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.
Filmography Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
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Details Primavera
2022
Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Details Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
Self (archive footage)
Details O Cinema das Mulheres
2020
Self
Details Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019
herself
Details Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
(archive footage)
Details Carolina Maria de Jesus
2018
Self
Details O Vendedor de Passados
2014
Dona Célia
Details Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
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Details Abdias Nascimento
2011
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Details Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
Self
Details Daughters of the Wind
2005
Cida
Details A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2003
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Details Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
Self
Details Distraída para a Morte
2001
Carolina de Jesus
Details O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
Joana
Details O Construtor de Sonhos
1994
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Details Eu, Mulher Negra
1994
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Details High Art
1991
Old Woman Kissing
Details Only One Survived
1990
Mama Santa
Details As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
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Details Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
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Details Fruit of Love
1981
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Details Who Killed Pacifico?
1977
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Details Sweet Thieves
1977
Rainha Louca
Details Pontal da Solidão
1976
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Details Pureza Proibida
1975
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Details Um Homem Célebre
1974
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Details The Naked Man
1968
Testemunha de Jeová
Details Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
1963
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Details O Cabeleira
1963
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Details Assault on the Pay Train
1962
Judith
Details Death Commands Brigandage
1960
Rezadeira
Details Macumba Love
1960
Mama Rata-loi
Details Lonesome Women
1959
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Details Osso, Amor e Papagaios
1957
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Details Quem matou Anabela?
1956
Shirley
Details The Landowner's Daughter
1953
Sabina
Details Terra é Sempre Terra
1951
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Details The Shadow of Another
1950
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Details Também Somos Irmãos
1949
Rosália
Details Terra Violenta
1949
Empregada
Details Falta Alguém no Manicômio
1948
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