Carmen Miranda
About
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Also Known As
Maria Do Carmo Miranda Da Cunha
Birth Place
Portugal
Born
February 09, 1909
Died
August 05, 1955
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Biography
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Vibrant singing star of the Brazilian stage and screen whose colorful performance in the Broadway musical "Streets of Paris" (1939) helped land her a film contract with Fox. "The Brazilian Bombshell," as she was called, enlivened a number of Hollywood musicals from the early 1940s, often appearing in outlandish outfits and her trademark fruit-laden headgear. She died abruptly of a heart ...
Filmography
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That's Entertainment! III
(1994)
Scared Stiff
(1953)
Carmelita Castina
Nancy Goes to Rio
(1950)
Marina Rodrigues
A Date with Judy
(1948)
Rosita Conchellas
Copacabana
(1947)
Carmen Novarro/Fifi
If I'm Lucky
(1946)
Michelle O'Toole
Family & Companions
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David Sebastian
Husband
Producer.
Bibliography
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"Brazilian Bombshell"
Martha Gil-Montero (1989)
Biography
Vibrant singing star of the Brazilian stage and screen whose colorful performance in the Broadway musical "Streets of Paris" (1939) helped land her a film contract with Fox. "The Brazilian Bombshell," as she was called, enlivened a number of Hollywood musicals from the early 1940s, often appearing in outlandish outfits and her trademark fruit-laden headgear. She died abruptly of a heart attack after performing a taxing number on live TV in 1955.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
That's Entertainment! III
(1994)
Scared Stiff
(1953)
Carmelita Castina
Nancy Goes to Rio
(1950)
Marina Rodrigues
A Date with Judy
(1948)
Rosita Conchellas
Copacabana
(1947)
Carmen Novarro/Fifi
If I'm Lucky
(1946)
Michelle O'Toole
Doll Face
(1945)
Chita Chula
Four Jills in a Jeep
(1944)
Greenwich Village
(1944)
Princess Querida
Something for the Boys
(1944)
Chiquita Hart
The Gang's All Here
(1943)
Dorita
Springtime in the Rockies
(1942)
Rosita Murphy
Week-End in Havana
(1941)
Rosita Rivas
That Night in Rio
(1941)
Carmen
Down Argentine Way
(1940)
Herself
Music (Feature Film)
The Shape of Water
(2017)
Song Performer
Radio Days
(1987)
Song Performer
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
Saludos Amigos
(1943)
Technical Advisor
Music (Special)
Routes of Rhythm With Harry Belafonte
(1990)
Song Performer
Life Events
1939
Had Broadway success in "Streets of Paris"; signed by 20th Century-Fox
1940
Made American film debut in "Down Argentine Way"
1946
Last film for 20th Century-Fox, "If I'm Lucky"; free-lanced thereafter
1953
Appeared in last film, "Scared Stiff", starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
1991
Subject of the documentary "Bananas Is My Business"
Photo Collections
35 Photos
A Date with Judy - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are a number of photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's A Date with Judy (1948), starring Wallace Beery, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Powell, and Robert Stack.
1 Photo
Nancy Goes to Rio - Movie Poster
Here is the original-relese One-Sheet movie poster from MGM's Nancy Goes to Rio (1950), starring Jane Powell, Ann Sothern, Barry Sullivan, and Carmen Miranda.
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
Companions
David Sebastian
Husband
Producer.
Bibliography
"Brazilian Bombshell"
Martha Gil-Montero (1989)
