Cast
Ruth de Souza
Acting
Cast
Ruth de Souza
Known for
Acting
Born
1921-05-12
From
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died
2019-07-28
Also known as Рут де Соуза, ルース・デ・ソウザ, 루스 드 소자
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.
Angela
High Art
as Old Woman Kissing
Terra Violenta
as Empregada
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self (archive footage)
A Fit of Rage
as Mariana
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
Boca
as Mrs. Esteban
Terra é Sempre Terra
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
Only One Survived
as Mama Santa
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
as Joana
Daughters of the Wind
as Cida
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
Também Somos Irmãos
as Rosália
Denying Brazil
as Herself
The Naked Man
as Testemunha de Jeová
Pitanga
as Self
Death Commands Brigandage
as Rezadeira
The Shadow of Another
Jubiabá
as Tia Luiza
Primavera
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
O Vendedor de Passados
as Dona Célia
Macumba Love
as Mama Rata-loi
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
Sweet Thieves
as Rainha Louca
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
The Landowner's Daughter
as Sabina
Um Homem Célebre
O Cabeleira
Ney - À Flor da Pele
as Self
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
as Self
Distraída para a Morte
as Carolina de Jesus
Candinho
as Dona Manuela
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
Assault on the Pay Train
as Judith
Who Killed Pacifico?
Pureza Proibida
Lonesome Women
Fruit of Love
Inezita
O Construtor de Sonhos
Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
Favela
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
Women's Cinema
as Self
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
Abdias Nascimento
Ravina
Pontal da Solidão
as Narração
Carolina Maria de Jesus
as Self
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
Bruma Seca
as Luisa
Quem matou Anabela?
as Shirley
Eu, Mulher Negra
Filhas de Lavadeiras
as herself