Actor

Ruth de Souza

1948–present1921–2019DramaDocumentaryAdventureComedy

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Filmography

2022Conversations with Ruth de Souza 2022PrimaveraJosephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia6.0 2020Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for YesterdaySelf (archive footage)8.6 2020Women's CinemaSelf 2020Ney - À Flor da PeleSelf 2019Pressed, Ripped Apart(archive footage)2019Filhas de Lavadeiras

About

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.

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