Zezé Motta
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 27, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
Maria José Motta de Oliveira OMC (Campos dos Goytacazes, June 27, 1944), better known as Zezé Motta, is a Brazilian actress and singer, considered one of the greatest artists in the country, an exponent of Afro-Brazilian culture. Zezé has already won numerous awards, including a Candango Trophy at the Brasília Festival, and an Air France Award, in addition to receiving nominations for three Grande Otelo awards and a Guarani Award. In 2019, she received an Honorary Grand Othello.
Known For
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Filmography
La Bréa
Movie · as Herself - Interviewee
Rumored Upcoming Zezé Motta Biopic
Movie
Café com Leite (Água e Azeite?)
Movie · as Self
Xica da Silva
Movie · as Xica
Liberdade
Movie
Por um Fio
Movie · as Tereza
Alma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile
Movie
Dolores
Movie
The Taste of the Blackberry
Movie · as Diná
Mãe Bonifácia
Movie · as Mãe Bonifácia
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
Movie
Ana, en passant
Movie · as Avó Alice
The Nobility of Love
TV · as Maria Amélia (Dona Menina) · 193 eps
(In)Vulneráveis
TV · 4 eps
Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Abah and His Band
Movie · as Titikaba
A Escrita Delas
Movie · as Narrator
My Time Is Now
Movie · as Self
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
Movie · as Self
The Son of a Thousand Men
Movie · as Narrator
Tributo: Neusa Borges
Movie · as Self
Eunice Gutman Has Stories
Movie
Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão
Movie · as Feiticeira Real
Othelo The Great
Movie · as Self (voice)
Tributo: Zezé Motta
Movie · as Self
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery
Movie · as Suprema
Hoje é Dia das Crianças
Movie · as Vó Dina
Justice: Misconduct
TV · as Regina · 28 eps
Gota D'Água
Movie · as Guiomar
The Last Party
Movie · as Nathan's Mom
Eulália
Movie · as Jacira
Deixa
Movie · as Carmen
Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis
Movie · as Bex
Gerson King Combo – O filme
Movie
Wedding Games
Movie · as Valéria
Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações
TV · 1 ep
The End
TV · as Dona Neusa · 5 eps
Alemão 2
Movie · as Dona Ivone
Fim de Semana no Paraíso Selvagem
Movie · as Naná
Na Rédea Curta
Movie · as Voinha
Fio do Afeto
Movie · as Self
Falas da Vida
Movie
Galeria Futuro
Movie · as Sula
Intervenção
Movie · as Socorro
Prateados: A Vida em Tempos de Madureza
Movie
4x100: Running for a Dream
Movie · as Dra. Bruna
Dr. Gama
Movie · as Francisca
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
Movie · as Self
Novo Mundo
Movie
Todas as Melodias
Movie · as Self
Women's Cinema
Movie · as Narrator
Eu Sou Brasileiro
Movie · as Diretora Sônia
Juntos a Magia Acontece
Movie · as Neuza
M8 - When Death Rescues Life
Movie · as Ilza
Pressed, Ripped Apart
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Devil's Knot
Movie · as Afi
Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas
Movie · as Leitura Dramática
A Comédia Divina
Movie · as Deus
Ouro Verde
TV · as D. Nénem · 241 eps
Pitanga
Movie · as Self
Above Justice
TV · as Regina
3%
TV · as Nair · 14 eps
The Slave Mother
TV · as Tia Joaquina · 159 eps
Dois de Julho — Guerra da Independência na Bahia
Movie
Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu
Movie · as Narrator
O Lucro Acima da Vida
Movie · as Célia
Irmã Dulce
Movie · as Mãe Menininha
Boogie Oogie
TV · as Sebastiana Marques · 185 eps
Sujeito Oculto - Na Rota do Grande Sertão
Movie · as Locução
Gonzaga: From Father to Son (TV Series)
TV · as Priscila · 4 eps
O Canto da Sereia
TV · as Tia Celeste · 4 eps
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
Movie · as Priscila (70 anos)
Rebel Rio
TV · as Dalva Alves (Dadá) · 410 eps
Bróder
Movie · as Dona Meire
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
Movie · as Self
Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess
Movie · as Jerusa
Cinquentinha
TV · as Janaína · 8 eps
A Ilha dos Escravos
Movie · as Old Júlia
Happy Desert
Movie
Cobrador: In God We Trust
Movie · as Secretaría
Sunshine
TV · as Odete · 210 eps
Kinshasa Palace
Movie
Bom Dia, Eternidade
Movie · as Odete
The Invisible Friend
Movie · as Tia Elisinha
Little Missy
TV · as Virgínia, a Bá · 185 eps
What Is It Worth?
