Zezé Motta
June 27, 1944 (81 years old) in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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
Credits
- 2025 · My Time Is Now as Self
- 2025 · The Son of a Thousand Men as Narrator
- 2025 · Dolores as
- 2024 · Othelo The Great as Self (voice)
- 2024 · Tributo: Zezé Motta as Self
- 2023 · The End as Dona Neusa
- 2023 · Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações as
- 2023 · Deixa as Carmen
- 2023 · The Last Party as Nathan's Mom
- 2022 · Na Rédea Curta as Voinha
- 2022 · Fim de Semana no Paraíso Selvagem as Naná
- 2021 · Intervenção as Socorro
- 2021 · Dr. Gama as Francisca
- 2020 · Todas as Melodias as Self
- 2020 · O Cinema das Mulheres as Narrator
- 2019 · Juntos a Magia Acontece as Neuza
- 2017 · A Comédia Divina as Deus
- 2017 · Ouro Verde as D. Nénem
- 2016 · 3% as Nair
- 2016 · Pitanga as Self
- 2016 · Above Justice as Regina
- 2016 · The Slave Mother as Tia Joaquina
- 2014 · Irmã Dulce as Mãe Menininha
- 2014 · Boogie Oogie as Sebastiana Marques
- 2013 · Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho as Priscila
- 2013 · O Canto da Sereia as Tia Celeste
- 2011 · Rebel Rio as Dalva Alves (Dadá)
- 2010 · Bróder as Dona Meire
- 2007 · Sunshine as Odete
- 2006 · Sinhá Moça as Virgínia, a Bá
- 2006 · The Invisible Friend as Tia Elisinha
- 2005 · Floribella as Cristina Ramos Garcia / Titina
- 2004 · Metamorphoses as Prazeres
- 2003 · Viva Sapato! as Mulher do avião
- 2002 · O Beijo do Vampiro as Nadir
- 2001 · Porto dos Milagres as Mãe Ricardina
- 2000 · Denying Brazil as Herself
- 2000 · Esplendor as Irene da Silva
- 1999 · Orfeu as Conceição
- 1999 · Chiquinha Gonzaga as Conceição
- 1998 · Corpo Dourado as Liana Ribeiro
- 1997 · Napomuceno's Will as Eduarda
- 1996 · Xica da Silva as Maria da Silva
- 1995 · A Próxima Vítima as Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima)
- 1994 · Memorial de Maria Moura as Rubina
- 1994 · Era Uma Vez... as
- 1993 · Sant'Anna dos Pescadores as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · A Serpente as Crioula das Ventas Triunfais
- 1990 · Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots as
- 1989 · Kananga do Japão as Lulu Kelly
- 1989 · Better Days Ahead as Dalila
- 1988 · Mestizo as Cruz Careagua
- 1988 · Sonhos de Menina Moça as Vicky
- 1988 · Natal da Portela as Maria Elisa
- 1987 · Jubiabá as Rosenda
- 1987 · Helena as Malvina
- 1987 · Angels of the Night as Malu
- 1984 · Corpo a Corpo as Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas
- 1984 · Transas e Caretas as Dorinha / Dorothy Dandara (Doralice Lafaiette da Silva)
- 1980 · Grandes Nomes as Self
- 1979 · Mulher 80 as Self
- 1978 · Everything's Alright as Zezé
- 1978 · O Bom Marido as
- 1978 · Os melhores Momentos da Pornochanchada as
- 1977 · The Force of Xango as Estrela
- 1977 · The Trapalhões as
- 1976 · Duas Vidas as Jandira
- 1974 · The Devil Queen as Bigode's girlfriend
- 1974 · A Banana Mecânica as Marilda
- 1974 · Supermanoela as Doralice
- Future · La Bréa as Herself - Interviewee
- 2026 · A Nobreza do Amor as Dona Menina
- 2025 · Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo as Self
- 2024 · Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão as Feiticeira Real
- 2024 · If I'm Here It Is by Mystery as Suprema
- 2023 · Wedding Games as Valéria
- 2023 · Gerson King Combo – O filme as
- 2023 · Eulália as Jacira
- 2022 · Alemão 2 as Dona Ivone
- 2021 · Galeria Futuro as Sula
- 2021 · Falas da Vida as
- 2020 · De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade as Self
- 2019 · M8 - When Death Rescues Life as Ilza
- 2019 · Eu Sou Brasileiro as Diretora Sônia
- 2019 · Pressed, Ripped Apart as (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Devil's Knot as Afi
- 2009 · Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess as Jerusa
- 2008 · A Ilha dos Escravos as Old Júlia
- 2007 · Cobrador: In God We Trust as Secretaría
- 2007 · Happy Desert as
- 2006 · Kinshasa Palace as
- 2006 · Bom Dia, Eternidade as Odete
- 2003 · The Longing as
- 2003 · Carolina as Carolina Maria de Jesus
- 1999 · Polêmica as
- 1996 · Tieta of Agreste as Carmosina
- 1990 · Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda! as Luiza
- Future · Americana as
- 2026 · The Taste of the Blackberry as
- 2025 · Tributo: Neusa Borges as Self
- 2025 · Abah and His Band as Titikaba
- 2025 · A Escrita Delas as Narrator
- 2025 · Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Hoje é Dia das Crianças as Vó Dina
- 2024 · Alma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile as
- 2023 · Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis as Bex
- 2023 · Gota D'Água as Guiomar
- 2022 · Fio do Afeto as Self
- 2021 · Prateados: A Vida em Tempos de Madureza as
- 2021 · 4x100: Running for a Dream as Dra. Bruna
- 2020 · Novo Mundo as
- 2017 · Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas as Leitura Dramática
- 2015 · Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu as Narrator
- 2015 · Dois de Julho — Guerra da Independência na Bahia as
- 2014 · O Lucro Acima da Vida as Célia
- 2012 · Gonzaga: From Father to Son as Priscila (70 anos)
- 2009 · Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas as Self
- 2005 · What Is It Worth? as Joana Maria da Conceição
- 2004 · Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City as Aurora Hipólito
- 2004 · A Idade do Homem as
- 2002 · Xuxa and the Elves 2: The Road of The Fairies as Profetiza Kálix
- 2002 · Poeta de Sete Faces as
- 2002 · Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino as Self
- 2000 · Chronically Unfeasible as
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 1993 · Vênus de Fogo as
- 1989 · Pacto de Sangue as Maria
- 1989 · As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro as
- 1988 · Prisoner of Rio as Rita
- 1987 · Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman as Self
- 1984 · Quilombo as Dandara
- 1984 · Para Viver Um Grande Amor as Maria Moita
- 1984 · Águia na Cabeça as Gracinha
- 1978 · Bloody Gold as
- 1977 · Cordão de Ouro as Dandara
- 1976 · Xica as Xica da Silva
- 1975 · Um Varão Entre as Mulheres as
- 1973 · Go To Work You Bum! as Shirley
- 1972 · A Patota as Zezinha
- 1970 · Cleo e Daniel as
- 1970 · Em Cada Coração um Punhal as
- 1970 · Transplante de Mãe as
- 1968 · Albert, the Rockefeller as Zezé
- Future · Eunice Gutman Has Stories as
- Future · Por um Fio as Tereza
- Future · Café com Leite (Água e Azeite?) as Self
- Future · Rumored Upcoming Zezé Motta Biopic as
- Future · Mãe Bonifácia as Mãe Bonifácia