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Ruth de Souza

Ruth de Souza

Personal Info

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-05-12
Day of Death
2019-07-28 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.

Known For

Acting

(2022)
Primavera
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
(2022)
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
(2020)
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
O Cinema das Mulheres
as Self
(2019)
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
(2019)
Filhas de Lavadeiras
as herself
(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)
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
(1991)
High Art
as Old Woman Kissing
(1990)
Only One Survived
as Mama Santa
(1989)
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
(1987)
Jubiabá
as Tia Luiza
(1987)
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
(1981)
Fruit of Love
(1977)
Sweet Thieves
as Rainha Louca
(1977)
Who Killed Pacifico?
(1976)
Pontal da Solidão
(1975)
Pureza Proibida
(1974)
Um Homem Célebre
(1968)
The Naked Man
as Testemunha de Jeová
(1963)
O Cabeleira
(1963)
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
(1962)
Assault on the Pay Train
as Judith
(1961)
Bruma Seca
as Luisa
(1960)
Macumba Love
as Mama Rata-loi
(1960)
Death Commands Brigandage
as Rezadeira
(1960)
Favela
(1959)
Lonesome Women
(1959)
Ravina
(1957)
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
(1956)
Quem matou Anabela?
as Shirley
(1954)
Candinho
as Manuela
(1953)
The Landowner's Daughter
as Sabina
(1951)
Angela
(1951)
Terra é Sempre Terra
(1950)
The Shadow of Another
(1949)
Terra Violenta
as Empregada
(1949)
Também Somos Irmãos
as Rosália
(1948)
Falta Alguém no Manicômio