Bárbara Virgínia, born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (15 November 1923 – 7 March 2015[1]), was a Portuguese actress, radio personality and film director.
Theater was studied under Alves da Cunha, and piano was taught by Pedro de Freitas Branco.
[2] She also directed the documentary Aldeia dos rapazes: Orfanto St. Isabel de Albarraque (Village of the Boys: Sta.
[4] In 1952, she moved to Brazil, since she had been rejected financial support for other film projects and more control over the cinematic process in Portugal.
In Brazil she continued working within the culture sector as an actress in television, writing books and reciting poetry for radio, but she never again directed or starred in another film.
[citation needed] In 2015, an award was established in Portugal in her name, Prémio Bárbara Virgínia, to recognize female artists who standout within arts.