Ruth de Souza
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-05-12 (98 years old)
Deathday
2019-07-28
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.
Acting
1954
as Manuela
2005
as Cida
2022
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
2001
as Carolina de Jesus
1994
as Mrs. Esteban
1956
as Shirley
1974
1960
as Mama Rata-loi
1953
as Sabina
1960
as Rezadeira
1962
as Judith
1999
as Mariana
1968
as Testemunha de Jeová
1990
as Mama Santa
1987
as Tia Luiza
1949
as Rosália
2009
2000
as Herself
2014
as Dona Célia
1959
1981
1959
2001
as Self
1975
1951
1961
as Luisa
1977
as Rainha Louca
2000
1963
1991
as Old Woman Kissing
1960
2016
as Self
2018
2019
as (archive footage)
1949
as Empregada
2019
as herself
1994
2020
as Self (archive footage)
2020
as Self
2018
as Self
2020
as Self
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