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