Ruth de Souza
Acting · Born May 12, 1921 · Died Jul 28, 2019 (98) · 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.
Known for
Films
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Primavera
20226.0
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
20208.6
Ney - À Flor da Pele
2020
Women's Cinema
2020
Filhas de Lavadeiras
201910.0
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
Inezita
20188.0
Carolina Maria de Jesus
2018
Pitanga
20165.6
O Vendedor de Passados
20145.9
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
20056.4
Movie Theaters of Rio
20017.0
Distraída para a Morte
200110.0
Denying Brazil
20008.4
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
20007.0
A Fit of Rage
19995.2
Boca
19943.6
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994
High Art
19914.5
Only One Survived
19908.0
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Jubiabá
19875.8
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
Who Killed Pacifico?
19778.0
Sweet Thieves
19777.0
Pontal da Solidão
19768.0
Pureza Proibida
19759.0
Um Homem Célebre
197410.0
The Naked Man
19685.9
O Cabeleira
19637.0
Assault on the Pay Train
19628.0
Death Commands Brigandage
19606.6
Macumba Love
19607.5
Favela
19607.5
Lonesome Women
19599.0
Ravina
19596.0
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
19579.0
Quem Matou Anabela?
19569.0
Candinho
19547.1
The Landowner's Daughter
19535.0
Angela
19517.0
Terra é Sempre Terra
19517.0
The Shadow of Another
19508.0
Também Somos Irmãos
19497.6
Terra Violenta
19499.0
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
194810.0
