Ruth de Souza
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 12, 1921
- Died
- July 28, 2019 (aged 98)
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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
Movie
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
Movie
Primavera
Movie · as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Women's Cinema
Movie · as Self
Ney - À Flor da Pele
Movie · as Self
Pressed, Ripped Apart
Movie · as (archive footage)
Filhas de Lavadeiras
Movie · as herself
If I Close My Eyes Now
TV · as Madalena dos Santos · 2 eps
Inezita
Movie
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Movie · as Self
Pitanga
Movie · as Self
O Vendedor de Passados
Movie · as Dona Célia
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
Movie
Abdias Nascimento
Movie
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
Movie · as Self
Daughters of the Wind
Movie · as Cida
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
Movie
Distraída para a Morte
Movie · as Carolina de Jesus
Movie Theaters of Rio
Movie · as Self
The Clone
TV · as Dona Mocinha da Silva · 221 eps
Denying Brazil
Movie · as Herself
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
Movie · as Joana
A Fit of Rage
Movie · as Mariana
Boca
Movie · as Mrs. Esteban
O Construtor de Sonhos
Movie
Eu, Mulher Negra
Movie
Memorial de Maria Moura
TV · as Sia Mena · 19 eps
High Art
Movie · as Old Woman Kissing
Only One Survived
Movie · as Mama Santa
Rainha da Sucata
TV · as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade · 2 eps
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
Movie
Pacto de Sangue
TV · as Mãe Quitinha · 119 eps
Wildcat
TV · as Cecília · 203 eps
Jubiabá
Movie · as Tia Luiza
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
Movie
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
TV · as Antonia · 3 eps
Mandala
TV · as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa) · 185 eps
Little Missy
TV · as Balbina · 173 eps
Body to Body
TV · as Jurema Nascimento Rangel · 179 eps
Partido Alto
TV · as jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara · 4 eps
Sétimo Sentido
TV · as Jerusa · 166 eps
Fruit of Love
Movie
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
TV · as Mariana · 108 eps
Sinal de Alerta
TV · as Adelaide · 130 eps
Sweet Thieves
Movie · as Rainha Louca
Who Killed Pacifico?
Movie
Sinhazinha Flô
TV · as Justina · 82 eps
Pontal da Solidão
Movie · as Narração
O Casarão
TV · as marchand da galeria de arte · 159 eps
Duas Vidas
TV · as Elisa · 157 eps
Pureza Proibida
Movie
O Grito
TV · as Albertina · 135 eps
Helena
TV · as Madalena · 20 eps
Um Homem Célebre
Movie
O Rebu
TV · as Lourdes · 112 eps
O Bem-Amado
TV · as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto) · 178 eps
Os Ossos do Barão
TV · as Elisa · 127 eps
Bicho do Mato
TV · as Zilda · 167 eps
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
TV · as Das Dores (Ma. das Dores) · 258 eps
Caso Especial
TV · as Laura · 1 ep
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
TV · as Isabel · 177 eps
Pigmalião 70
TV · 204 eps
A Cabana do Pai Tomás
TV · as Cloé · 205 eps
Verão Vermelho
TV · as Clementina · 209 eps
The Naked Man
Movie · as Testemunha de Jeová
Passo dos Ventos
TV · as Mãe Tuiá · 177 eps
A Deusa Vencida
TV · as Narcisa · 106 eps
O Cabeleira
Movie
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
Movie
Assault on the Pay Train
Movie · as Judith
Bruma Seca
Movie · as Luisa
Macumba Love
Movie · as Mama Rata-loi
Death Commands Brigandage
Movie · as Rezadeira
Favela
Movie
Lonesome Women
Movie
Ravina
Movie
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
Movie
Quem Matou Anabela?
Movie · as Shirley
Candinho
Movie · as Dona Manuela
The Landowner's Daughter
Movie · as Sabina
Angela
Movie · as Divina
Terra é Sempre Terra
Movie
The Shadow of Another
Movie
Também Somos Irmãos
Movie · as Rosália
Terra Violenta
Movie · as Empregada
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
Movie