Actor
Ruth de Souza
May 12, 1921 · 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 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Milton Gonçalves
5 titles together
O Bem-Amado, Daughters of the Wind, The Naked Man
Grande Otelo
4 titles together
Assault on the Pay Train, Jubiabá, Little Missy
Chica Xavier
3 titles together
Assault on the Pay Train, Wildcat, Little Missy
Antônio Fagundes
3 titles together
If I Close My Eyes Now, Rainha da Sucata, Power Play
Zezé Motta
3 titles together
Memorial de Maria Moura, Jubiabá, Power Play
Murilo Benício
2 titles together
The Clone, If I Close My Eyes Now
Full filmography · 76
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
cast
2026
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
cast
2022
Primavera
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
2022
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
2019
Inezita
cast
2018
O Vendedor de Passados
as Dona Célia
2014
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
cast
2013
Abdias Nascimento
cast
2011
Daughters of the Wind
as Cida
2005
Distraída para a Morte
as Carolina de Jesus
2001
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
as Joana
2000
A Fit of Rage
as Mariana
1999