Miriam Pires

{{Short description|Brazilian actress (1927–2004)}}

{{Portuguese name|Souza|Pires}}

{{Infobox person

| name= Miriam Pires

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| birth_name = Miriam de Souza Pires

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|4|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|9|7|1927|4|20|df=yes}}

| death_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| occupation = Actress

| yearsactive = 1945–2004

| children = 1

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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.{{cite web | url=http://www.estadao.com.br/arquivo/arteelazer/2004/not20040907p6730.htm | title=Atriz Míriam Pires morre no Rio | date=September 7, 2004 | work=O Estado de S. Paulo | publisher=Grupo Estado | accessdate=March 12, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}{{cite web | url=http://exclusivo.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI379330-EI1118,00.html | title=Morre a atriz Miriam Pires, de Senhora do Destino | date=September 7, 2004 | publisher=Terra Networks | accessdate=March 12, 2014 | language=Portuguese}} Having won the Festival de Brasília Best Supporting Actress Award in 1978 for A Summer Rain,{{cite web | url=http://cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=003250&format=detailed.pft#1 | title=Chuvas de Verão | publisher=Cinemateca Brasileira | accessdate=March 12, 2014 | language=Portuguese | archive-url=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 | archive-date=March 12, 2014 | url-status=dead }} Pires acted in twelve films during her career. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, where she died from toxoplasmosis.