Miriam de Souza Pires (20 April 1927 – 7 September 2004) was a Brazilian actress. She acted in over 40 telenovelas, including prominent roles in ''

Irmãos Coragem ''Irmãos Coragem'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 8 June 1970 and ended on 12 July 1971, with a total of 328 episodes. It's the ninth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is created and ...

'', '' Pecado Capital'', '' Gabriela'', '' Pedra sobre Pedra'', ''

Sonho Meu ''Sonho Meu'' (, ) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It ran from September 27, 1993, to May 14, 1994. It was written by Marcílio Moraes and directed by Reynaldo Boury, with co-direction by Roberto Naar. The action t ...

'', and '' O Casarão''. Having won the

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Best Supporting Actress Award in 1978 for ''

A Summer Rain ''A Summer Rain'' ( pt, Chuvas de Verão) is a 1978 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It tells the story of Afonso, a newly retired sixty-five-year-old man who falls in love with his neighbor. Cast *Joffre Soares as Afonso * ...

'', Pires acted in twelve films during her career. She was born in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, where she died from

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Selected filmography

Films

* ''

'' (1978) * '' Gabriela, Cravo e Canela'' (1983) * '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) * ''

Subway to the Stars ''Subway to the Stars'' ( pt, Um Trem para as Estrelas) is a 1987 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film ...

'' (1987)

Telenovelas

* '' A Sucessora'' (1978) * '' Tieta'' (1989) * '' Pedra sobre Pedra'' (1992) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

Xica da Silva ''Xica'' ( pt, Xica da Silva) is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Carlos Diegues, based on the novel by João Felício dos Santos, which is a romanticized retelling of the true story of Chica da Silva,http://dicionarioegra ...

'' (1996) * ''

Uga-Uga ''Uga-Uga'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo from 8 May 2000 to 19 January 2001 for 221 episodes. It is written by Carlos Lombardi, with the collaboration of Margareth Boury and Tiago Santiago. Cast * Humberto Martins ...

'' (2000) * ''

Um Anjo Caiu do Céu ''Um Anjo Caiu do Céu'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 22 January 2001, replacing ''Uga-Uga'', and ended on 25 August 2001, replaced by ''As Filhas da Mãe''. The telenovela is written by Antônio ...

'' (2001) * ''

Desejos de Mulher ''Desejos de Mulher'' is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from January 21, 2002, to August 24, 2002, totaling 185 chapters, replacing '' As Filhas da Mãe'' and replaced by '' O Beijo do Vampiro''. It stars Regina Du ...

'' (2002) * ''

Senhora do Destino ''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Her Own Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from June 28, 2004 to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' Améri ...

'' (2004)

References

External links

* 1926 births 2004 deaths Brazilian film actresses Brazilian television actresses Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-actor-stub