Ruth de Souza
Actor
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.
Filmography
Assault on the Pay Train
as Judith 1962
O Vendedor de Passados
as Dona Célia 2014
A Fit of Rage
as Mariana 1999
High Art
as Old Woman Kissing 1991
Boca
as Mrs. Esteban 1994
The Naked Man
as Testemunha de Jeová 1968
Jubiabá
as Tia Luiza 1987
Denying Brazil
as Herself 2000
Daughters of the Wind
as Cida 2005
Sweet Thieves
as Rainha Louca 1977
Pitanga
as Self 2016
Candinho
as Dona Manuela 1954
Death Commands Brigandage
as Rezadeira 1960
Primavera
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia 2022
The Landowner's Daughter
as Sabina 1953
Também Somos Irmãos
as Rosália 1949