Actor
Ruth de Souza
Born 1921 · 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.
Acting
The Clone
Dona Mocinha da Silva · 2001
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Self (archive footage) · 2020
Assault on the Pay Train
Judith · 1962
O Bem-Amado
Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto) · 1973
Corpo a Corpo
Jurema Nascimento Rangel · 1984
Sétimo Sentido
Jerusa · 1982
If I Close My Eyes Now
Madalena dos Santos · 2019
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
Das Dores (Ma. das Dores) · 1971
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
Mariana · 1980
Pacto de Sangue
Mãe Quitinha · 1989
Distraída para a Morte
Carolina de Jesus · 2001
Filhas de Lavadeiras
herself · 2019
Denying Brazil
Herself · 2000
Rainha da Sucata
Juíza Elizabeth Andrade · 1990
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
Joana · 2000
Partido Alto
jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara · 1984
Memorial de Maria Moura
Sia Mena · 1994
Terra Violenta
Empregada · 1949
Quem matou Anabela?
Shirley · 1956
Sinhá Moça
Balbina · 1986
Os Ossos do Barão
Elisa · 1973
Helena
Madalena · 1975
Também Somos Irmãos
Rosália · 1949
Mandala
Zezé (Maria José Barbosa) · 1987