Biography
Ruth Pinto de Souza (May 12, 1921 – July 28, 2019) was a Brazilian actress. As a member of the Black Experimental Theater (Teatro Experimental do Negro, TEN), she is one of the first Black actresses in dramatic theater in Brazil and one of the first to perform at the Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. The Black Experimental Theater was created in 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to combat racism and create opportunities for Black talent in theater. Along with other Afro-Brazilians women, Ruth participated in the premiere performance of TEN as a member of the chorus and later played the Native Woman, the only female character in Eugene O'Neill's play The Emperor Jones. She was awarded with Prêmio Saci.
She died in Rio de Janeiro in the neighbourhood of Copacabana in July 2019 at the age of 98.
Filmography
all 61
Movies 51
TV Shows 10
self 4
Conversations with Ruth de Souza (2022)
Primavera (2022)
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday (2020)
Filhas de Lavadeiras (2019)
Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)
Inezita (2018)
Pitanga (2016)
O Vendedor de Passados (2014)
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola (2013)
Abdias Nascimento (2011)
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas (2009)
Daughters of the Wind (2005)
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe (2003)
The Clone (2001)
Distraída para a Morte (2001)
Denying Brazil (2000)
O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício (2000)
A Fit of Rage (1999)
Boca (1994)
O Construtor de Sonhos (1994)
Eu, Mulher Negra (1994)
Memorial de Maria Moura (1994)
High Art (1991)
Only One Survived (1990)
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro (1989)
Mandala (1987)
Jubiabá (1987)
Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho (1987)
The Legacy of Guldenburgs (1987)
Sinhá Moça (1986)
Sétimo Sentido (1982)
Fruit of Love (1981)
Who Killed Pacifico? (1977)
Sweet Thieves (1977)
Pontal da Solidão (1976)
Pureza Proibida (1975)
O Rebu (1974)
Um Homem Célebre (1974)
O Bem-Amado (1973)
O Homem Que Deve Morrer (1971)
Verão Vermelho (1969)
O Homem Nu (1968)
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes (1963)
O Cabeleira (1963)
Assault on the Pay Train (1962)
Bruma Seca (1961)
Death Commands Brigandage (1960)
Macumba Love (1960)
Favela (1960)
Lonesome Women (1959)
Ravina (1959)
Osso, Amor e Papagaios (1957)
Quem matou Anabela? (1956)
Candinho (1954)
The Landowner's Daughter (1953)
Terra é Sempre Terra (1951)
Angela (1951)
The Shadow of Another (1950)
Também Somos Irmãos (1949)
Terra Violenta (1949)
Falta Alguém no Manicômio (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1921-05-12
Deathday2019-07-28 (98 years old)
Birth PlaceRio de Janeiro, Brazil
CitizenshipsBrazil
Also Known AsРут де Соуза
AwardsPrêmio Saci, Ordem do Mérito Cultural
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