Zezé Motta
Birthday
1944/06/27 (80 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also know as
Zezé Mota, Zeze Motta, Zeze Mota
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.
Acting
(2021) Falas da Vida
as ---
(2006) Kinshasa Palace
as ---
(1978) Os melhores Momentos da Pornochanchada
as ---
(1997) Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
(1978) Bloody Gold
as ---
(2021) Galeria Futuro
as Sula
(2023) Gota D'Água
as Guiomar
(1996) Tieta of Agreste
as Carmosina
(1979) Mulher 80
as Self
(2014) O Lucro Acima da Vida
as Célia
(2010) Bróder
as Dona Meire
(1988) Prisoner of Rio
as Rita
(1999) Orfeu
as Conceição
(2015) Dois de Julho — Guerra da Independência na Bahia
as ---
(2023) The Last Party
as Nathan's Mom
(2022) Alemão 2
as Dona Ivone
(2012) Gonzaga: From Father to Son
as Priscila (70 anos)
(2023) Eulália
as Jacira
(2023) Deixa
as Carmen
(2024) Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão
as Feiticeira Real
(1989) Better Days Ahead
as Dalila
(1984) Águia na Cabeça
as Gracinha
(1988) Natal da Portela
as Maria Elisa
(2023) Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis
as Bex
(1976) Xica
as Xica da Silva
(2007) Happy Desert
as ---
(2002) Poeta de Sete Faces
as ---
(1990) Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda!
as Luiza
(1978) Everything's Alright
as Zezé
(2023) Gerson King Combo – O filme
as ---
(1970) Transplante de Mãe
as ---
(2024) Othelo The Great
as Voz (Participação Especial)
(2007) Cobrador: In God We Trust
as Secretaría
(2023) Wedding Games
as Valéria
(1987) Jubiabá
as Rosenda
(1988) Sonhos de Menina Moça
as Vicky
(2022) Fim de Semana no Paraíso Selvagem
as Naná
La Bréa
as Herself - Interviewee
(2022) Na Rédea Curta
as Voinha
(1984) Quilombo
as Dandara
(1977) Cordão de Ouro
as Dandara
(2009) Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
as Self
(2000) Denying Brazil
as Herself
(1974) A Banana Mecânica
as Marilda
(2003) The Longing
as ---
(2000) Chronically Unfeasible
as ---
(1978) O Bom Marido
as ---
(2015) Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu
as Narrator
(2024) Tributo: Zezé Motta
as ---
(1992) A Serpente
as Crioula das Ventas Triunfais
Por Um Fio
as Tereza
(2024) Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
as ---
(1993) Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
as Narrator (voice)
(2024) Abah and His Band
as Titikaba
(2024) If I'm Here It Is by Mystery
as Suprema
(2009) Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess
as Jerusa
(2014) Irmã Dulce
as Mãe Menininha
(1994) Era Uma Vez...
as ---
Rumored Upcoming Zezé Motta Biopic
as ---
(1977) The Force of Xango
as Estrela
(1987) Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
as Self
(2017) Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas
as Leitura Dramática
(1987) Angels of the Night
as Malu
(1997) Napomuceno's Will
as ---
(1984) Para Viver Um Grande Amor
as Maria Moita
(2006) Bom Dia, Eternidade
as Odete
(2016) Pitanga
as Self
(2005) What Is It Worth?
as Joana Maria da Conceição
(2018) The Devil's Knot
as Afi
(2017) A Comédia Divina
as Deus
(2004) Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
as Aurora Hipólito
(2002) Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
as Self
(1973) Go To Work You Bum!
as Shirley
(2002) Xuxa and the Elves 2: The Road of The Fairies
as Profetiza Kálix
(1970) Em Cada Coração um Punhal
as ---
(1989) As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
as ---
(2003) Viva Sapato!
as Mulher do avião
(1975) Um Varão Entre as Mulheres
as ---
(2003) Carolina
as Carolina Maria de Jesus
(1999) Polêmica
as ---
(2019) Eu Sou Brasileiro
as Diretora Sônia
(1970) Cleo e Daniel
as ---
(2021) Intervenção
as ---
(2019) Juntos a Magia Acontece
as Neuza
(2019) M8 - When Death Rescues Life
as Ilza
(1990) Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots
as ---
(2019) Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
(2008) A Ilha dos Escravos
as Old Júlia
(2020) De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
as Self
(2020) Novo Mundo
as ---
(2020) Todas as Melodias
as herself
(1974) The Devil Queen
as Bigode's girlfriend
Prateados: A Vida em Tempos de Madureza
as ---
(2021) 4x100: Running for a Dream
as Dra. Bruna
(2021) Dr. Gama
as Francisca
(2024) Alma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile
as ---
(1993) Vênus de Fogo
as ---
(2020) O Cinema das Mulheres
as Narrator
Café com Leite (Água e Azeite?)
as Self
(2004) A Idade do Homem
as ---
(2006) Sinhá Moça
as Virgínia, a Bá
(1996) Xica da Silva
as Maria da Silva
(2016) Above Justice
as Regina
(1994) Memorial de Maria Moura
as Rubina
Americana
as ---
(1980) Grandes Nomes
as Self
(2017) Ouro Verde
as D. Nénem
(2004) Metamorphoses
as Prazeres
(2016) 3%
as Nair
(2023) Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações
as ---
(2023) The End
as Dona Neusa
(1984) Corpo a Corpo
as Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas
(2013) Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho
as Priscila
(1998) Corpo Dourado
as Liana Ribeiro
(2001) Porto dos Milagres
as Mãe Ricardina
(2013) O Canto da Sereia
as Tia Celeste
(1987) Helena
as Malvina
(1995) A Próxima Vítima
as Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima)
(2014) Boogie Oogie
as Sebastiana Marques
(2002) O Beijo do Vampiro
as Nadir
(2016) The Slave Mother
as Tia Joaquina
(1974) Supermanoela
as Doralice
(2023) Tributo
as Self
(2005) Floribella
as Cristina Ramos Garcia / Titina
(1972) A Patota
as Zezinha
(2011) Rebel Rio
as Dalva Alves (Dadá)