Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 12, 1921
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also Known As
- Рут де Соуза
- ルース・デ・ソウザ
- 루스 드 소자
- 露丝·德·索萨
- रूथ डी सोज़ा
Ruth de Souza
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.
Known For - Movies
High Art
as Old Woman Kissing
The Naked Man
as Testemunha de Jeová
Jubiabá
as Tia Luiza
A Fit of Rage
as Mariana
Boca
as Mrs. Esteban
Pitanga
as Self
Primavera
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self (archive footage)
Angela
The Landowner's Daughter
as Sabina
Known For - TV Shows
The Clone
as Dona Mocinha da Silva
Rainha da Sucata
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
Partido Alto
as jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
Mandala
as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
Wildcat
as Cecília
Sétimo Sentido
as Jerusa
O Grito
as Albertina
Pigmalião 70
Caso Especial
as Laura
Corpo a Corpo
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel