Zezé Motta

Personal Info

Birthday

June 27, 1944

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Also Known As

Zezé Mota

Zeze Motta

Zeze Mota

Maria José Motta de Oliveira

ゼゼ・モッタ

泽泽·莫塔

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Zezé Motta

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

Albert, the Rockefeller

Ouro Verde

Floribella

Sunshine

Corpo Dourado

Porto dos Milagres

The Slave Mother

Filmography

2025
Abah and His Band
as Titikaba
A Escrita Delas
as Narrator
Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Othelo The Great
as Self (voice)
Tributo: Zezé Motta
as Self
Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão
as Feiticeira Real
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery
as Suprema
2023
Wedding Games
as Valéria
Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis
as Bex
Deixa
as Carmen
Eulália
as Jacira
Gota D'Água
as Guiomar
The Last Party
as Nathan's Mom
2022
Na Rédea Curta
as Voinha
Fim de Semana no Paraíso Selvagem
as Naná
Fio do Afeto
as Self
Alemão 2
as Dona Ivone
2021
Intervenção
as Socorro
Galeria Futuro
as Sula
Dr. Gama
as Francisca
4x100: Running for a Dream
as Dra. Bruna
2020
Todas as Melodias
as Self
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
as Self
O Cinema das Mulheres
as Narrator
2019
Juntos a Magia Acontece
as Neuza
M8 - When Death Rescues Life
as Ilza
Eu Sou Brasileiro
as Diretora Sônia
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
2018
The Devil's Knot
as Afi
2017
A Comédia Divina
as Deus
Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas
as Leitura Dramática
2016
Pitanga
as Self
2015
Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu
as Narrator
2014
Irmã Dulce
as Mãe Menininha
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
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
as Self
2008
A Ilha dos Escravos
as Old Júlia
2007
Cobrador: In God We Trust
as Secretaría
2006
Bom Dia, Eternidade
as Odete
The Invisible Friend
as Tia Elisinha
2005
What Is It Worth?
as Joana Maria da Conceição
2004
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
as Aurora Hipólito
2003
Viva Sapato!
as Mulher do avião
Carolina
as Carolina Maria de Jesus
2002
Xuxa and the Elves 2: The Road of The Fairies
as Profetiza Kálix
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
as Self
2000
Denying Brazil
as Herself
1999
Orfeu
as Conceição
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Napomuceno's Will
as Eduarda
1996
Tieta of Agreste
as Carmosina
1993
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
as Narrator (voice)
1992
A Serpente
as Crioula das Ventas Triunfais
1990
Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda!
as Luiza
1989
Better Days Ahead
as Dalila
1988
Mestizo
as Cruz Careagua
Sonhos de Menina Moça
as Vicky
Natal da Portela
as Maria Elisa
Prisoner of Rio
as Rita
1987
Jubiabá
as Rosenda
Angels of the Night
as Malu
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
as Self
1984
Quilombo
as Dandara
Para Viver Um Grande Amor
as Maria Moita
Águia na Cabeça
as Gracinha
1979
Mulher 80
as Self
1978
Everything's Alright
as Zezé
1977
Cordão de Ouro
as Dandara
The Force of Xango
as Estrela
1976
Xica
as Xica da Silva
1974
The Devil Queen
as Bigode's girlfriend
A Banana Mecânica
as Marilda
1973
Go To Work You Bum!
as Shirley