Ruth de Souza
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Clone
Dona Mocinha da Silva
2001
Series
Rainha da Sucata
Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
1990
Series
Little Missy
Balbina
1986
Series
Partido Alto
jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
1984
Series
Mandala
Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
1987
Series
Power Play
Jurema Nascimento Rangel
1984
Series
Pigmalião 70
1970
Series
O Casarão
marchand da galeria de arte
1976
Series
Wildcat
Cecília
1988
Series
Duas Vidas
Elisa
1976
Series
Sétimo Sentido
Jerusa
1982
Series
O Bem-Amado
Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
1973
Series
Os Ossos do Barão
Elisa
1973
Series
Sinal de Alerta
Adelaide
1978
Series
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
Das Dores (Ma. das Dores)
1971
Series
O Grito
Albertina
1975
Series
Verão Vermelho
Clementina
1969
Series
Bicho do Mato
Zilda
1972
Series
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
Isabel
1970
Series
Pacto de Sangue
Mãe Quitinha
1989
Series
O Rebu
Lourdes
1974
Series
A Cabana do Pai Tomás
Cloé
1969
Series
Passo dos Ventos
Mãe Tuiá
1968
A Deusa Vencida
Narcisa
1965
Series
Caso Especial
Laura
1971
Series
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
Antonia
1987
Series
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
Mariana
1980
Film
Death Commands Brigandage
Rezadeira
1960
Film
O Cabeleira
1963
Series
Memorial de Maria Moura
Sia Mena
1994
Film
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
Joana
2000
Series
Sinhazinha Flô
Justina
1977
Film
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
1948
Series
If I Close My Eyes Now
Madalena dos Santos
2019
Film
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Film
Primavera
Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
2022
Film
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
Series
Helena
Madalena
1975
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2003
Film
Macumba Love
Mama Rata-loi
1960
Bruma Seca
Luisa
1961
Film
Ravina
1959
Film
Candinho
Dona Manuela
1954
Film
Boca
Mrs. Esteban
1994
Film
High Art
Old Woman Kissing
1991
Film
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
Film
Daughters of the Wind
Cida
2005
Film
The Shadow of Another
1950
Film
Angela
Divina
1951
Film
Pureza Proibida
1975
Film
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994
Fruit of Love
1981
Film
Também Somos Irmãos
Rosália
1949
Film
Quem Matou Anabela?
Shirley
1956
Film
Distraída para a Morte
Carolina de Jesus
2001
Film
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Only One Survived
Mama Santa
1990
Film
Inezita
2018
Film
Denying Brazil
Herself
2000
Film
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Film
Who Killed Pacifico?
1977
Film
Jubiabá
Tia Luiza
1987
Film
Um Homem Célebre
1974
Film
Assault on the Pay Train
Judith
1962
Film
Lonesome Women
1959
Film
A Fit of Rage
Mariana
1999
Film
Sweet Thieves
Rainha Louca
1977
Film
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Self
2018
Film
Pitanga
Self
2016
Film
Ney - À Flor da Pele
Self
2020
Film
O Vendedor de Passados
Dona Célia
2014
Film
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
Film
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
1957
Film
Pressed, Ripped Apart
(archive footage)
2019
Film
Terra é Sempre Terra
1951
Film
The Naked Man
Testemunha de Jeová
1968
Film
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
1963
Film
Terra Violenta
Empregada
1949
Film
Movie Theaters of Rio
Self
2001
Film
Pontal da Solidão
Narração
1976
Film
The Landowner's Daughter
Sabina
1953
Film
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
Self
2009
Film
Favela
1960
Film
Filhas de Lavadeiras
herself
2019
Film
Women's Cinema
Self
2020
Film
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013