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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.

Conversations with Ruth de Souza

Primavera
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self (archive footage)

Ney - À Flor da Pele
as Self

Women's Cinema
as Self

Filhas de Lavadeiras
as herself

Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)

If I Close My Eyes Now
as Madalena dos Santos

Inezita

Carolina Maria de Jesus
as Self

Pitanga
as Self

O Vendedor de Passados
as Dona Célia

Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola

Abdias Nascimento

Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
as Self

Daughters of the Wind
as Cida
A Mãe e o Filho da Mãe

The Clone
as Dona Mocinha da Silva

Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self

Distraída para a Morte
as Carolina de Jesus

Denying Brazil
as Herself

O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício
as Joana

A Fit of Rage
as Mariana

Boca
as Mrs. Esteban

O Construtor de Sonhos

Eu, Mulher Negra

Memorial de Maria Moura
as Sia Mena

High Art
as Old Woman Kissing

Only One Survived
as Mama Santa

Rainha da Sucata
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade

Pacto de Sangue
as Mãe Quitinha

As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro

Wildcat
as Cecília

Mandala
as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)

Jubiabá
as Tia Luiza

Memória Vera Cruz: A Recuperação de um Sonho

The Legacy of Guldenburgs
as Antonia

Little Missy
as Balbina

Corpo a Corpo
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel

Partido Alto
as jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara

Sétimo Sentido
as Jerusa
Fruit of Love

Olhai os Lírios do Campo
as Mariana

Sinal de Alerta
as Adelaide

Sinhazinha Flô
as Justina

Who Killed Pacifico?

Sweet Thieves
as Rainha Louca

Pontal da Solidão
as Narração

Duas Vidas
as Elisa

O Casarão
as marchand da galeria de arte

O Grito
as Albertina

Helena
as Madalena

Pureza Proibida

O Rebu
as Lourdes

Um Homem Célebre

Os Ossos do Barão
as Elisa

O Bem-Amado
as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)

Bicho do Mato
as Zilda

Caso Especial
as Laura

O Homem Que Deve Morrer
as Das Dores (Ma. das Dores)