Miriam Pires

Miriam de Souza Pires was a Brazilian actress best known for her long career in telenovelas. She became a familiar face on TV through Irmãos Coragem, Pecado Capital, Gabriela and O Casarão. Miriam Pires is not seen nude in Chuvas De Verao (1978), where her scene is sexy rather than revealing. She was born on April 20, 1927, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Over her career she played in more than forty telenovelas, including Pedra sobre Pedra and Sonho Meu. Her film work was smaller, with twelve movies across her whole career. She won Best Supporting Actress at the Festival de Brasília for her work in A Summer Rain. She died in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2004, from toxoplasmosis.