Ruth de Souza
Acting
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.
Born: May 12, 1921
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known For
Filmography
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as herself
as (archive footage)
as Madalena dos Santos
as Self
as Self
as Dona Célia
as Cida
as Dona Mocinha da Silva
as Self
as Carolina de Jesus
as Herself
as Mariana
as Mrs. Esteban
as Sia Mena
as Old Woman Kissing
as Mama Santa
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
as Mãe Quitinha
as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
as Tia Luiza
as Antonia
as Balbina
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel
as Jerusa
as Adelaide
as Rainha Louca
as Elisa
as marchand da galeria de arte
as Albertina
as Madalena
as Lourdes
as Elisa
as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
as Laura
as Clementina
as Mãe Tuiá
as Testemunha de Jeová
as Judith
as Rezadeira
as Mama Rata-loi
as Shirley
as Dona Manuela
as Sabina
as Rosália
as Empregada