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Miriam de Souza Pires (20 April 1927 – 7 September 2004) was a Brazilian actress. She acted in over 40
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, including prominent roles in ''
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'', ''
Pecado Capital ''Pecado Capital'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 24 November 1975 and ended on 4 June 1976, with a total of 167 episodes. It's the sixteenth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is crea ...
'', ''
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'', '' Pedra sobre Pedra'', ''
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'', and '' O Casarão''. Having won the
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Best Supporting Actress Award in 1978 for '' A Summer Rain'', Pires acted in twelve films during her career. She was born in
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, where she died from
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.


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 ''Tieta'' ( Portuguese: ''Tieta do Agreste'', lit. "''Tieta from Agreste''") is a novel written by the Brazilian author Jorge Amado, published on August 17, 1977. Set in the 1970s, it narrates the return of Tieta to the remote village of Santa ...
'' (1989) * '' Pedra sobre Pedra'' (1992) * ''
Sonho Meu ''Sonho Meu'' (, ) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede 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 ...
'' (1993) * ''
Xica da Silva ''Xica'' () 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://dicionarioegramatica.com/2015/12/ ...
'' (1996) * '' Uga-Uga'' (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 Antôni ...
'' (2001) * '' Desejos de Mulher'' (2002) * ''
Senhora do Destino ''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Lady of the Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by Rede Globo from June 28, 2004, to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' ...
'' (2004)


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