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