Ruth de Souza
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
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Primavera
2022
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Ney - À Flor da Pele
2020
as Self
Women's Cinema
2020
as Self
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019
as herself
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
Inezita
2018
Carolina Maria de Jesus
2018
as Self
Pitanga
2016
as Self
O Vendedor de Passados
2014
as Dona Célia
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
as Self
Daughters of the Wind
2005
as Cida
- No poster
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2003
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
as Self
Distraída para a Morte
2001
as Carolina de Jesus
Denying Brazil
2000
as Herself
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
as Joana
A Fit of Rage
1999
as Mariana
Boca
1994
as Mrs. Esteban
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994