Ruth de Souza
ActingMay 12, 1921 (98 years old at death)Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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
10.0
Movie
Um Homem Célebre
1974
10.0
Movie
Filhas de Lavadeiras
2019
8.6
Movie
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
8.5
Movie
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
2000
8.2
Movie
Denying Brazil
2000
8.0
Movie
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
8.0
Movie
Inezita
2018
7.5
Movie
Também Somos Irmãos
1949
7.5
Movie
Favela
1960
7.0
Movie
Sweet Thieves
1977
6.9
Movie
Candinho
1954
6.0
Movie
Daughters of the Wind
2005
