Ruth de Souza

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Ruth de Souza

Acting May 12, 1921

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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…

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The Clone

The Clone

8.1 2001 TV Show
Little Missy

Little Missy

7.5 1986 TV Show
Rainha da Sucata

Rainha da Sucata

7.8 1990 TV Show
Power Play

Power Play

9.3 1984 TV Show
Wildcat

Wildcat

7.0 1988 TV Show
Sétimo Sentido

Sétimo Sentido

9.0 1982 TV Show
Partido Alto

Partido Alto

8.5 1984 TV Show
O Casarão

O Casarão

6.7 1976 TV Show
Pigmalião 70

Pigmalião 70

8.0 1970 TV Show
Duas Vidas

Duas Vidas

7.7 1976 TV Show
O Bem-Amado

O Bem-Amado

9.1 1973 TV Show
A Cabana do Pai Tomás

A Cabana do Pai Tomás

1969 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro

    Movie

  2. 2022
    Conversations with Ruth de Souza

    Movie

  3. 2022
    Primavera

    Movie Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia

  4. 2020
    Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2020
    Ney - À Flor da Pele

    Movie Self

  6. 2020
    Women's Cinema

    Movie Self

  7. 2019
    Filhas de Lavadeiras

    Movie herself

  8. 2019
    Pressed, Ripped Apart

    Movie (archive footage)

  9. 2019
    If I Close My Eyes Now

    TV show Madalena dos Santos

  10. 2018
    Inezita

    Movie

  11. 2018
    Carolina Maria de Jesus

    Movie Self

  12. 2016
    Pitanga

    Movie Self

  13. 2014
    O Vendedor de Passados

    Movie Dona Célia

  14. 2013
    Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola

    Movie

  15. 2011
    Abdias Nascimento

    Movie

  16. 2009
    Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2005
    Daughters of the Wind

    Movie Cida

  2. 2003
    A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe

    Movie

  3. 2001
    The Clone

    TV show Dona Mocinha da Silva

  4. 2001
    Movie Theaters of Rio

    Movie Self

  5. 2001
    Distraída para a Morte

    Movie Carolina de Jesus

  6. 2000
    Denying Brazil

    Movie Herself

  7. 2000
    O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício

    Movie Joana

  8. 1999
    A Fit of Rage

    Movie Mariana

  9. 1994
    Boca

    Movie Mrs. Esteban

  10. 1994
    O Construtor de Sonhos

    Movie

  11. 1994
    Eu, Mulher Negra

    Movie

  12. 1994
    Memorial de Maria Moura

    TV show Sia Mena

  13. 1991
    High Art

    Movie Old Woman Kissing

  14. 1990
    Only One Survived

    Movie Mama Santa

  15. 1990
    Rainha da Sucata

    TV show Juíza Elizabeth Andrade

  16. 1989
    Pacto de Sangue

    TV show Mãe Quitinha

  17. 1989
    As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro

    Movie

  18. 1988
    Wildcat

    TV show Cecília

  19. 1987
    Mandala

    TV show Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)

  20. 1987
    Jubiabá

    Movie Tia Luiza

  21. 1987
    Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho

    Movie

  22. 1987
    The Legacy of Guldenburgs

    TV show Antonia

  23. 1986
    Little Missy

    TV show Balbina

  24. 1984
    Power Play

    TV show Jurema Nascimento Rangel