Ruth de Souza
Acting
1921-05-12 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Filmography
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026 · Movie
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022 · Movie
Primavera
2022 · Movie
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020 · Movie
Ney - À Flor da Pele
2020 · Movie
Women's Cinema
2020 · Movie
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019 · Movie
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019 · Movie
If I Close My Eyes Now
2019 · Series
Inezita
2018 · Movie
Carolina Maria de Jesus
2018 · Movie
Pitanga
2016 · Movie
O Vendedor de Passados
2014 · Movie
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013 · Movie
Abdias Nascimento
2011 · Movie
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009 · Movie
Daughters of the Wind
2005 · Movie
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2003 · Movie
The Clone
2001 · Series
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001 · Movie
Distraída para a Morte
2001 · Movie
Denying Brazil
2000 · Movie
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000 · Movie
A Fit of Rage
1999 · Movie
Boca
1994 · Movie
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994 · Movie
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994 · Movie
Memorial de Maria Moura
1994 · Series
High Art
1991 · Movie
Only One Survived
1990 · Movie
Rainha da Sucata
1990 · Series
Pacto de Sangue
1989 · Series
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989 · Movie
Wildcat
1988 · Series
Mandala
1987 · Series
Jubiabá
1987 · Movie
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987 · Movie
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
1987 · Series
Little Missy
1986 · Series
Power Play
1984 · Series
Partido Alto
1984 · Series
Sétimo Sentido
1982 · Series
Fruit of Love
1981 · Movie
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
1980 · Series
Sinal de Alerta
1978 · Series
Sinhazinha Flô
1977 · Series
Who Killed Pacifico?
1977 · Movie
Sweet Thieves
1977 · Movie
Pontal da Solidão
1976 · Movie
Duas Vidas
1976 · Series
O Casarão
1976 · Series
O Grito
1975 · Series
Helena
1975 · Series
Pureza Proibida
1975 · Movie
O Rebu
1974 · Series
Um Homem Célebre
1974 · Movie
Os Ossos do Barão
1973 · Series
O Bem-Amado
1973 · Series
Bicho do Mato
1972 · Series
Caso Especial
1971 · Series
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971 · Series
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
1970 · Series
Pigmalião 70
1970 · Series
Verão Vermelho
1969 · Series
A Cabana do Pai Tomás
1969 · Series
Passo dos Ventos
1968 · Series
The Naked Man
1968 · Movie
A Deusa Vencida
1965 · Series
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
1963 · Movie
O Cabeleira
1963 · Movie
Assault on the Pay Train
1962 · Movie
Bruma Seca
1961 · Movie
Death Commands Brigandage
1960 · Movie
Macumba Love
1960 · Movie
Favela
1960 · Movie
Lonesome Women
1959 · Movie
Ravina
1959 · Movie
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
1957 · Movie
Quem Matou Anabela?
1956 · Movie
Candinho
1954 · Movie
The Landowner's Daughter
1953 · Movie
Angela
1951 · Movie
Terra é Sempre Terra
1951 · Movie
The Shadow of Another
1950 · Movie
Também Somos Irmãos
1949 · Movie
Terra Violenta
1949 · Movie
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
1948 · Movie