Acting · Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Born June 27, 1944
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.
Por um Fio
2026
as Tereza
MovieEcos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
MovieDolores
2026
MovieAlma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile
2026
MovieMãe Bonifácia
2026
as Mãe Bonifácia
TVA Nobreza do Amor
2026
as Maria Amélia (Dona Menina)
TV(In)Vulneráveis
2026
MovieThe Taste of the Blackberry
2026
MovieMy Time Is Now
2025
as Self
MovieMilton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
2025
as Self
MovieThe Son of a Thousand Men
2025
as Narrator
MovieEunice Gutman Has Stories
2025
MovieTributo: Neusa Borges
2025
as Self
MovieAbah and His Band
2025
as Titikaba
MovieA Escrita Delas
2025
as Narrator
MovieLuiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHoje é Dia das Crianças
2024
as Vó Dina
MovieOthelo The Great
2024
as Self (voice)
MovieTributo: Zezé Motta
2024
as Self
MoviePríncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão
2024
as Feiticeira Real
MovieIf I'm Here It Is by Mystery
2024
as Suprema
MovieWedding Games
2023
as Valéria
TVThe End
2023
as Dona Neusa
MovieFalas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis
2023
as Bex
MovieGerson King Combo – O filme
2023
TVDois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações
2023
MovieDeixa
2023
as Carmen
MovieEulália
2023
as Jacira
MovieGota D'Água
2023
as Guiomar
MovieThe Last Party
2023
as Nathan's Mom
MovieNa Rédea Curta
2022
as Voinha
MovieFim de Semana no Paraíso Selvagem
2022
as Naná
MovieFio do Afeto
2022
as Self
MovieAlemão 2
2022
as Dona Ivone
MovieIntervenção
2021
as Socorro
MovieGaleria Futuro
2021
as Sula
MovieFalas da Vida
2021
MoviePrateados: A Vida em Tempos de Madureza
2021
MovieDr. Gama
2021
as Francisca
Movie4x100: Running for a Dream
2021
as Dra. Bruna
MovieNovo Mundo
2020
MovieTodas as Melodias
2020
as Self
MovieDe Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
2020
as Self
MovieWomen's Cinema
2020
as Narrator
MovieJuntos a Magia Acontece
2019
as Neuza
MovieM8 - When Death Rescues Life
2019
as Ilza
MovieEu Sou Brasileiro
2019
as Diretora Sônia
MoviePressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Devil's Knot
2018
as Afi
MovieA Comédia Divina
2017
as Deus
MovieCora Coralina: Todas as Vidas
2017
as Leitura Dramática
TVOuro Verde
2017
as D. Nénem
TV3%
2016
as Nair
MoviePitanga
2016
as Self
TVAbove Justice
2016
as Regina
TVThe Slave Mother
2016
as Tia Joaquina
MovieHaroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu
2015
as Narrator
Dois de Julho — Guerra da Independência na Bahia
2015
MovieIrmã Dulce
2014
as Mãe Menininha
TVBoogie Oogie
2014
as Sebastiana Marques
MovieO Lucro Acima da Vida
2014
as Célia
MovieSujeito Oculto - Na Rota do Grande Sertão
2013
as Locução
TVGonzaga: De Pai pra Filho
2013
as Priscila
TVO Canto da Sereia
2013
as Tia Celeste
MovieGonzaga: From Father to Son
2012
as Priscila (70 anos)
TVRebel Rio
2011
as Dalva Alves (Dadá)
MovieBróder
2010
as Dona Meire
MovieXuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess
2009
as Jerusa
TVCinquentinha
2009
as Janaína
MovieEm Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
as Self
MovieA Ilha dos Escravos
2008
as Old Júlia
MovieCobrador: In God We Trust
2007
as Secretaría
MovieHappy Desert
2007
TVSunshine
2007
as Odete
MovieKinshasa Palace
2006
TVLittle Missy
2006
as Virgínia, a Bá
MovieBom Dia, Eternidade
2006
as Odete
MovieThe Invisible Friend
2006
as Tia Elisinha
MovieWhat Is It Worth?
