Known For
Acting
Born
May 12, 1921
Died
Jul 28, 2019
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Credits
87 titles
Ruth de Souza
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.
Known For
Filmography
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
Primavera
Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Self (archive footage)
Ney - À Flor da Pele
Self
Women's Cinema
Self
Filhas de Lavadeiras
herself
Pressed, Ripped Apart
(archive footage)
If I Close My Eyes Now
Madalena dos Santos
Inezita
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Self
Pitanga
Self
O Vendedor de Passados
Dona Célia
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
Abdias Nascimento
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
Self
Daughters of the Wind
Cida
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
The Clone
Dona Mocinha da Silva
Movie Theaters of Rio
Self
Distraída para a Morte
Carolina de Jesus
Denying Brazil
Herself
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
Joana
A Fit of Rage
Mariana
Boca
Mrs. Esteban
O Construtor de Sonhos
Eu, Mulher Negra
Memorial de Maria Moura
Sia Mena
High Art
Old Woman Kissing
Only One Survived
Mama Santa
Rainha da Sucata
Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
Pacto de Sangue
Mãe Quitinha
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
Wildcat
Cecília
Mandala
Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
Jubiabá
Tia Luiza
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
Antonia
Little Missy
Balbina
Power Play
Jurema Nascimento Rangel
Partido Alto
jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
Sétimo Sentido
Jerusa
Fruit of Love
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
Mariana
Sinal de Alerta
Adelaide
Sinhazinha Flô
Justina
Who Killed Pacifico?
Sweet Thieves
Rainha Louca
Pontal da Solidão
Narração
Duas Vidas
Elisa