Ruth de Souza
ActingRuth 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.
Movies
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Primavera
2022
Self (archive footage)
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
Self
Ney - À Flor da Pele
2020
Self
Women's Cinema
2020
herself
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019
(archive footage)
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
Inezita
2018
Self
Carolina Maria de Jesus
2018
Self
Pitanga
2016
Dona Célia
O Vendedor de Passados
2014
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Self
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
Cida
Daughters of the Wind
2005
Self
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
Carolina de Jesus
Distraída para a Morte
2001
Herself
Denying Brazil
2000
Joana
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
TV Shows
Madalena dos Santos
If I Close My Eyes Now
2019
Dona Mocinha da Silva
The Clone
2001
Sia Mena
Memorial de Maria Moura
1994
Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
Rainha da Sucata
1990
Mãe Quitinha
Pacto de Sangue
1989
Cecília
Wildcat
1988
Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
Mandala
1987
Antonia
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
1987
Balbina
Little Missy
1986
Jurema Nascimento Rangel
Power Play
1984
jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
Partido Alto
1984
Jerusa
Sétimo Sentido
1982
Mariana
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
1980
Adelaide
Sinal de Alerta
1978
Justina
Sinhazinha Flô
1977
Elisa
Duas Vidas
1976
marchand da galeria de arte
O Casarão
1976
Albertina
O Grito
1975
Madalena
Helena
1975
Lourdes
O Rebu
1974