The actress I highlight in this post is Carmen Miranda, a talented singer and dancer, born in Portugal, but raised and educated in Brazil since she was ten months old.
Her artistic career took place in Brazil and the United States, in Hollywood, between the 1930s and 1950s. With international fame, Carmen Miranda was nicknamed: “The Little Remarkable” and “Brazilian Bombshell”, but never won an Oscar.
Carmen Miranda was born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, in Marco de Canaveses, Portugal, on February 9, 1909 and died at a young age, in Beverly Hills, California, United States, on August 5, 1955, aged 46.
The actress has a star on the Los Angeles Walk of Fame, at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard, in the film category.
Carmen Miranda was married to the American film producer, David Sebastian (1908-1990), from 1947 to 1955, with whom she lived until the day of her death.
