Ruth de Souza
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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.
Known for
Credits
Bruma Seca (1961)
as Luisa
Falta Alguém no Manicômio (1948)
Actor
Death Commands Brigandage (1960)
as Rezadeira
Boca (1994)
as Mrs. Esteban
High Art (1991)
as Old Woman Kissing
Primavera (2022)
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Macumba Love (1960)
as Mama Rata-loi
Abdias Nascimento (2011)
Actor
Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)
as (archive footage)
Denying Brazil (2000)
as Herself
A Fit of Rage (1999)
as Mariana
Candinho (1954)
as Dona Manuela
O Cabeleira (1963)
Actor
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício (2000)
as Joana
O Vendedor de Passados (2014)
as Dona Célia
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro (2026)
Actor
Fruit of Love (1981)
Actor
The Shadow of Another (1950)
Actor
Angela (1951)
as Divina
Assault on the Pay Train (1962)
as Judith
Distraída para a Morte (2001)
as Carolina de Jesus
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Osso, Amor e Papagaios (1957)
Actor
Only One Survived (1990)
as Mama Santa
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas (2009)
as Self
Ravina (1959)
Actor
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho (1987)
Actor
Terra é Sempre Terra (1951)
Actor
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe (2003)
Actor
Inezita (2018)
Actor
Pureza Proibida (1975)
Actor
O Construtor de Sonhos (1994)
Actor
Também Somos Irmãos (1949)
as Rosália
Daughters of the Wind (2005)
as Cida
Carolina Maria de Jesus (2018)
as Self
Um Homem Célebre (1974)
Actor
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes (1963)
Actor
Pitanga (2016)
as Self
Conversations with Ruth de Souza (2022)
Actor
Quem Matou Anabela? (1956)
as Shirley
Women's Cinema (2020)
as Self
Ney - À Flor da Pele (2020)
as Self
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro (1989)
Actor
Who Killed Pacifico? (1977)
Actor
Jubiabá (1987)
as Tia Luiza
Eu, Mulher Negra (1994)
Actor
The Naked Man (1968)
as Testemunha de Jeová
Sweet Thieves (1977)
as Rainha Louca
Terra Violenta (1949)
as Empregada
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola (2013)
Actor
Pontal da Solidão (1976)
as Narração
Movie Theaters of Rio (2001)
as Self
The Landowner's Daughter (1953)
as Sabina
Favela (1960)
Actor
Lonesome Women (1959)
Actor
Filhas de Lavadeiras (2019)
as herself