Ruth de Souza
Acting · Born 1921-05-12 · age 98 at death · 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.
Titles
The Clone
Assault on the Pay Train
O Vendedor de Passados
A Fit of Rage
High Art
Rainha da Sucata
If I Close My Eyes Now
Boca
O Bem-Amado
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
Memorial de Maria Moura
Daughters of the Wind
The Naked Man
Jubiabá
O Rebu
Power Play
Sweet Thieves
Sétimo Sentido
Little Missy
Wildcat
Candinho
The Landowner's Daughter
Death Commands Brigandage
Também Somos Irmãos
Bruma Seca
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
Partido Alto
Primavera
Um Homem Célebre
O Casarão
Sinal de Alerta
O Grito
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
Duas Vidas
Macumba Love
Ravina
Favela
Mandala
Sinhazinha Flô
Os Ossos do Barão
Helena
Verão Vermelho
Distraída para a Morte
Quem Matou Anabela?
Only One Survived
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
Lonesome Women
Fruit of Love
Pureza Proibida
Angela
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
Terra é Sempre Terra
O Cabeleira
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
Pontal da Solidão
The Shadow of Another
Who Killed Pacifico?
Inezita
Terra Violenta
O Homem Que Deve Morrer