Ruth de Souza
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
TV
The Clone
as Dona Mocinha da Silva
2001
Movie
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Movie
Assault on the Pay Train
as Judith
1962
Movie
O Vendedor de Passados
as Dona Célia
2014
Movie
A Fit of Rage
as Mariana
1999
Movie
High Art
as Old Woman Kissing
1991
TV
Queen of Scrap
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
1990
TV
If I Close My Eyes Now
as Madalena dos Santos
2019
Movie
Boca
as Mrs. Esteban
1994
TV
O Bem-Amado
as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
1973
TV
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
as Antonia
1987
TV
Body to Body
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel
1984
TV
Memorial de Maria Moura
as Sia Mena
1994
Movie
Daughters of the Wind
as Cida
2005
Movie
The Naked Man
as Testemunha de Jeová
1968
Movie
Jubiabá
as Tia Luiza
1987
Movie
Denying Brazil
as Herself
2000
TV
O Rebu
as Lourdes
1974
Movie
Sweet Thieves
as Rainha Louca
1977
TV
Sétimo Sentido
as Jerusa
1982
TV
Wildcat
as Cecília
1988
Movie
Candinho
as Dona Manuela
1954
Movie
Death Commands Brigandage
as Rezadeira
1960
Movie
Pitanga
as Self
2016