Ruth de Souza
Acting
Born May 12, 1921 · 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.
Films (55)
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Primavera
2022
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
Ney - À Flor da Pele
2020
Women's Cinema
2020
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
Inezita
2018
Carolina Maria de Jesus
2018
Pitanga
2016
O Vendedor de Passados
2014
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
Daughters of the Wind
2005
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2003
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
Distraída para a Morte
2001
Denying Brazil
2000
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
A Fit of Rage
1999
Boca
1994
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994
High Art
1991
Only One Survived
1990
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Jubiabá
1987
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
Fruit of Love
1981
Who Killed Pacifico?
1977
Sweet Thieves
1977
Pontal da Solidão
1976
Pureza Proibida
1975
Um Homem Célebre
1974
The Naked Man
1968
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
1963
O Cabeleira
1963
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
Bruma Seca
1961
Death Commands Brigandage
1960
Macumba Love
1960
Favela
1960
Lonesome Women
1959
Ravina
1959
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
1957
Quem matou Anabela?
1956
Candinho
1954
The Landowner's Daughter
1953
Terra é Sempre Terra
1951
Angela
1951
The Shadow of Another
1950
Também Somos Irmãos
1949
Terra Violenta
1949
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
1948