Ruth de Souza

Actor

Born: May 12, 1921
Died: July 28, 2019 (age 98)
From: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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…

Filmography (56)

Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro (2026)
Conversations with Ruth de Souza (2022)
Primavera (2022)
Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday (2020)
Self (archive footage)
Ney - À Flor da Pele (2020)
Self
Women's Cinema (2020)
Self
Filhas de Lavadeiras (2019)
herself
Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)
(archive footage)
Inezita (2018)
Carolina Maria de Jesus (2018)
Self
Pitanga (2016)
Self
O Vendedor de Passados (2014)
Dona Célia
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola (2013)
Abdias Nascimento (2011)
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas (2009)
Self
Daughters of the Wind (2005)
Cida
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe (2003)
Movie Theaters of Rio (2001)
Self
Distraída para a Morte (2001)
Carolina de Jesus
Denying Brazil (2000)
Herself
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício (2000)
Joana
A Fit of Rage (1999)
Mariana
Boca (1994)
Mrs. Esteban
O Construtor de Sonhos (1994)
Eu, Mulher Negra (1994)
High Art (1991)
Old Woman Kissing
Only One Survived (1990)
Mama Santa
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro (1989)
Jubiabá (1987)
Tia Luiza
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho (1987)