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.
as Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as herself
as (archive footage)
as Madalena dos Santos(2 eps)
as Self
as Self
as Dona Célia
as Cida
as Dona Mocinha da Silva(221 eps)
as Self
as Carolina de Jesus
as Herself
as Mariana
as Mrs. Esteban
as Sia Mena(19 eps)
as Old Woman Kissing
as Mama Santa
as Juíza Elizabeth Andrade(2 eps)
as Mãe Quitinha(119 eps)
as Cecília(203 eps)
as Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)(185 eps)
as Tia Luiza
as Antonia(3 eps)
as Balbina(173 eps)
as Jurema Nascimento Rangel(179 eps)
as jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara(4 eps)
as Jerusa(166 eps)
as Mariana(108 eps)
as Adelaide(130 eps)
as Justina(82 eps)
as Rainha Louca
as Narração
as Elisa(157 eps)
as marchand da galeria de arte(159 eps)
as Albertina(135 eps)
as Madalena(20 eps)
as Lourdes(112 eps)
as Elisa(127 eps)
as Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)(178 eps)
as Zilda(167 eps)
as Laura(1 ep)
as Das Dores (Ma. das Dores)(258 eps)
as Isabel(177 eps)
as Clementina(209 eps)
as Cloé(205 eps)
as Mãe Tuiá(177 eps)
as Testemunha de Jeová
as Narcisa(106 eps)
as Judith
as Luisa
as Rezadeira
as Mama Rata-loi
as Shirley
as Dona Manuela
as Sabina
as Divina
as Rosália
as Empregada