Ruth de Souza
Birthday
1921/05/12
Day of death
2019/07/28 (98 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also know as
Рут де Соуза, ルース・デ・ソウザ, 루스 드 소자, 露丝·德·索萨, रूथ डी सोज़ा
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.
Acting
(2003) A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
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(2011) Abdias Nascimento
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(2022) Conversations with Ruth de Souza
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(1954) Candinho
as Dona Manuela
(2005) Daughters of the Wind
as Cida
(2022) Primavera
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
(2001) Distraída para a Morte
as Carolina de Jesus
(1994) Boca
as Mrs. Esteban
(1956) Quem matou Anabela?
as Shirley
(1974) Um Homem Célebre
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(1960) Macumba Love
as Mama Rata-loi
(1953) The Landowner's Daughter
as Sabina
(1960) Death Commands Brigandage
as Rezadeira
(1962) Assault on the Pay Train
as Judith
(1999) A Fit of Rage
as Mariana
(1968) The Naked Man
as Testemunha de Jeová
(1990) Only One Survived
as Mama Santa
(1987) Jubiabá
as Tia Luiza
(1949) Também Somos Irmãos
as Rosália
(1957) Osso, Amor e Papagaios
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(2009) Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
as Self
(2000) Denying Brazil
as Herself
(2014) O Vendedor de Passados
as Dona Célia
(1959) Lonesome Women
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(1981) Fruit of Love
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(1959) Ravina
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(2001) Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
(1975) Pureza Proibida
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(1951) Angela
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(1948) Falta Alguém no Manicômio
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(1961) Bruma Seca
as Luisa
(1977) Sweet Thieves
as Rainha Louca
(1951) Terra é Sempre Terra
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(2000) O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
as Joana
(1963) O Cabeleira
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(1963) Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
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(1991) High Art
as Old Woman Kissing
(1976) Pontal da Solidão
as Narração
(1950) The Shadow of Another
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(1960) Favela
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(2016) Pitanga
as Self
(1977) Who Killed Pacifico?
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(1987) Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
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(2013) Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
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(1989) As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
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(2018) Inezita
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(2019) Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
(1994) O Construtor de Sonhos
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(1949) Terra Violenta
as Empregada
(2019) Filhas de Lavadeiras
as herself
(1994) Eu, Mulher Negra
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(2020) Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) O Cinema das Mulheres
as Self
(2018) Carolina Maria de Jesus
as Self
(2020) Ney - À Flor da Pele
as Self
(1973) O Bem-Amado
as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
(1971) O Homem Que Deve Morrer
as Das Dores (Ma. das Dores)
(1982) Sétimo Sentido
as Jerusa
(1987) The Legacy of Guldenburgs
as Antonia
(1974) O Rebu
as Lourdes
(2001) The Clone
as Dona Mocinha da Silva
(1987) Mandala
as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
(1984) Corpo a Corpo
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel
(1977) Sinhazinha Flô
as Justina
(1990) Rainha da Sucata
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
(1969) A Cabana do Pai Tomás
as Cloé
(1976) O Casarão
as marchand da galeria de arte
(1980) Olhai os Lírios do Campo
as Mariana
(1973) Os Ossos do Barão
as Elisa
(1978) Sinal de Alerta
as Adelaide
(1975) O Grito
as Albertina
(1970) Assim na Terra Como no Céu
as Isabel
(1972) Bicho do Mato
as Zilda
(1975) Helena
as Madalena
(1976) Duas Vidas
as Elisa
(1968) Passo dos Ventos
as Mãe Tuiá
(1965) A Deusa Vencida
as Narcisa
(1969) Verão Vermelho
as Clementina
(1994) Memorial de Maria Moura
as Sia Mena
(1970) Pigmalião 70
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(1986) Sinhá Moça
as Balbina
(2019) If I Close My Eyes Now
as Madalena dos Santos
(1971) Caso Especial
as Laura
(1989) Pacto de Sangue
as Mãe Quitinha