
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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