Ruth de Souza

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinto and the second or paternal family name is Souza.
For the Brazilian Olympic basketball player, see Ruth Roberta de Souza.
Ruth de Souza
Souza in 1968
Born
Ruth Pinto de Souza

(1921-05-12)May 12, 1921
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedJuly 28, 2019(2019-07-28) (aged 98)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationActress
Years active1945–2018

Ruth Pinto de Souza was a Brazilian actress. She was born in Rio de Janeiro on May 12th, 1921 and died in Copacabana on July 28th, 2019. In 1945, she became the first Afro-Brazilian actress to perform at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro in the play O Imperador Jones. She was also the first Afro-Brazilian actress selected for the prize of best actress at an international film festival for her performance in Sinhá Moça at the Mostra of Venice in 1954.

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