Miriam Pires Explained

Miriam Pires
Birth Name:	Miriam de Souza Pires
Birth Date:	20 April 1927
Birth Place:	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death Place:	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation:	Actress
Yearsactive:	1945–2004
Children:	1

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, Pecado Capital, Gabriela, Pedra sobre Pedra, Sonho Meu, and O Casarão.^{[1] [2]} Having won the Festival de Brasília Best Supporting Actress Award in 1978 for A Summer Rain,^[3] Pires acted in twelve films during her career.^[1] She was born in Rio de Janeiro, where she died from toxoplasmosis.^[2]

Selected filmography

Films

• A Summer Rain (1978)
• Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (1983)
• Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
• Subway to the Stars (1987)

Telenovelas

• A Sucessora (1978)
• Tieta (1989)
• Pedra sobre Pedra (1992)
• Sonho Meu (1993)
• Xica da Silva (1996)
• Uga-Uga (2000)
• Um Anjo Caiu do Céu (2001)
• Desejos de Mulher (2002)
• Senhora do Destino (2004)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atriz Míriam Pires morre no Rio . September 7, 2004 . . Grupo Estado . March 12, 2014 . Portuguese.
2. Web site: Morre a atriz Miriam Pires, de Senhora do Destino . September 7, 2004 . . March 12, 2014 . Portuguese.
3. Web site: Chuvas de Verão . . March 12, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312212850/http://cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah%2Fiah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID%3D003250&format=detailed.pft#1 . March 12, 2014 . dead .