Ruth de Souza
Acting
Born 1921-05-12 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Died 2019-07-28
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
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
Primavera
Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Self (archive footage)
Ney - À Flor da Pele
Self
Women's Cinema
Self
Filhas de Lavadeiras
herself
Pressed, Ripped Apart
(archive footage)
If I Close My Eyes Now
Madalena dos Santos
Inezita
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Self
Pitanga
Self
O Vendedor de Passados
Dona Célia
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
Abdias Nascimento
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
Self
Daughters of the Wind
Cida
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
The Clone
Dona Mocinha da Silva
Movie Theaters of Rio
Self
Distraída para a Morte
Carolina de Jesus
Denying Brazil
Herself
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
Joana
A Fit of Rage
Mariana
Boca
Mrs. Esteban
O Construtor de Sonhos
Eu, Mulher Negra
Memorial de Maria Moura
Sia Mena
High Art
Old Woman Kissing
Only One Survived
Mama Santa
Queen of Scrap
Juíza Elizabeth Andrade