Ruth de Souza
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1921-05-12
- Died
- 2019-07-28
- 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 · रूथ डी सोज़ा
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.
Known For
TV Shows (31)
The Clone
2001
as Dona Mocinha da Silva
Queen of Scrap
1990
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
Body to Body
1984
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel
Partido Alto
1984
as jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
O Casarão
1976
as marchand da galeria de arte
O Bem-Amado
1973
as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
Mandala
1987
as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
Duas Vidas
1976
as Elisa
Pigmalião 70
1970
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
1970
as Isabel
Little Missy
1986
as Balbina
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971
as Das Dores (Ma. das Dores)
Sinal de Alerta
1978
as Adelaide
Verão Vermelho
1969
as Clementina
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
1987
as Antonia
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as Elisa
O Grito
1975
as Albertina
Caso Especial
1971
as Laura
O Rebu
1974
as Lourdes
Wildcat
1988
as Cecília
Bicho do Mato
1972
as Zilda
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
1980
as Mariana
Sétimo Sentido
1982
as Jerusa
Memorial de Maria Moura
1994
as Sia Mena
If I Close My Eyes Now
2019
as Madalena dos Santos
A Deusa Vencida
1965
as Narcisa
Pacto de Sangue
1989
as Mãe Quitinha
A Cabana do Pai Tomás
1969
as Cloé
Helena
1975
as Madalena
Passo dos Ventos
1968
as Mãe Tuiá
Sinhazinha Flô
1977
as Justina
Movies (55)
Angela
1951
High Art
1991
as Old Woman Kissing
Boca
1994
as Mrs. Esteban
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A Fit of Rage
1999
as Mariana
Only One Survived
1990
as Mama Santa
Terra é Sempre Terra
1951
Pitanga
2016
as Self
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
as Joana
O Vendedor de Passados
2014
as Dona Célia
Distraída para a Morte
2001
as Carolina de Jesus
Denying Brazil
2000
as Herself
Terra Violenta
1949
as Empregada
O Cabeleira
1963
Ney - À Flor da Pele
2020
as Self
Daughters of the Wind
2005
as Cida
Macumba Love
1960
as Mama Rata-loi
Jubiabá
1987
as Tia Luiza
The Naked Man
1968
as Testemunha de Jeová
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
1963
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
as Self
The Landowner's Daughter
1953
as Sabina
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
1957
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
1948
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
as Self
Who Killed Pacifico?
1977
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2003
Sweet Thieves
1977
as Rainha Louca
Favela
1960
Death Commands Brigandage
1960
as Rezadeira
Também Somos Irmãos
1949
as Rosália
The Shadow of Another
1950
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Candinho
1954
as Dona Manuela
Inezita
2018
Primavera
2022
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Fruit of Love
1981
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Women's Cinema
2020
as Self
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
as Judith
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
Ravina
1959
Pureza Proibida
1975
Um Homem Célebre
1974
Lonesome Women
1959
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Quem matou Anabela?
1956
as Shirley
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
Pontal da Solidão
1976
as Narração
Carolina Maria de Jesus
2018
as Self
Bruma Seca
1961
as Luisa
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019
as herself
About Ruth de Souza
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 t… With 86 credits spanning from 1948 to 2022, Ruth de Souza has appeared in 55 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ruth de Souza Movies
- Angela (1951)
- High Art (1991) — as Old Woman Kissing
- Boca (1994) — as Mrs. Esteban
- Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday (2020) — as Self (archive footage)
- A Fit of Rage (1999) — as Mariana
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