Ruth de Souza

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

May 12, 1921

died

July 28, 2019

place of birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

also known as

Рут де Соуза · ルース・デ・ソウザ · 루스 드 소자 · 露丝·德·索萨

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

High Art
4.5

High Art

1991as Old Woman Kissing
Boca
3.9

Boca

1994as Mrs. Esteban
The Naked Man
5.9

The Naked Man

1968as Testemunha de Jeová
Macumba Love
7.5

Macumba Love

1960as Mama Rata-loi
Terra Violenta
9.0

Terra Violenta

1949as Empregada
Pitanga
5.6

Pitanga

2016as Self
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
8.6

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday

2020as Self (archive footage)
Sweet Thieves
7.0

Sweet Thieves

1977as Rainha Louca
Daughters of the Wind
6.4

Daughters of the Wind

2005as Cida
Assault on the Pay Train
8.0

Assault on the Pay Train

1962as Judith
Também Somos Irmãos
7.6

Também Somos Irmãos

1949as Rosália
A Fit of Rage
5.2

A Fit of Rage

1999as Mariana
The Landowner's Daughter
5.8

The Landowner's Daughter

1953as Sabina
Quem matou Anabela?
9.0

Quem matou Anabela?

1956as Shirley
Only One Survived
8.0

Only One Survived

1990as Mama Santa
O Vendedor de Passados
5.9

O Vendedor de Passados

2014as Dona Célia
Denying Brazil
8.4

Denying Brazil

2000as Herself
Death Commands Brigandage
6.6

Death Commands Brigandage

1960as Rezadeira
Pureza Proibida
9.0

Pureza Proibida

1975
Lonesome Women
9.0

Lonesome Women

1959
Pressed, Ripped Apart

Pressed, Ripped Apart

2019as (archive footage)
Primavera
6.0

Primavera

2022as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Women's Cinema

Women's Cinema

2020as Self
Terra é Sempre Terra
7.0

Terra é Sempre Terra

1951
Distraída para a Morte
10.0

Distraída para a Morte

2001as Carolina de Jesus
Candinho
7.1

Candinho

1954as Dona Manuela
Jubiabá
5.6

Jubiabá

1987as Tia Luiza
Who Killed Pacifico?
8.0

Who Killed Pacifico?

1977
Ney - À Flor da Pele

Ney - À Flor da Pele

2020as Self
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho

Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho

1987
Pontal da Solidão
8.0

Pontal da Solidão

1976as Narração
The Shadow of Another
8.0

The Shadow of Another

1950
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
10.0

Falta Alguém no Manicômio

1948
Favela
7.5

Favela

1960
Abdias Nascimento

Abdias Nascimento

2011
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
7.0

O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício

2000as Joana
Conversations with Ruth de Souza

Conversations with Ruth de Souza

2022
O Cabeleira
7.0

O Cabeleira

1963
O Construtor de Sonhos

O Construtor de Sonhos

1994
Inezita
8.0

Inezita

2018
Ravina
6.0

Ravina

1959
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas

Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas

2009as Self
Angela
7.0

Angela

1951as Divina
Um Homem Célebre
10.0

Um Homem Célebre

1974
Movie Theaters of Rio
7.0

Movie Theaters of Rio

2001as Self
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola

Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola

2013
Eu, Mulher Negra

Eu, Mulher Negra

1994
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro

As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro

1989
Carolina Maria de Jesus

Carolina Maria de Jesus

2018as Self
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
9.0

Osso, Amor e Papagaios

1957