Alô Alô Carnaval
5.5/6
Two authors go look for a business to finance their dream musical.
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Alô Alô Carnaval
1996
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
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Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brought together artists from Bahia. This film brings...
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Bahia de Todos os Sambas
1974
That's Entertainment!
7.3/61
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
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That's Entertainment!
1995
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
7.4/8
A biography of the Portuguese-born Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, whose most distinctive feature was her tutti-frutti hat. From her arrival in the U...
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Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
1944
Four Jills in a Jeep
5.7/3
Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas.
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Four Jills in a Jeep
2024
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
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An irresistible journey through the universe of the singer and composer that revolutionized the song in Brazil and influenced generations of musicians...
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Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
1939
Banana-da-Terra
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A man in charge of a publicity campaign for bananas decides to kidnap the Queen of 'Bananaland', a tropical island paradise, and take her to Rio, wher...
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Banana-da-Terra
1969
Carmen Miranda
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Carmen Miranda
2007
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
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Profile of famed dance director Busby Berkeley's career, in particular "The Gang's All Here"
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Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
1935
Hello, Hello, Brazil!
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A man is looking for a radio singer named "Dulcineia." For this, he goes through the biggest hassles and problems. The plot, in fact, is an excuse for...
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Hello, Hello, Brazil!
1994
That's Entertainment! III
6.9/35
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G...
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That's Entertainment! III
1991
A Embaixatriz do Samba
7/1
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A Embaixatriz do Samba
1978
Mulheres de Cinema
0/0
Documentary on famous Brazilian actresses, female directors and the role of women in Brazilian film history.
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Mulheres de Cinema
1945
The All-Star Bond Rally
5/2
Inspirational documentary short film featuring Hollywood stars promoting the sales of War Bonds through songs and skits. Preserved by the Academy Fil...
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The All-Star Bond Rally
1976
Salsa
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The Fania All Stars perform for 44,000 fans at Yankee stadium in New York. Besides concert footage, there's also included a history of Salsa, and vint...
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Salsa
1930
Steps of Life
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Steps of Life
1935
Estudantes
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Estudantes
2014
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
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A look at Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions since the 1970s to 2011
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Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
2020
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
7/1
A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garoto (1915-...
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Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
2018
Dê Lembranças a Todos
7/1
Dorival Caymmi was one of the inventors of the Bahian imagination. In his 94 years of life, Caymmi composed, sang, wrote, illustrated and thought abou...
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Dê Lembranças a Todos
2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
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An aspiring singer is tasked with promoting the music catalogue of his great-grandfather, the famous songwriter Jimmy McHugh, recorded by everyone fro...
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
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2014
Naked Eye
6/1
“Naked Eye” is a film-documentary of long-length of the artistic and existential universe of the singer Ney Matogrosso, which proposes to recreate thr...
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