Ruth de Souza
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.
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Movies (33)
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Primavera
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
2022
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Ney - À Flor da Pele
as Self
2020
O Cinema das Mulheres
as Self
2020
Filhas de Lavadeiras
as herself
2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
2019
Inezita
2018
Carolina Maria de Jesus
as Self
2018
Pitanga
as Self
2016
O Vendedor de Passados
as Dona Célia
2014
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
as Self
2009
Daughters of the Wind
as Cida
2005
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2003
Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
2001
Distraída para a Morte
as Carolina de Jesus
2001
Denying Brazil
as Herself
2000
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
as Joana
2000
A Fit of Rage
as Mariana
1999
Boca
as Mrs. Esteban
1994
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994
High Art
as Old Woman Kissing
1991
Only One Survived
as Mama Santa
1990
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Jubiabá
as Tia Luiza
1987
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
Fruit of Love
1981
Who Killed Pacifico?
1977
Sweet Thieves
as Rainha Louca
1977
Pontal da Solidão
as Narração
1976
TV Shows (17)
If I Close My Eyes Now
as Madalena dos Santos
2019
The Clone
as Dona Mocinha da Silva
2001
Memorial de Maria Moura
as Sia Mena
1994
Rainha da Sucata
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
1990
Pacto de Sangue
as Mãe Quitinha
1989
Wildcat
as Cecília
1988
Mandala
as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
1987
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
as Antonia
1987
Sinhá Moça
as Balbina
1986
Corpo a Corpo
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel
1984
Sétimo Sentido
as Jerusa
1982
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
as Mariana
1980
Sinal de Alerta
as Adelaide
1978
Sinhazinha Flô
as Justina
1977
Duas Vidas
as Elisa
1976
O Casarão
as marchand da galeria de arte
1976
O Grito
as Albertina
1975