Acting · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Born May 12, 1921
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.
MovieEcos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
MovieConversations with Ruth de Souza
2022
MoviePrimavera
2022
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
MovieEmicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieNey - À Flor da Pele
2020
as Self
MovieWomen's Cinema
2020
as Self
MovieFilhas de Lavadeiras
2019
as herself
MoviePressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
TVIf I Close My Eyes Now
2019
as Madalena dos Santos
MovieInezita
2018
MovieCarolina Maria de Jesus
2018
as Self
MoviePitanga
2016
as Self
MovieO Vendedor de Passados
2014
as Dona Célia
MovieInezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
2013
MovieAbdias Nascimento
2011
MovieEm Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
as Self
MovieDaughters of the Wind
2005
as Cida
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe
2003
TVThe Clone
2001
as Dona Mocinha da Silva
MovieMovie Theaters of Rio
2001
as Self
MovieDistraída para a Morte
2001
as Carolina de Jesus
MovieDenying Brazil
2000
as Herself
MovieO Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
as Joana
MovieA Fit of Rage
1999
as Mariana
MovieBoca
1994
as Mrs. Esteban
MovieO Construtor de Sonhos
1994
MovieEu, Mulher Negra
1994
TVMemorial de Maria Moura
1994
as Sia Mena
MovieHigh Art
1991
as Old Woman Kissing
MovieOnly One Survived
1990
as Mama Santa
TVRainha da Sucata
1990
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
TVPacto de Sangue
1989
as Mãe Quitinha
MovieAs Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
TVWildcat
1988
as Cecília
TVMandala
1987
as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
MovieJubiabá
1987
as Tia Luiza
MovieMemória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho
1987
TVThe Legacy of Guldenburgs
1987
as Antonia
TVLittle Missy
1986
as Balbina
TVPower Play
1984
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel
TVPartido Alto
1984
as jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
TVSétimo Sentido
1982
as Jerusa
Fruit of Love
1981
TVOlhai os Lírios do Campo
1980
as Mariana
TVSinal de Alerta
1978
as Adelaide
TVSinhazinha Flô
1977
as Justina
MovieWho Killed Pacifico?
1977
MovieSweet Thieves
1977
as Rainha Louca
MoviePontal da Solidão
1976
as Narração
TVDuas Vidas
1976
as Elisa
TVO Casarão
1976
as marchand da galeria de arte
TVO Grito
1975
as Albertina
TVHelena
1975
as Madalena
MoviePureza Proibida
1975
TVO Rebu
1974
as Lourdes
MovieUm Homem Célebre
1974
TVOs Ossos do Barão
1973
as Elisa
TVO Bem-Amado
1973
as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
TVBicho do Mato
1972
as Zilda
TVCaso Especial
1971
as Laura
TVO Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971
as Das Dores (Ma. das Dores)
TVAssim na Terra Como no Céu
1970
as Isabel
TVPigmalião 70
1970
TVVerão Vermelho
1969
as Clementina
TVA Cabana do Pai Tomás
1969
as Cloé
TVPasso dos Ventos
1968
as Mãe Tuiá
MovieThe Naked Man
1968
as Testemunha de Jeová
A Deusa Vencida
1965
as Narcisa
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
1963
MovieO Cabeleira
1963
MovieAssault on the Pay Train
1962
as Judith
Bruma Seca
1961
as Luisa
MovieDeath Commands Brigandage
1960
as Rezadeira
MovieMacumba Love
1960
as Mama Rata-loi
MovieFavela
1960
MovieLonesome Women
1959
MovieRavina
1959
MovieOsso, Amor e Papagaios
1957
MovieQuem Matou Anabela?
1956
as Shirley
MovieCandinho
1954
as Dona Manuela
MovieThe Landowner's Daughter
1953
as Sabina
MovieTerra é Sempre Terra
1951
MovieAngela
1951
as Divina
MovieThe Shadow of Another
1950
MovieTambém Somos Irmãos
1949
as Rosália
MovieTerra Violenta
1949
as Empregada
MovieFalta Alguém no Manicômio
1948
