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