Ruth de Souza
Acting1921Rio 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
Acting History
2022
Primavera
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
2020
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self (archive footage)
Ney - À Flor da Pele
as Self
O Cinema das Mulheres
as Self
2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
Filhas de Lavadeiras
as herself
If I Close My Eyes Now
TVas Madalena dos Santos
2018
2016
Pitanga
as Self
2014
O Vendedor de Passados
as Dona Célia
2009
2005
Daughters of the Wind
as Cida
2001
Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
Distraída para a Morte
as Carolina de Jesus
The Clone
TVas Dona Mocinha da Silva• 221 eps
2000
Denying Brazil
as Herself
1999
A Fit of Rage
as Mariana
1994
1991
High Art
as Old Woman Kissing
1990
Only One Survived
as Mama Santa
Rainha da Sucata
TVas Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
1989
Pacto de Sangue
TVas Mãe Quitinha
1988
Wildcat
TVas Cecília
1987
1986
Sinhá Moça
TVas Balbina• 173 eps
1984
Corpo a Corpo
TVas Jurema Nascimento Rangel
Partido Alto
TVas jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
1982
Sétimo Sentido
TVas Jerusa
1981
1980
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
TVas Mariana
1978
Sinal de Alerta
TVas Adelaide
1977
1976
1975
1974
O Rebu
TVas Lourdes
1973
Os Ossos do Barão
TVas Elisa
O Bem-Amado
TVas Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
1972
Bicho do Mato
TVas Zilda
1971
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
TVas Das Dores (Ma. das Dores)
Caso Especial
TVas Laura
1970
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
TVas Isabel
1969
A Cabana do Pai Tomás
TVas Cloé
Verão Vermelho
TVas Clementina
1968
The Naked Man
as Testemunha de Jeová
Passo dos Ventos
TVas Mãe Tuiá
1965
A Deusa Vencida
TVas Narcisa
1962
Assault on the Pay Train
as Judith
1961
Bruma Seca
as Luisa
1960
1956
Quem matou Anabela?
as Shirley
1954
Candinho
as Dona Manuela
1953
The Landowner's Daughter
as Sabina
1949
Também Somos Irmãos
as Rosália
Terra Violenta
as Empregada