Ruth de Souza
Acting
Born: 1921-05-12 in 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.
Known For
The Clone
Dona Mocinha da Silva
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Self (archive footage)
Assault on the Pay Train
Judith
O Vendedor de Passados
Dona Célia
A Fit of Rage
Mariana
High Art
Old Woman Kissing
Rainha da Sucata
Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
If I Close My Eyes Now
Madalena dos Santos
Boca
Mrs. Esteban
Jubiabá
Tia Luiza
O Bem-Amado
Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
Antonia
Memorial de Maria Moura
Sia Mena
Daughters of the Wind
Cida
The Naked Man
Testemunha de Jeová
Denying Brazil
Herself
O Rebu
Lourdes
Power Play
Jurema Nascimento Rangel
The Landowner's Daughter
Sabina
Sweet Thieves
Rainha Louca
Sétimo Sentido
Jerusa
Little Missy
Balbina
Wildcat
Cecília
Candinho
Dona Manuela
Death Commands Brigandage
Rezadeira
Pitanga
Self
Também Somos Irmãos
Rosália
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
Joana
Partido Alto
jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
Primavera
Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Um Homem Célebre
O Casarão
marchand da galeria de arte
Sinal de Alerta
Adelaide
O Grito
Albertina
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
Isabel
Duas Vidas
Elisa
Macumba Love
Mama Rata-loi
Ravina