Movie · as Joana Maria da Conceição
Floribella
TV · as Cristina Ramos Garcia / Titina · 170 eps
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
Movie · as Aurora Hipólito
A Idade do Homem
Movie
Metamorphoses
TV · as Prazeres · 122 eps
The Longing
Movie
Viva Sapato!
Movie · as Mulher do avião
Carolina
Movie · as Carolina Maria de Jesus
Poeta de Sete Faces
Movie
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
Movie · as Self
Xuxa and the Elves 2: The Road of The Fairies
Movie · as Profetiza Kálix
Love Bites
TV · as Nadir · 215 eps
Port of Miracles
TV · as Mãe Ricardina · 203 eps
Denying Brazil
Movie · as Herself
Chronically Unfeasible
Movie
Esplendor
TV · as Irene da Silva · 125 eps
Orfeu
Movie · as Conceição
Polêmica
Movie
Chiquinha Gonzaga
TV · as Conceição · 38 eps
Summer Affair
TV · as Liana Ribeiro · 191 eps
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie · as Self
Napomuceno's Will
Movie · as Eduarda
Tieta of Agreste
Movie · as Carmosina
Xica da Silva
TV · as Maria da Silva · 231 eps
The Next Victim
TV · as Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima) · 203 eps
Era Uma Vez...
Movie
Memorial de Maria Moura
TV · as Rubina · 19 eps
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Vênus de Fogo
Movie
A Serpente
Movie · as Crioula das Ventas Triunfais
Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda!
Movie · as Luiza
Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots
Movie
Mãe de Santo
TV · as Ialorixá, a Mãe de santo · 15 eps
Better Days Ahead
Movie · as Dalila
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
Movie
Kananga do Japão
TV · as Lulu Kelly · 214 eps
Pacto de Sangue
TV · as Maria · 119 eps
Prisoner of Rio
Movie · as Rita
Natal da Portela
Movie · as Maria Elisa
Sonhos de Menina Moça
Movie · as Vicky
Mestizo
Movie · as Cruz Careagua
Jubiabá
Movie · as Rosenda
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
Movie · as Self
Angels of the Night
Movie · as Malu
Helena
TV · as Malvina · 162 eps
Armação Ilimitada
TV · as Magda Escatológica · 1 ep
Águia na Cabeça
Movie · as Gracinha
Quilombo
Movie · as Dandara
Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Movie · as Maria Moita
Body to Body
TV · as Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas · 179 eps
Transas e Caretas
TV · as Dorinha / Dorothy Dandara (Doralice Lafaiette da Silva) · 167 eps
Grandes Nomes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mulher 80
Movie · as Self
Os melhores Momentos da Pornochanchada
Movie
Bloody Gold
Movie
Everything's Alright
Movie · as Zezé
O Bom Marido
Movie
Cordão de Ouro
Movie · as Dandara
The Force of Xango
Movie · as Estrela
The Trapalhões
TV · 1 ep
Xica
Movie · as Xica da Silva
Duas Vidas
TV · as Jandira · 157 eps
Um Varão Entre as Mulheres
Movie
A Banana Mecânica
Movie · as Marilda
The Devil Queen
Movie · as Bigode's girlfriend
Supermanoela
TV · as Doralice · 138 eps
Go to Work You Bum!
Movie · as Shirley
A Patota
TV · as Zezinha · 106 eps
Transplante de Mãe
Movie
Em Cada Coração um Punhal
Movie
Cleo e Daniel
Movie
Albert, the Rockefeller
TV · as Zezé · 281 eps