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Carmen Miranda
Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer and actress (1909–1955)
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Carmen Miranda, GCIH, OMC (Portuguese pronunciation: born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, 9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress and film ...
Date of birth: 9 February 1909
Date of death: 5 August 1955
Nationality: Brazilian
Occupation: Singer
Gender: Female
Height: 5' (152 cm)
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A Date with Judy is a 1948 American musical romantic comedy Technicolor film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Wallace Beery, Jane Powell and Elizabeth Taylor. The film is based on the radio series ...
Release date: 29 July 1948
Genre:
Comedy, Musical, Romance
Hyperactive teenager Judy Foster (Jane Powell) challenges, and is challenged by, her overly-proper parents, pesky brother Randolph (Jerry Hunter), and ...
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The Gang's All Here is a 1943 American Twentieth Century Fox Technicolor musical film starring Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda and James Ellison. The film, directed and choreographed by Busby Berkeley, is known ...
Release date: 24 December 1943
Genre:
Romance, Musical
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then has trouble because he is posted to the Pacific.
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Springtime in the Rockies is an American Technicolor musical comedy film released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1942. It stars Betty Grable, with support from John Payne, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, C ...
Release date: 6 November 1942
Genre:
Musical
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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Nancy Goes to Rio is a 1950 American Technicolor musical-comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Joe Pasternak from a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon, based on a story by Jane Hall, Frederick ...
Release date: 10 March 1950
Genre:
Comedy, Musical
A mother and daughter compete over the same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man.
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Down Argentine Way is a 1940 American musical film made in Technicolor by Twentieth Century Fox. It made a star of Betty Grable in her first leading role for the studio although she had already appeared ...
Release date: 11 October 1940
Genre:
Comedy, Romance, Musical, Drama
An American girl on vacation in Argentina falls for a wealthy racehorse owner.
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Copacabana is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green starring Carmen Miranda, Groucho Marx and Steve Cochran. The film is a showcase for Miranda, who performs several numbers in ...
Release date: 30 May 1947
Genre:
Comedy, Musical
An agent has his only client pose as both a French chanteuse and Brazilian bombshell to fool a nightclub owner.
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That Night in Rio is a 1941 American Technicolor musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche (in a dual role as an American entertainer and an aristocratic busi ...
Release date: 11 April 1941
Genre:
Comedy, Musical
An entertainer (Ameche) in Rio impersonates a wealthy arisocrat (also Ameche). When the aristocrat's...
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Scared Stiff is a 1953 American supernatural fiction-themed comedy horror semi-musical film, directed by George Marshall and starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. One of the 17 films made by the Martin ...
Release date: 27 April 1953
Genre:
Comedy, Musical, Horror, Mystery
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Four Jills in a Jeep is a 1944 American comedy-drama musical film starring Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye and Mitzi Mayfair as themselves, reenacting their USO tour of Europe and North Africa ...
Release date: 17 March 1944
Genre:
War, Romance, Musical, Comedy
Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas.
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Doll Face is a 1945 American film released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Lewis Seiler starring Vivian Blaine as "Doll Face" Carroll. It also stars actor Dennis O'Keefe and singers Carmen Miranda ...
Release date: 31 December 1945
Genre:
Romance, Musical, Comedy
Burlesque star (Blaine) makes it in the big time.
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Week-End in Havana is a 1941 American Technicolor musical film directed by Walter Lang and starring Alice Faye, John Payne and Carmen Miranda. The film was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio ...
Release date: 8 October 1941
Genre:
Romance, Musical, Comedy
Nan Spencer is on a boat bound for Havana which runs aground. The man sent to rescue her is engaged and she doesn't understand his disinterest. Gambler ...
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Greenwich Village is a 1944 American comedy-drama musical film from Twentieth Century Fox directed by Walter Lang. It stars Carmen Miranda and Don Ameche.
Release date: 27 September 1944
Genre:
Musical
In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.
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Alô, Alô, Carnaval (English: Hello, Hello Carnival) is a 1936 Brazilian musical comedy film directed and produced by Adhemar Gonzaga and Wallace Downey, and released by the Cinédia production company ...
Release date: 20 January 1936
Genre:
Comedy, Musical
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Something for the Boys is a 1944 musical comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler. It stars Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers, Sheila Ryan and Perry Como.
Release date: 1 November 1944
Genre:
Comedy, Musical
The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who gets radio through her teeth!)...
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If I'm Lucky is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, Phil Silvers and Carmen Miranda in the leading roles. The film also featured bandleader ...
Release date: 2 September 1946
Genre:
Musical
Bandleader (James) involved in political campaign.
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Cecilia Miranda de Carvalho (October 20, 1913 – May 21, 2011) was a Brazilian singer. She was Carmen Miranda and Aurora Miranda's sister.
Date of birth: 20 October 1913
Date of death: 21 May 2011
Nationality: Brazilian
Occupation: Singer
Gender: Female
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Banana da Terra (English: Banana of the Land) is a 1939 Brazilian musical film directed by Ruy Costa and written by Braguinha and Mário Lago. The film stars Carmen Miranda, Dircinha Batista, and Aloysio ...
Release date: 10 February 1939
Genre:
Comedy, Musical
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Estudantes is a 1935 Brazilian musical comedy film directed by Wallace Downey and starring Carmen Miranda, Barbosa Júnior, Mesquitinha, and Mário Reis.
Release date: 8 July 1935
Genre:
Musical, Comedy
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Hello, Hello Brazil! (Portuguese: Allô, Allô, Brasil!) is a 1935 Brazilian musical film directed by Wallace Downey, Alberto Ribeiro, and João de Barro. It stars Carmen Miranda and Adhemar Gonzaga; the ...
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