2005
as Joana Maria da Conceição
TVFloribella
2005
as Cristina Ramos Garcia / Titina
MovieXuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
2004
as Aurora Hipólito
MovieA Idade do Homem
2004
TVMetamorphoses
2004
as Prazeres
MovieViva Sapato!
2003
as Mulher do avião
MovieThe Longing
2003
MovieCarolina
2003
as Carolina Maria de Jesus
MovieXuxa and the Elves 2: The Road of The Fairies
2002
as Profetiza Kálix
MoviePoeta de Sete Faces
2002
TVLove Bites
2002
as Nadir
MovieBanda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
2002
as Self
TVPort of Miracles
2001
as Mãe Ricardina
MovieDenying Brazil
2000
as Herself
MovieChronically Unfeasible
2000
TVEsplendor
2000
as Irene da Silva
MovieOrfeu
1999
as Conceição
TVChiquinha Gonzaga
1999
as Conceição
MoviePolêmica
1999
TVSummer Affair
1998
as Liana Ribeiro
MovieCelebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
MovieNapomuceno's Will
1997
as Eduarda
TVXica da Silva
1996
as Maria da Silva
MovieTieta of Agreste
1996
as Carmosina
TVThe Next Victim
1995
as Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima)
TVMemorial de Maria Moura
1994
as Rubina
Era Uma Vez...
1994
MovieSant'Anna dos Pescadores
1993
as Narrator (voice)
MovieVênus de Fogo
1993
MovieA Serpente
1992
as Crioula das Ventas Triunfais
TVMãe de Santo
1990
as Ialorixá, a Mãe de santo
MovieAcorda, Raimundo... Acorda!
1990
as Luiza
MovieExtraterrestrial Cat in Boots
1990
TVKananga do Japão
1989
as Lulu Kelly
TVPacto de Sangue
1989
as Maria
MovieBetter Days Ahead
1989
as Dalila
MovieAs Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Mestizo
1988
as Cruz Careagua
MovieSonhos de Menina Moça
1988
as Vicky
MovieNatal da Portela
1988
as Maria Elisa
MoviePrisoner of Rio
1988
as Rita
MovieJubiabá
1987
as Rosenda
TVHelena
1987
as Malvina
MovieAngels of the Night
1987
as Malu
MovieBlack Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
1987
as Self
TVPower Play
1984
as Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas
MovieQuilombo
1984
as Dandara
MoviePara Viver Um Grande Amor
1984
as Maria Moita
MovieÁguia na Cabeça
1984
as Gracinha
TVTransas e Caretas
1984
as Dorinha / Dorothy Dandara (Doralice Lafaiette da Silva)
TVGrandes Nomes
1980
as Self
MovieMulher 80
1979
as Self
MovieEverything's Alright
1978
as Zezé
MovieO Bom Marido
1978
MovieOs melhores Momentos da Pornochanchada
1978
MovieBloody Gold
1978
MovieCordão de Ouro
1977
as Dandara
MovieThe Force of Xango
1977
as Estrela
TVThe Trapalhões
1977
TVDuas Vidas
1976
as Jandira
MovieXica
1976
as Xica da Silva
MovieUm Varão Entre as Mulheres
1975
MovieThe Devil Queen
1974
as Bigode's girlfriend
MovieA Banana Mecânica
1974
as Marilda
TVSupermanoela
1974
as Doralice
MovieGo To Work You Bum!
1973
as Shirley
TVA Patota
1972
as Zezinha
MovieCleo e Daniel
1970
MovieEm Cada Coração um Punhal
1970
MovieTransplante de Mãe
1970
TVAlbert, the Rockefeller
1968
as Zezé
La Bréa
as Herself - Interviewee
Rumored Upcoming Zezé Motta Biopic
Café com Leite (Água e Azeite?)
as Self
Xica da Silva
as Xica
Liberdade
