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