Acting credits
82
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Ruth de Souza
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 52Series: 30
TMDB ID: 560261
IMDb ID: nm0211821
Known for: Acting
Born: May 12, 1921
Died: July 28, 2019
Age: 98
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2026
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 8.23
Wikidata: Q10365428
Also known as
Рут де Соуза • ルース・デ・ソウザ • 루스 드 소자 • 露丝·德·索萨 • रूथ डी सोज़ा
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.
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ruth de Souza.
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026 Movie
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
2022 Movie
Primavera
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
2022 Movie
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
Ney - À Flor da Pele
as Self
2020 Movie
Women's Cinema
as Self
2020 Movie
Filhas de Lavadeiras
as herself
2019 Movie
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
2019 Movie
Inezita
2018 Movie
Carolina Maria de Jesus
as Self
2018 Movie
Pitanga
as Self
2016 Movie
O Vendedor de Passados
as Dona Célia
2014 Movie
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013 Movie
Abdias Nascimento
2011 Movie
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
as Self
2009 Movie
Daughters of the Wind
as Cida
2005 Movie
Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
2001 Movie
Distraída para a Morte
as Carolina de Jesus
2001 Movie
Denying Brazil
as Herself
2000 Movie
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
as Joana
2000 Movie
A Fit of Rage
as Mariana
1999 Movie
Boca
as Mrs. Esteban
1994 Movie
O Construtor de Sonhos
1994 Movie
Eu, Mulher Negra
1994 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Ruth de Souza.
If I Close My Eyes Now
as Madalena dos Santos • 2 eps
2019 Series
The Clone
as Dona Mocinha da Silva • 221 eps
2001 Series
Memorial de Maria Moura
as Sia Mena • 19 eps
1994 Series
Rainha da Sucata
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade • 2 eps
1990 Series
Pacto de Sangue
as Mãe Quitinha • 119 eps
1989 Series
Wildcat
as Cecília • 203 eps
1988 Series
Mandala
as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa) • 185 eps
1987 Series
The Legacy of Guldenburgs
as Antonia • 3 eps
1987 Series
Little Missy
as Balbina • 173 eps
1986 Series
Power Play
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel • 179 eps
1984 Series
Partido Alto
as jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara • 4 eps
1984 Series
Sétimo Sentido
as Jerusa • 166 eps
1982 Series
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
as Mariana • 108 eps
1980 Series
Sinal de Alerta
as Adelaide • 130 eps
1978 Series
Sinhazinha Flô
as Justina • 82 eps
1977 Series
Duas Vidas
as Elisa • 157 eps
1976 Series
O Casarão
as marchand da galeria de arte • 159 eps
1976 Series
O Grito
as Albertina • 135 eps
1975 Series
Helena
as Madalena • 20 eps
1975 Series
O Rebu
as Lourdes • 112 eps
1974 Series
Os Ossos do Barão
as Elisa • 127 eps
1973 Series
O Bem-Amado
as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto) • 178 eps
1973 Series
Bicho do Mato
as Zilda • 167 eps
1972 Series
Caso Especial
as Laura • 1 eps
1971 Series