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Ruth de Souza

Ruth de Souza

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

12/05/1921

Day of Death

28/07/2019
(98) years old

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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 sec... Read More

Known For

Conversations with Ruth de Souza

Conversations with Ruth de Souza

Primavera

Primavera

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday

Ney - À Flor da Pele

Ney - À Flor da Pele

O Cinema das Mulheres

O Cinema das Mulheres

Filhas de Lavadeiras

Filhas de Lavadeiras

Pressed, Ripped Apart

Pressed, Ripped Apart

Inezita

Inezita

Carolina Maria de Jesus

Carolina Maria de Jesus

Pitanga

Pitanga

Filmography

Cast

2022

Conversations with Ruth de Souza

2022

Primavera

as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia

2020

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterda...

as Self (archive footage)

2020

Ney - À Flor da Pele

as Self

2020

O Cinema das Mulheres

as Self

2019

Filhas de Lavadeiras

as herself

2019

Pressed, Ripped Apart

as (archive footage)

2018

Inezita

2018

Carolina Maria de Jesus

as Self

2016

Pitanga

as Self

2014

O Vendedor de Passados

as Dona Célia

2013

Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola

2011

Abdias Nascimento

2009

Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Te...

as Self

2005

Daughters of the Wind

as Cida

2003

A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe

2001

Movie Theaters of Rio

as Self

2001

Distraída para a Morte

as Carolina de Jesus

2000

Denying Brazil

as Herself

2000

O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplíci...

as Joana

1999

A Fit of Rage

as Mariana

1994

Boca

as Mrs. Esteban

1994

O Construtor de Sonhos

1994

Eu, Mulher Negra

1991

High Art

as Old Woman Kissing

1990

Only One Survived

as Mama Santa

1989

As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro

1987

Jubiabá

as Tia Luiza

1987

Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um S...

1981

Fruit of Love

1977

Who Killed Pacifico?

1977

Sweet Thieves

as Rainha Louca

1976

Pontal da Solidão

1975

Pureza Proibida

1974

Um Homem Célebre

1968

The Naked Man

as Testemunha de Jeová

1963

Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes

1963

O Cabeleira

1962

Assault on the Pay Train

as Judith

1961

Bruma Seca

as Luisa

1960

Death Commands Brigandage

as Rezadeira

1960

Macumba Love

as Mama Rata-loi

1960

Favela

1959

Lonesome Women

1959

Ravina

1957

Osso, Amor e Papagaios

1956

Quem matou Anabela?

as Shirley

1954

Candinho

as Dona Manuela

1953

The Landowner's Daughter

as Sabina

1951

Terra é Sempre Terra

1951

Angela

1950

The Shadow of Another

1949

Também Somos Irmãos

as Rosália

1949

Terra Violenta

as Empregada

1948

Falta Alguém no Manicômio