Ruth de Souza
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Primavera
2022
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Women's Cinema
2020
as Self
Ney - À Flor da Pele
2020
as Self
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019
as herself
If I Close My Eyes Now
2019
as Madalena dos Santos
Inezita
2018
Carolina Maria de Jesus
2018
as Self
Pitanga
2016
as Self
O Vendedor de Passados
2014
as Dona Célia
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
as Self
Daughters of the Wind
2005
as Cida
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2003
Distraída para a Morte
2001
as Carolina de Jesus
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
as Self
The Clone
2001
as Dona Mocinha da Silva
Denying Brazil
2000
as Herself
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
as Joana
A Fit of Rage
1999
as Mariana
Boca
1994
as Mrs. Esteban
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994
Memorial de Maria Moura
1994
as Sia Mena
High Art
1991
as Old Woman Kissing
Only One Survived
1990
as Mama Santa
Rainha da Sucata
1990
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Pacto de Sangue
1989
as Mãe Quitinha
Wildcat
1988
as Cecília
Jubiabá
1987
as Tia Luiza
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
1987
as Antonia
Mandala
1987
as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
Little Missy
1986
as Balbina
Power Play
1984
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel
Partido Alto
1984
as jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
Sétimo Sentido
1982
as Jerusa
Fruit of Love
1981
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
1980
as Mariana
Sinal de Alerta
1978
as Adelaide
Sweet Thieves
1977
as Rainha Louca
Who Killed Pacifico?
1977
Sinhazinha Flô
1977
as Justina
Pontal da Solidão
1976
as Narração
O Casarão
1976
as marchand da galeria de arte
Duas Vidas
1976
as Elisa
Pureza Proibida
1975
O Grito
1975
as Albertina
Helena
1975
as Madalena
Um Homem Célebre
1974
O Rebu
1974
as Lourdes
O Bem-Amado
1973
as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as Elisa
Bicho do Mato
1972
as Zilda
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971
as Das Dores (Ma. das Dores)
Caso Especial
1971
as Laura
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
1970
as Isabel
Pigmalião 70
1970
A Cabana do Pai Tomás
1969
as Cloé
Verão Vermelho
1969
as Clementina
The Naked Man
1968
as Testemunha de Jeová
Passo dos Ventos
1968
as Mãe Tuiá
A Deusa Vencida
1965
as Narcisa
O Cabeleira
1963
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
1963
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
as Judith
Bruma Seca
1961
as Luisa
Macumba Love
1960
as Mama Rata-loi
Death Commands Brigandage
1960
as Rezadeira
Favela
1960
Lonesome Women
1959
Ravina
1959
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
1957
Quem Matou Anabela?
1956
as Shirley
Candinho
1954
as Dona Manuela
The Landowner's Daughter
1953
as Sabina
Angela
1951
as Divina
Terra é Sempre Terra
1951
The Shadow of Another
1950
Também Somos Irmãos
1949
as Rosália
Terra Violenta
1949
as Empregada
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
1948