Portrait of Isabel Ruth

Acting

Isabel Ruth

Career

Active from 1963 to 2024, with a break from 1968 to 1987, busiest in 2000 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Change of Life
Change of Life
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Isabel Ruth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Portuguese Cinema 5
  • Melancholy 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Portuguese Drama 4
  • Social Realism 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Portuguese Social Realism 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 63
Love of Your Life
Love of Your Life (2026)
GoodWatch score 67

as Beatriz

Romagem
Romagem (2024)

as Mãe

Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After
Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After (2023)

Music

Primeira Obra
Primeira Obra (2023)

as Vidente

The General
The General (2020)

TV show

Moral Order
Moral Order (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

as Avó

Fatima
Fatima (2020)
GoodWatch score 63

as Old Woman

2010s

15 titles · average score 66
Wild Land
Wild Land (2019)

TV show · as Mercedes Ferreira

Portugal Não Está à Venda
Portugal Não Está à Venda (2019)

as Lídia Dias

Rage
Rage (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

as Amanda Carrusca

Sunday
Sunday (2018)

as Laura

Weil ich dich liebe
Weil ich dich liebe (2016)

as Amélia

Ashes and Embers
Ashes and Embers (2015)

as Dulce

A Woman's Revenge
A Woman's Revenge (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

as Woman

Journey to Portugal
Journey to Portugal (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

as Inspetora

E o Tempo Passa
E o Tempo Passa (2011)

as Renata

Medea Miracle
Medea Miracle (2011)

as La femme sans abri

The Strange Case of Angelica
The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

as Criada

Amor Cego
Amor Cego (2010)

as Constança

2000s

17 titles · average score 59
From Now On
From Now On (2008)

as Mãe

Magic Mirror
Magic Mirror (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Celsa Andrade

Adriana
Adriana (2005)

as Estela

Vanity
Vanity (2004)

as Nela Calheiros

The Pedal Push Car
The Pedal Push Car (2004)

as Abuela

The Uncertainty Principle
The Uncertainty Principle (2002)
GoodWatch score 43

as Celsa

O Delfim
O Delfim (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

as Aninhas

Rending
Rending (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Zita Portugal

Man of the Crowds
Man of the Crowds (2001)

as Dr. Figueira

The Heart's Root
The Heart's Root (2000)

as Ju

Moonfish
Moonfish (2000)

as Conceição

Aniversário
Aniversário (2000)

as Tia Judite

1990s

17 titles · average score 72
River of Gold
River of Gold (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

as Carolina

Three Bridges on the River
Three Bridges on the River (1999)

as Professor's Assistant

Inquietude
Inquietude (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

as Marta

Diário de Maria
Diário de Maria (1998)

TV show · as Lúcia

Ossos
Ossos (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nurse Eduarda Gomes

Pax
Pax (1994)

as Esmeralda

Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

as Saleswoman

Cold Land
Cold Land (1992)

as Rita

Maigret
Maigret (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as La femme de chambre

Alex
Alex (1991)

as Teacher

Xavier
Xavier (1991)

as Laura

Malvadez
Malvadez (1990)

as Woman

1980s

5 titles
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989)

as Mrs J

Hard Times
Hard Times (1988)

as Sebastião's Wife

Agosto
Agosto (1988)

as Carlos' neighbor

The Jester
The Jester (1987)

as Ilda / Dona Teresa

The Conversation Is Over
The Conversation Is Over (1982)

as Americana Louca

1960s

4 titles · average score 75
Change of Life
Change of Life (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Albertina

Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex (1967)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)

Sunday Afternoon
Sunday Afternoon (1966)

as Lúcia

The Green Years
The Green Years (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ilda