Ruth de Souza
Acting
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
2022Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022Primavera
Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
2020Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Self (archive footage)
2020Women's Cinema
Self
2020Ney - À Flor da Pele
Self
2019Pressed, Ripped Apart
(archive footage)
2019Filhas de Lavadeiras
herself
2018Inezita
2018Carolina Maria de Jesus
Self
2016Pitanga
Self
2014O Vendedor de Passados
Dona Célia
2013Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2011Abdias Nascimento
2009Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
Self
2005Daughters of the Wind
Cida
2001Distraída para a Morte
Carolina de Jesus
2001Movie Theaters of Rio
Self
2000Denying Brazil
Herself
2000O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
Joana
1999A Fit of Rage
Mariana
1994Boca
Mrs. Esteban
1994O Construtor de Sonhos
1994Eu, Mulher Negra
1991High Art
Old Woman Kissing