Ruth de Souza
Acting
May 12, 1921
Rio 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.
Movies
Lonesome Women
1959
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
O Cabeleira
1963
Death Commands Brigandage
1960
Macumba Love
1960
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
Terra é Sempre Terra
1951
Angela
1951
Pitanga
2016
Jubiabá
1987
Boca
1994
Candinho
1954
The Landowner's Daughter
1953
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019
Favela
1960
Primavera
2022
TV Shows
The Clone
2001
Sinhá Moça
1986
Duas Vidas
1976
Mandala
1987
Rainha da Sucata
1990
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
1987
O Grito
1975
Corpo a Corpo
1984
Sétimo Sentido
1982
O Bem-Amado
1973
Bicho do Mato
1972
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
1970
Caso Especial
1971
Pigmalião 70
1970
If I Close My Eyes Now
2019
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
Wildcat
1988
Sinal de Alerta
1978
O Casarão
1976
Sinhazinha Flô
1977