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