Carmen Miranda was Portuguese-Brazillian actress, Samba dancer, singer, and performer. Known for her exotic accent and signature fruit hat, Carmen became the highest-paid woman in the US in the 1940s. She started her ‘Broadway’ career in the 1939 play titled ‘The Streets of Paris.’ Within two years, she signed her first Hollywood contract with the ‘20th-Century Fox.’ She had already been a part of few Brazilian films, such as ‘Barro Humano’ (1929), ‘Hello, Hello Brazil!’ (1935), ‘Hello, Hello, Carnival!’ (1939), and ‘Laranja da China’ (1940).
She worked in 14 Hollywood films, including ‘Down Argentine Way’ (1940), ‘Week-End in Havana’ (1941), ‘A Date with Judy’ (1948), and ‘Scared Stiff’ (1953). Her popular small screen appearances came on shows, such as ‘The Colgate Comedy Hour’ (1951), ‘Toast of the Town’ (1953), and ‘The Jimmy Durante Show’ (1955). She was the first South American to earn a star on the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame.’