Zezé Motta
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Por um Fio
2027
as Tereza
Alma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile
2026
Dolores
2026
The Taste of the Blackberry
2026
Mãe Bonifácia
2026
as Mãe Bonifácia
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
Ana, en passant
2026
as Avó Alice
A Nobreza do Amor
2026
as Maria Amélia (Dona Menina)
(In)Vulneráveis
2026
Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Abah and His Band
2025
as Titikaba
A Escrita Delas
2025
as Narrator
My Time Is Now
2025
as Self
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
2025
as Self
The Son of a Thousand Men
2025
as Narrator
Tributo: Neusa Borges
2025
as Self
Eunice Gutman Has Stories
2025
Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão
2024
as Feiticeira Real
Othelo The Great
2024
as Self (voice)
Tributo: Zezé Motta
2024
as Self
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery
2024
as Suprema
Hoje é Dia das Crianças
2024
as Vó Dina
Justice: Misconduct
2024
as Regina
Gota D'Água
2023
as Guiomar
The Last Party
2023
as Nathan's Mom
Eulália
2023
as Jacira
Deixa
2023
as Carmen
Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis
2023
as Bex
Gerson King Combo – O filme
2023
Wedding Games
2023
as Valéria
Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações
2023
The End
2023
as Dona Neusa
Alemão 2
2022
as Dona Ivone
Fim de Semana no Paraíso Selvagem
2022
as Naná
Na Rédea Curta
2022
as Voinha
Fio do Afeto
2022
as Self
Falas da Vida
2021
Galeria Futuro
2021
as Sula
Intervenção
2021
as Socorro
Prateados: A Vida em Tempos de Madureza
2021
4x100: Running for a Dream
2021
as Dra. Bruna
Dr. Gama
2021
as Francisca
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
2020
as Self
Novo Mundo
2020
Todas as Melodias
2020
as Self
Women's Cinema
2020
as Narrator
Eu Sou Brasileiro
2019
as Diretora Sônia
Juntos a Magia Acontece
2019
as Neuza
M8 - When Death Rescues Life
2019
as Ilza
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
The Devil's Knot
2018
as Afi
Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas
2017
as Leitura Dramática
A Comédia Divina
2017
as Deus
Ouro Verde
2017
as D. Nénem
Pitanga
2016
as Self
Above Justice
2016
as Regina
3%
2016
as Nair
The Slave Mother
2016
as Tia Joaquina
Dois de Julho — Guerra da Independência na Bahia
2015
Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu
2015
as Narrator
O Lucro Acima da Vida
2014
as Célia
Irmã Dulce
2014
as Mãe Menininha
Boogie Oogie
2014
as Sebastiana Marques
Sujeito Oculto - Na Rota do Grande Sertão
2013
as Locução
Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho
2013
as Priscila
O Canto da Sereia
2013
as Tia Celeste
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
2012
as Priscila (70 anos)
Rebel Rio
2011
as Dalva Alves (Dadá)
Bróder
2010
as Dona Meire
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
as Self
Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess
2009
as Jerusa
Cinquentinha
2009
as Janaína
A Ilha dos Escravos
2008
as Old Júlia
Happy Desert
2007
Cobrador: In God We Trust
2007
as Secretaría
Sunshine
2007
as Odete
Kinshasa Palace
2006
Bom Dia, Eternidade
2006
as Odete
The Invisible Friend
2006
as Tia Elisinha
Little Missy
2006
as Virgínia, a Bá
What Is It Worth?
2005
as Joana Maria da Conceição
Floribella
2005
as Cristina Ramos Garcia / Titina
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
2004
as Aurora Hipólito
A Idade do Homem
2004
Metamorphoses
2004
as Prazeres
The Longing
2003
Viva Sapato!
2003
as Mulher do avião
Carolina
2003
as Carolina Maria de Jesus
Poeta de Sete Faces
2002
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
2002
as Self
Xuxa and the Elves 2: The Road of The Fairies
2002
as Profetiza Kálix
Love Bites
2002
as Nadir
Port of Miracles
2001
as Mãe Ricardina
Denying Brazil
2000
as Herself
Chronically Unfeasible
2000
Esplendor
2000
as Irene da Silva
Orfeu
1999
as Conceição
Polêmica
1999
Chiquinha Gonzaga
1999
as Conceição
Summer Affair
1998
as Liana Ribeiro
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Napomuceno's Will
1997
as Eduarda
Tieta of Agreste
1996
as Carmosina
Xica da Silva
1996
as Maria da Silva
The Next Victim
1995
as Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima)
Era Uma Vez...
1994
Memorial de Maria Moura
1994
as Rubina
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
1993
as Narrator (voice)
Vênus de Fogo
1993
A Serpente
1992
as Crioula das Ventas Triunfais
Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda!
1990
as Luiza
Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots
1990
Mãe de Santo
1990
as Ialorixá, a Mãe de santo
Better Days Ahead
1989
as Dalila
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Kananga do Japão
1989
as Lulu Kelly
Pacto de Sangue
1989
as Maria
Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Rita
Natal da Portela
1988
as Maria Elisa
Sonhos de Menina Moça
1988
as Vicky
Mestizo
1988
as Cruz Careagua
Jubiabá
1987
as Rosenda
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
1987
as Self
Angels of the Night
1987
as Malu
Helena
1987
as Malvina
Armação Ilimitada
1985
as Magda Escatológica
Águia na Cabeça
1984
as Gracinha
Quilombo
1984
as Dandara
Para Viver Um Grande Amor
1984
as Maria Moita
Power Play
1984
as Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas
Transas e Caretas
1984
as Dorinha / Dorothy Dandara (Doralice Lafaiette da Silva)
Grandes Nomes
1980
as Self
Mulher 80
1979
as Self
Os melhores Momentos da Pornochanchada
1978
Bloody Gold
1978
Everything's Alright
1978
as Zezé
O Bom Marido
1978
Cordão de Ouro
1977
as Dandara
The Force of Xango
1977
as Estrela
The Trapalhões
1977
Xica
1976
as Xica da Silva
Duas Vidas
1976
as Jandira
Um Varão Entre as Mulheres
1975
A Banana Mecânica
1974
as Marilda
The Devil Queen
1974
as Bigode's girlfriend
Supermanoela
1974
as Doralice
Go to Work You Bum!
1973
as Shirley
A Patota
1972
as Zezinha
Transplante de Mãe
1970
Em Cada Coração um Punhal
1970
Cleo e Daniel
1970
Albert, the Rockefeller
1968
as Zezé