Miriam Pires

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Pires.

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]

Miriam Pires
Born	Miriam de Souza Pires (1927-04-20)20 April 1927 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	7 September 2004(2004-09-07) (aged 77) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1945–2004
Children	1

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)