Ruth de Souza

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Known For

Acting

Born

1921-05-12

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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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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Acting History

2022
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Primavera as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
2020
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
2019
Filhas de Lavadeiras as herself
2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart as (archive footage)
2019
If I Close My Eyes Now as Madalena dos Santos
2018
Inezita
2018
Carolina Maria de Jesus as Self
2016
Pitanga as Self
2014
O Vendedor de Passados as Dona Célia
2013
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2011
Abdias Nascimento
2009
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas as Self
2005
Daughters of the Wind as Cida
2003
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2001
The Clone as Dona Mocinha da Silva
2001
Movie Theaters of Rio as Self
2001
Distraída para a Morte as Carolina de Jesus
2000
Denying Brazil as Herself
2000
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício as Joana
1999
A Fit of Rage as Mariana
1994
Boca as Mrs. Esteban
1994
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994
Memorial de Maria Moura as Sia Mena
1991
High Art as Old Woman Kissing
1990
Only One Survived as Mama Santa
1990
Rainha da Sucata as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
1989
Pacto de Sangue as Mãe Quitinha
1989
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1988
Wildcat as Cecília
1987
Mandala as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
1987
Jubiabá as Tia Luiza
1987
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
The Legacy of Guldenburgs as Antonia
1986
Sinhá Moça as Balbina
1984
Corpo a Corpo as Jurema Nascimento Rangel
1982
Sétimo Sentido as Jerusa
1981
Fruit of Love
1980
Olhai os Lírios do Campo as Mariana
1978
Sinal de Alerta as Adelaide
1977
Sinhazinha Flô as Justina
1977
Who Killed Pacifico?
1977
Sweet Thieves as Rainha Louca
1976
Pontal da Solidão as Narração
1976
Duas Vidas as Elisa
1976
O Casarão as marchand da galeria de arte
1975
O Grito as Albertina
1975
Helena as Madalena
1975
Pureza Proibida
1974
O Rebu as Lourdes
1974
Um Homem Célebre
1973
Os Ossos do Barão as Elisa
1973
O Bem-Amado as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
1972
Bicho do Mato as Zilda
1971
Caso Especial as Laura
1971
O Homem Que Deve Morrer as Das Dores (Ma. das Dores)
1970
Assim na Terra Como no Céu as Isabel
1970
Pigmalião 70
1969
Verão Vermelho as Clementina
1969
A Cabana do Pai Tomás as Cloé
1968
Passo dos Ventos as Mãe Tuiá
1968
The Naked Man as Testemunha de Jeová
1965
A Deusa Vencida as Narcisa
1963
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
1963
O Cabeleira
1962
Assault on the Pay Train as Judith
1961
Bruma Seca as Luisa
1960
Death Commands Brigandage as Rezadeira
1960
Macumba Love as Mama Rata-loi
1960
Favela
1959
Lonesome Women
1959
Ravina
1957
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
1956
Quem matou Anabela? as Shirley
1954
Candinho as Dona Manuela
1953
The Landowner's Daughter as Sabina
1951
Terra é Sempre Terra
1951
Angela
1950
The Shadow of Another
1949
Também Somos Irmãos as Rosália
1949
Terra Violenta as Empregada
1948
Falta Alguém no Manicômio