Ruth de Souza

Known for ActingBorn 1921-05-12Died 2019-07-28Rio 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Filhas de Lavadeiras

Distraída para a Morte

Pacto de Sangue

Olhai os Lírios do Campo

Um Homem Célebre

O Homem Que Deve Morrer

Falta Alguém no Manicômio

O Bem-Amado

Sétimo Sentido

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday

Pureza Proibida

Body to Body

Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes

Lonesome Women

Osso, Amor e Papagaios

Quem matou Anabela?

Terra Violenta

Denying Brazil

Partido Alto

Helena

Os Ossos do Barão

Inezita

If I Close My Eyes Now

The Clone

Only One Survived

Mandala

Who Killed Pacifico?

Pontal da Solidão

Memorial de Maria Moura

Queen of Scrap

Pigmalião 70

Little Missy

A Deusa Vencida

Assault on the Pay Train

The Shadow of Another

Sinal de Alerta

O Grito

Duas Vidas

Verão Vermelho

Macumba Love

Favela

Também Somos Irmãos

Movie Theaters of Rio

O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício

Wildcat

Fruit of Love

Sweet Thieves

Bicho do Mato