Ruth de Souza
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Boca
1994
as Mrs. Esteban
Macumba Love
1960
as Mama Rata-loi
Angela
1951
Um Homem Célebre
1974
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
Only One Survived
1990
as Mama Santa
O Vendedor de Passados
2014
as Dona Célia
High Art
1991
as Old Woman Kissing
Candinho
1954
as Dona Manuela
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Terra é Sempre Terra
1951
Fruit of Love
1981
Denying Brazil
2000
as Herself
Death Commands Brigandage
1960
as Rezadeira
Daughters of the Wind
2005
as Cida
Jubiabá
1987
as Tia Luiza
Pitanga
2016
as Self
Primavera
2022
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Pureza Proibida
1975