Acting
Ruth de Souza
Born May 12, 1921 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Died Jul 28, 2019
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.
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Acting
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
Documentary
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
Documentary
Primavera
2022
Drama
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
Documentary · Music
Ney - À Flor da Pele
2020
Documentary
Women's Cinema
2020
Documentary
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019
Documentary
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
Documentary
If I Close My Eyes Now
2019
Crime · Drama
Inezita
2018
Documentary
Carolina Maria de Jesus
2018
Documentary
Pitanga
2016
Documentary
O Vendedor de Passados
2014
Drama
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
Documentary
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Documentary
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
Documentary
Daughters of the Wind
2005
Drama
The Clone
2001
Soap · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
Documentary
Distraída para a Morte
2001
Drama
Denying Brazil
2000
Documentary
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
Drama · History
A Fit of Rage
1999
Drama · Romance
Boca
1994
Drama · Thriller
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
Documentary
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994
Documentary
Memorial de Maria Moura
1994
Drama
High Art
1991
Drama · Romance · Thriller
Only One Survived
1990
Action · Thriller · TV Movie
Rainha da Sucata
1990
Soap · Drama · Comedy
Pacto de Sangue
1989
Soap · Drama
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Documentary
Wildcat
1988
Soap · Drama
Mandala
1987
Drama · Soap
Jubiabá
1987
Drama · Romance
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
Documentary
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
1987
Family
Little Missy
1986
Drama · Soap
Power Play
1984
Soap · Drama · Mystery
Partido Alto
1984
Drama · Soap
Sétimo Sentido
1982
Soap · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
1980
Soap · Drama
Sinal de Alerta
1978
Soap · Drama · Crime
Sinhazinha Flô
1977
Drama · Soap
Who Killed Pacifico?
1977
Crime
Sweet Thieves
1977
Comedy
Pontal da Solidão
1976
Drama
Duas Vidas
1976
Drama
O Casarão
1976
Soap · Drama
O Grito
1975
Soap · Drama · Crime
Helena
1975
Soap · Drama
Pureza Proibida
1975
O Rebu
1974
Soap · Crime · Drama
Um Homem Célebre
1974
Drama
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
Soap · Drama · Reality
O Bem-Amado
1973
Soap · Comedy
Bicho do Mato
1972
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Caso Especial
1971
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971
Drama · Soap
Assim na Terra Como no Céu
1970
Soap · Drama
Pigmalião 70
1970
Comedy
Verão Vermelho
1969
Drama · Western
A Cabana do Pai Tomás
1969
Drama · Soap
Passo dos Ventos
1968
Drama · Soap
The Naked Man
1968
Comedy
O Cabeleira
1963
Adventure · Drama
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
Crime · Drama
Death Commands Brigandage
1960
Action · Western
Macumba Love
1960
Fantasy · Adventure · Horror
Favela
1960
Drama
Lonesome Women
1959
Adventure · Drama
Ravina
1959
Drama
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
1957
Comedy
Quem Matou Anabela?
1956
Crime · Mystery
Candinho
1954
Comedy
The Landowner's Daughter
1953
Adventure · Drama · Romance
Angela
1951
Drama
Terra é Sempre Terra
1951
Drama
The Shadow of Another
1950
Crime · Drama
Também Somos Irmãos
1949
Drama
Terra Violenta
1949
Drama · Adventure
Falta Alguém no Manicômio
1948
Comedy