Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha GCIH, OMC (February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress who attained fame in ...
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – In 1944, she was the highest-paid actress in America. And she wasn’t even American. Carmen Miranda was rich, powerful, a denizen of Beverly Hills and a household name ...
Known for her outrageous costumes and beautiful voice, Brazilian performer Carmen Miranda was the highest-earning woman in Hollywood in the 1940s. In the signature number in the 1943 extravaganza The ...