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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Terra Violenta
1949
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
The Landowner's Daughter
1953
Ney - À Flor da Pele
2020
The Naked Man
1968
O Cinema das Mulheres
2020
Candinho
1954
Boca
1994
Macumba Love
1960
High Art
1991
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
Angela
1951
Daughters of the Wind
2005
O Cabeleira
1963
Primavera
2022
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
Sweet Thieves
1977
Pitanga
2016
Lonesome Women
1959
Death Commands Brigandage
1960
Pureza Proibida
1975
Only One Survived
1990
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
Ravina
1959
Favela
1960
Inezita
2018
A Fit of Rage
1999
Jubiabá
1987
Um Homem Célebre
1974
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Quem matou Anabela?
1956
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987