Ruth de Souza
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.
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- Born:
- May 12, 1921 In Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 61
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Falta Alguém no Manicômio 1948-08-31
- Latest Project:
- Movie Conversations with Ruth de Souza 2022-10-06
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Primavera | Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia | 2022-02-17 |
| Movie | Conversations with Ruth de Souza | Unknown | 2022-10-06 |
| Movie | Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday | Self (archive footage) | 2020-12-08 |
| Movie | Filhas de Lavadeiras | herself | 2019-07-04 |
| Movie | Pressed, Ripped Apart | (archive footage) | 2019-06-06 |
| Movie | Inezita | Unknown | 2018-10-18 |
| Movie | Pitanga | Self | 2016-09-23 |
| Movie | O Vendedor de Passados | Dona Célia | 2014-05-09 |
| Movie | Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola | Unknown | 2013-11-21 |
| Movie | Abdias Nascimento | Unknown | 2011-05-01 |
| Movie | Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas | Self | 2009-01-02 |
| Movie | Daughters of the Wind | Cida | 2005-09-16 |
| Movie | A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe | Unknown | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Distraída para a Morte | Carolina de Jesus | 2001-02-15 |
| Movie | Movie Theaters of Rio | Self | 2001-09-27 |
| Series | The Clone | Dona Mocinha da Silva | 2001-10-01 |
| Movie | O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício | Joana | 2000-01-02 |
| Movie | Denying Brazil | Herself | 2000-11-20 |
| Movie | A Fit of Rage | Mariana | 1999-06-01 |
| Movie | Eu, Mulher Negra | Unknown | 1994-06-05 |
| Series | Memorial de Maria Moura | Siá Mena | 1994-05-17 |
| Movie | O Construtor de Sonhos | Unknown | 1994-08-03 |
| Movie | Boca | Mrs. Esteban | 1994-09-16 |
| Movie | High Art | Old Woman Kissing | 1991-06-01 |
| Movie | Only One Survived | Mama Santa | 1990-10-27 |
| Movie | As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro | Unknown | 1989-01-01 |
| Series | The Legacy of Guldenburgs | Antonia | 1987-01-29 |
| Movie | Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho | 1987-08-03 | |
| Movie | Jubiabá | Tia Luiza | 1987-09-17 |
| Series | Mandala | Zezé (Maria José Barbosa) | 1987-10-12 |
| Series | Corpo a Corpo | Jurema Nascimento Rangel | 1984-11-26 |
| Series | Sétimo Sentido | Jerusa | 1982-03-29 |
| Movie | Fruit of Love | Unknown | 1981-01-01 |
| Movie | Sweet Thieves | Rainha Louca | 1977-05-26 |
| Movie | Who Killed Pacifico? | Unknown | 1977-06-01 |
| Movie | Pontal da Solidão | Unknown | 1976-12-31 |
| Movie | Pureza Proibida | Unknown | 1975-04-26 |
| Movie | Um Homem Célebre | Unknown | 1974-01-01 |
| Series | O Rebu | Lourdes | 1974-11-04 |
| Series | O Bem-Amado | Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto) | 1973-01-22 |
| Series | O Homem Que Deve Morrer | Das Dores (Ma. das Dores) | 1971-06-14 |
| Movie | The Naked Man | 1968-03-04 | |
| Movie | Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes | 1963-06-22 | |
| Movie | O Cabeleira | 1963-01-01 | |
| Movie | Assault on the Pay Train | Judith | 1962-09-02 |
| Movie | Bruma Seca | Luisa | 1961-05-29 |
| Movie | Death Commands Brigandage | Rezadeira | 1960-12-28 |
| Movie | Favela | Unknown | 1960-01-01 |
| Movie | Macumba Love | Mama Rata-loi | 1960-06-01 |
| Movie | Ravina | Unknown | 1959-02-24 |
| Movie | Lonesome Women | Unknown | 1959-04-18 |
| Movie | Osso, Amor e Papagaios | Unknown | 1957-02-23 |
| Movie | Quem matou Anabela? | Shirley | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | Candinho | Manuela | 1954-03-25 |
| Movie | The Landowner's Daughter | Sabina | 1953-05-11 |
| Movie | Angela | 1951-01-11 | |
| Movie | Terra é Sempre Terra | 1951-03-17 | |
| Movie | The Shadow of Another | Unknown | 1950-10-27 |
| Movie | Também Somos Irmãos | Rosália | 1949-10-15 |
| Movie | Terra Violenta | Empregada | 1949-08-15 |
| Movie | Falta Alguém no Manicômio | Unknown | 1948-08-31 |