Personal Info
Birthday
May 12, 1921
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (82)
No Backdrop
0.0
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
Movie2026
0.0
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
Movie2022
6.0
Primavera
Movie2022
8.6
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Movie2020
0.0
Ney - À Flor da Pele
Movie2020
0.0
Women's Cinema
Movie2020
10.0
Filhas de Lavadeiras
Movie2019
No Backdrop
0.0
Pressed, Ripped Apart
Movie2019
7.9
If I Close My Eyes Now
TV Series2019
No Backdrop
8.0
Inezita
Movie2018
No Backdrop
0.0
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Movie2018
5.6
Pitanga
Movie2016
5.9
O Vendedor de Passados
Movie2014
No Backdrop
0.0
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
Movie2013
No Backdrop
0.0
Abdias Nascimento
Movie2011
No Backdrop
0.0
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
Movie2009
6.4
Daughters of the Wind
Movie2005
8.1
The Clone
TV Series2001
No Backdrop
7.0
Movie Theaters of Rio
Movie2001
No Backdrop
10.0
Distraída para a Morte
Movie2001
8.4
Denying Brazil
Movie2000
No Backdrop
7.0
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
Movie2000
5.2
A Fit of Rage
Movie1999
3.6
Boca
Movie1994
0.0
O Construtor de Sonhos
Movie1994
No Backdrop
0.0
Eu, Mulher Negra
Movie1994
7.8
Memorial de Maria Moura
TV Series1994
4.5
High Art
Movie1991
No Backdrop
8.0
Only One Survived
Movie1990
7.8
Rainha da Sucata
TV Series1990
10.0
Pacto de Sangue
TV Series1989
No Backdrop
0.0
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
Movie1989
7.0
Wildcat
TV Series1988
8.0
Mandala
TV Series1987
5.6
Jubiabá
Movie1987
No Backdrop
0.0
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
Movie1987
No Backdrop
4.9
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
TV Series1987
7.5
Little Missy
TV Series1986
9.3
Power Play
TV Series1984
8.5
Partido Alto
TV Series1984
9.0
Sétimo Sentido
TV Series1982
10.0
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
TV Series1980
7.7
Sinal de Alerta
TV Series1978
6.0
Sinhazinha Flô
TV Series1977
No Backdrop
8.0
Who Killed Pacifico?
Movie1977
7.0
Sweet Thieves
Movie1977
No Backdrop
8.0
Pontal da Solidão
Movie1976
7.7
Duas Vidas
TV Series1976
6.7
O Casarão
TV Series1976
7.7
O Grito
TV Series1975
8.5
Helena
TV Series1975
No Backdrop
9.0
Pureza Proibida
Movie1975
6.0
O Rebu
TV Series1974
No Backdrop
10.0
Um Homem Célebre
Movie1974
8.5
Os Ossos do Barão
TV Series1973
9.1
O Bem-Amado
TV Series1973
7.0
Bicho do Mato
TV Series1972
No Backdrop
6.0
Caso Especial
TV Series1971
10.0
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
TV Series1971
6.3
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
TV Series1970
8.0
Pigmalião 70
TV Series1970
7.5
Verão Vermelho
TV Series1969
0.0
A Cabana do Pai Tomás
TV Series1969
0.0
Passo dos Ventos
TV Series1968
No Backdrop
5.9
The Naked Man
Movie1968
No Backdrop
7.0
O Cabeleira
Movie1963
8.0
Assault on the Pay Train
Movie1962
6.6
Death Commands Brigandage
Movie1960
7.5
Macumba Love
Movie1960
7.5
Favela
Movie1960
No Backdrop
9.0
Lonesome Women
Movie1959
No Backdrop
6.0
Ravina
Movie1959
No Backdrop
9.0
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
Movie1957
9.0
Quem Matou Anabela?
Movie1956
7.1
Candinho
Movie1954
No Backdrop
5.8
The Landowner's Daughter
Movie1953
7.0
Terra é Sempre Terra
Movie1951
7.0
Angela
Movie1951
No Backdrop
8.0
The Shadow of Another
Movie1950
7.6
Também Somos Irmãos
Movie1949
No Backdrop
9.0
Terra Violenta
Movie1949
No Backdrop
10.0
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
Movie1948