---
name: "Miriam Pires"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/miriam-pires"
fi1m_id: "miriam-pires"
imdb_id: "nm0685140"
tmdb_id: 1169647
wikidata_id: "Q10330646"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 April 1927"
died: "7 September 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:40:15.102174+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Miriam Pires

## Identity

Miriam Pires

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/miriam-pires
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** miriam-pires
- **IMDb ID:** nm0685140
- **TMDB ID:** 1169647
- **Wikidata ID:** Q10330646
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Pires, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10330646, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1169647

Actor. Born 20 April 1927 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Died 7 September 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 April 1927, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- **Died:** 7 September 2004
- **Also known as:** Mírian Pires
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Pires, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10330646, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1169647

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- **HBO Max:** [*Kiss of the Spider Woman*](https://film.one/film/kiss-of-the-spider-woman.md) (84)

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## Biography

Miriam Pires, also credited as Míriam Pires or Mírian Pires, was a Brazilian actress. She was born on 20 April 1927 in Rio de Janeiro and died there on 7 September 2004.

She appeared in twelve films and over forty telenovelas. Her film credits include *Kiss of the Spider Woman* (1985) as Mother, *Gabriela* (1983) as Malvina's mother, *A Summer Rain* (1978) as Isaura, for which she received the Festival de Brasília award for Best Supporting Actress, *Subway to the Stars* (1987) and *Copacabana* (2001). On television she played roles such as Bemvinda Moura in *Xica da Silva* (1996) and in series including *Os Normais* (2001).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Kiss of the Spider Woman* (1985), Fi1m 84, as Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/kiss-of-the-spider-woman.md)

## Complete filmography (59)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *What Is It Worth?* (2005), as Judite
- *Her Own Destiny* (2004), series, as Clementina Vieira dos Santos
- *O Xadrez das Cores* (2004), as Estela
- *Desejos de Mulher* (2002), series, as Isaura Dumont
- *Copacabana* (2001), as Celina
- *Os Normais* (2001), series, Actor
- *Um Anjo Caiu do Céu* (2001), series, as Ermelinda
- *Mandacaru* (1997), series, as Isabel Silvino (Vó Zabé)
- *Xica da Silva* (1996), series, as Bemvinda Moura
- *Большая засада* (1995), series, as Ernestina
- *Memorial de Maria Moura* (1994), series, as Gerusa
- *Golden Dream* (1993), series, as Cecília
- *Pedra Sobre Pedra* (1992), series, as Dona Quirina Batista
- *Salomé* (1991), series, as Mariana
- *Ilha das Bruxas* (1991), series, as Ludovica
- *Kiss 2348/72* (1990), as Trabalhadora da fábrica
- *Tieta* (1989), series, as Dona Milu
- *Olho por Olho* (1988), series, as Fernanda
- *Carmem* (1987), series, as mãe de Verônica / Ester
- *Subway to the Stars* (1987), as Sra. Oliveira
- *Tudo ou Nada* (1986), series, as Tia Vevé
- *Brasa Adormecida* (1986), Actor
- *Dona Beija* (1986), series, as Sinhá Ana Alves
- *Tenda dos Milagres* (1985), series, as Carlota
- *Kiss of the Spider Woman* (1985), as Mother — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/kiss-of-the-spider-woman.md)
- *Meus Filhos, Minha Vida* (1984), series, as Luzia Santos da Silva
- *O Anjo Maldito* (1983), series, as Tina
- *Final Feliz* (1982), series, as Marina de Souza
- *Sétimo Sentido* (1982), series, as Carolina
- *Dance with Me* (1981), series, as Cândida Martins
- *Cute but Ordinary* (1981), as Dona Rita
- *Os Gigantes* (1979), series, as Eulália Gurgel
- *A Sucessora* (1978), series, as Guilhermina
- *Gina* (1978), series, as Julica
- *Summer Showers* (1978), as Isaura
- *Te Contei?* (1978), series, as Madame Juju
- *Nina* (1977), series, as Dona Nicota
- *Locomotives* (1977), series, as Margarida Lima
- *The Vampire of Copacabana* (1976), as Esmeralda
- *Essa Mulher é Minha... e dos Amigos* (1976), Actor
- *Hallelujah Gretchen* (1976), as Frau Kranz
- *O Casarão* (1976), series, as Olinda Leme (1º período)
- *Pecado Capital* (1975), series, as Nora
- *Senhora* (1975), series, as Dona Camila Rodrigues de Seixas
- *Cuca Legal* (1975), series, as Alba
- *O Semideus* (1973), series, as Dulce Leonardo
- *Cavalo de Aço* (1973), series, as Benvinda
- *O Bofe* (1972), series, as Consuelo
- *Bandeira 2* (1971), series, as Célia
- *O Homem Que Deve Morrer* (1971), series, as Carolina
- *Irmãos Coragem* (1970), series, as Dalva Lemos
- *Véu de Noiva* (1969), series, as Mariana
- *Rosa Rebelde* (1969), series, as Baronesa Inês de la Cruz
- *Anastácia, a Mulher sem Destino* (1967), series, as Gaby
- *A Sombra de Rebecca* (1967), series, as Miss Leila
- *Eu Compro Essa Mulher* (1966), series, as Matilde
- *Um Rosto de Mulher* (1965), series, as Estela
- *Ilusões Perdidas* (1965), series, Actor
- *Rua da Matriz* (1965), series, Actor

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