Ruth de Souza
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday12 May 1921
Died28 July 2019 (age 98)
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known credits87
Biography
Ruth Pinto de Souza was considered one of the great ladies of Brazilian dramaturgy and the first great reference for black artists on television for her notable roles. Ruth stood out for being the first black actress to star in a soap opera on Rede Globo in A Cabana do Pai Tomás (1969) — and the second on Brazilian television, after Yolanda Braga, in A Cor da Sua Pele (1965) on TV Tupi — in addition to being the first Brazilian artist nominated for the best actress award at an international film festival, for her work in Sinhá Moça (1954) at the Venice Film Festival.
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Primavera
2022 · Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Ney - À Flor da Pele
2020 · Self
Women's Cinema
2020 · Self
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019 · herself
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019 · (archive footage)
If I Close My Eyes Now
2019 · Madalena dos Santos
Inezita
2018
Carolina Maria de Jesus
2018 · Self
Pitanga
2016 · Self
O Vendedor de Passados
2014 · Dona Célia
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009 · Self
Daughters of the Wind
2005 · Cida
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2003
The Clone
2001 · Dona Mocinha da Silva
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001 · Self
Distraída para a Morte
2001 · Carolina de Jesus
Denying Brazil
2000 · Herself
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000 · Joana
A Fit of Rage
1999 · Mariana
Boca
1994 · Mrs. Esteban
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994
Memorial de Maria Moura
1994 · Sia Mena
High Art
1991 · Old Woman Kissing
Only One Survived
1990 · Mama Santa
Rainha da Sucata
1990 · Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
Pacto de Sangue
1989 · Mãe Quitinha
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Wildcat
1988 · Cecília
Mandala
1987 · Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
Jubiabá
1987 · Tia Luiza
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
1987 · Antonia
Little Missy
1986 · Balbina
Power Play
1984 · Jurema Nascimento Rangel
Partido Alto
1984 · jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
Sétimo Sentido
1982 · Jerusa
Fruit of Love
1981
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
1980 · Mariana
Sinal de Alerta
1978 · Adelaide
Sinhazinha Flô
1977 · Justina
Who Killed Pacifico?
1977
Sweet Thieves
1977 · Rainha Louca
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