
Known for
Acting
Born
May 12, 1921
Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died
July 28, 2019 (aged 98)
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.
2026
2022
2022
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
2020
as Self (archive footage)
2020
as Self
2020
as Self
2019
as herself
2019
as (archive footage)
2019
2018
2018
as Self
2016
as Self
2014
as Dona Célia
2013
2011
2009
2005
as Cida
2003
2001
2001
as Self
2001
as Carolina de Jesus
2000
as Herself
2000
1999
as Mariana
1994
as Mrs. Esteban