Ruth de Souza

Known for: Acting
Born: May 12, 1921, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: July 28, 2019
Movies: 56

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.6

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday

2020

8.0

Assault on the Pay Train

1962

6.0

O Vendedor de Passados

2014

5.2

A Fit of Rage

1999

4.5

High Art

1991

3.6

Boca

1994

5.8

Jubiabá

1987

6.4

Daughters of the Wind

2005

5.9

The Naked Man

1968

8.4

Denying Brazil

2000

Filmography

2026	Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2022	Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022	Primavera	Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
2020	Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday	Self (archive footage)
2020	Ney - À Flor da Pele	Self
2020	Women's Cinema	Self
2019	Filhas de Lavadeiras	herself
2019	Pressed, Ripped Apart	(archive footage)
2018	Inezita
2018	Carolina Maria de Jesus	Self
2016	Pitanga	Self
2014	O Vendedor de Passados	Dona Célia
2013	Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2011	Abdias Nascimento
2009	Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas	Self
2005	Daughters of the Wind	Cida
2003	A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2001	Movie Theaters of Rio	Self
2001	Distraída para a Morte	Carolina de Jesus
2000	Denying Brazil	Herself
2000	O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício	Joana
1999	A Fit of Rage	Mariana
1994	Boca	Mrs. Esteban
1994	O Construtor de Sonhos
1994	Eu, Mulher Negra
1991	High Art	Old Woman Kissing
1990	Only One Survived	Mama Santa
1989	As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1987	Jubiabá	Tia Luiza
1987	Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1981	Fruit of Love
1977	Who Killed Pacifico?
1977	Sweet Thieves	Rainha Louca
1976	Pontal da Solidão	Narração
1975	Pureza Proibida
1974	Um Homem Célebre
1968	The Naked Man	Testemunha de Jeová
1963	Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
1963	O Cabeleira
1962	Assault on the Pay Train	Judith
1961	Bruma Seca	Luisa
1960	Death Commands Brigandage	Rezadeira
1960	Macumba Love	Mama Rata-loi
1960	Favela
1959	Lonesome Women
1959	Ravina
1957	Osso, Amor e Papagaios
1956	Quem Matou Anabela?	Shirley
1954	Candinho	Dona Manuela
1953	The Landowner's Daughter	Sabina
1951	Angela	Divina
1951	Terra é Sempre Terra
1950	The Shadow of Another
1949	Também Somos Irmãos	Rosália
1949	Terra Violenta	Empregada
1948	Falta Alguém no Manicômio

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