Zezé Motta
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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
Credits
The Son of a Thousand Men (2025)
as Narrator
The Longing (2003)
Actor
Um Varão Entre as Mulheres (1975)
Actor
Cordão de Ouro (1977)
as Dandara
Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots (1990)
Actor
Polêmica (1999)
Actor
Dr. Gama (2021)
as Francisca
A Banana Mecânica (1974)
as Marilda
Mulher 80 (1979)
as Self
La Bréa (—)
as Herself - Interviewee
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo (2025)
as Self
A Serpente (1992)
as Crioula das Ventas Triunfais
Angels of the Night (1987)
as Malu
Othelo The Great (2024)
as Self (voice)
The Devil Queen (1974)
as Bigode's girlfriend
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro (2026)
Actor
Galeria Futuro (2021)
as Sula
Prisoner of Rio (1988)
as Rita
Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009)
as Jerusa
Prateados: A Vida em Tempos de Madureza (2021)
Actor
Bloody Gold (1978)
Actor
Better Days Ahead (1989)
as Dalila
Hoje é Dia das Crianças (2024)
as Vó Dina
Eulália (2023)
as Jacira
Carolina (2003)
as Carolina Maria de Jesus
Liberdade (—)
Actor
Mãe Bonifácia (2026)
as Mãe Bonifácia
Na Rédea Curta (2022)
as Voinha
Sujeito Oculto - Na Rota do Grande Sertão (2013)
as Locução
Fio do Afeto (2022)
as Self
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self
A Idade do Homem (2004)
Actor
Abah and His Band (2025)
as Titikaba
Wedding Games (2023)
as Valéria
Alma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile (2026)
Actor
Cleo e Daniel (1970)
Actor
The Invisible Friend (2006)
as Tia Elisinha
Juntos a Magia Acontece (2019)
as Neuza
Denying Brazil (2000)
as Herself
O Bom Marido (1978)
Actor
Irmã Dulce (2014)
as Mãe Menininha
The Force of Xango (1977)
as Estrela
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City (2004)
as Aurora Hipólito
Eu Sou Brasileiro (2019)
as Diretora Sônia
Xuxa and the Elves 2: The Road of The Fairies (2002)
as Profetiza Kálix
Tributo: Zezé Motta (2024)
as Self
Natal da Portela (1988)
as Maria Elisa
The Last Party (2023)
as Nathan's Mom
Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda! (1990)
as Luiza
A Escrita Delas (2025)
as Narrator
Xica (1976)
as Xica da Silva
Everything's Alright (1978)
as Zezé
Sonhos de Menina Moça (1988)
as Vicky
A Comédia Divina (2017)
as Deus
Gota D'Água (2023)
as Guiomar
Era Uma Vez... (1994)
Actor
O Lucro Acima da Vida (2014)
as Célia
Transplante de Mãe (1970)
Actor
Fim de Semana no Paraíso Selvagem (2022)
as Naná
Orfeu (1999)
as Conceição
M8 - When Death Rescues Life (2019)
as Ilza
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas (2009)
as Self
Tieta of Agreste (1996)
as Carmosina
Rumored Upcoming Zezé Motta Biopic (—)
Actor
Eunice Gutman Has Stories (2025)
Actor
Quilombo (1984)
as Dandara
Café com Leite (Água e Azeite?) (—)
as Self
Alemão 2 (2022)
as Dona Ivone
Dois de Julho — Guerra da Independência na Bahia (2015)
Actor
Pitanga (2016)
as Self
My Time Is Now (2025)
as Self
Gonzaga: From Father to Son (2012)
as Priscila (70 anos)
Bom Dia, Eternidade (2006)
as Odete
Chronically Unfeasible (2000)
Actor
Todas as Melodias (2020)
as Self
Tributo: Neusa Borges (2025)
as Self
Gerson King Combo – O filme (2023)
Actor
Viva Sapato! (2003)
as Mulher do avião
Bróder (2010)
as Dona Meire
Intervenção (2021)
as Socorro
A Ilha dos Escravos (2008)
as Old Júlia
Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Go To Work You Bum! (1973)
as Shirley
Os melhores Momentos da Pornochanchada (1978)
Actor
Napomuceno's Will (1997)
as Eduarda
Para Viver Um Grande Amor (1984)
as Maria Moita
Por um Fio (2027)
as Tereza
Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)
as (archive footage)
Cobrador: In God We Trust (2007)
as Secretaría
Jubiabá (1987)
as Rosenda
Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis (2023)
as Bex
The Taste of the Blackberry (2026)
Actor
Águia na Cabeça (1984)
as Gracinha
Happy Desert (2007)
Actor
Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão (2024)
as Feiticeira Real
4x100: Running for a Dream (2021)
as Dra. Bruna
What Is It Worth? (2005)
as Joana Maria da Conceição
The Devil's Knot (2018)
as Afi
Vênus de Fogo (1993)
Actor
Deixa (2023)
as Carmen
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade (2020)
as Self
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery (2024)
as Suprema
Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu (2015)
as Narrator
Women's Cinema (2020)
as Narrator
Dolores (2026)
Actor
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
Falas da Vida (2021)
Actor
Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas (2017)
as Leitura Dramática
Poeta de Sete Faces (2002)
Actor
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino (2002)
as Self
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro (1989)
Actor
Novo Mundo (2020)
Actor
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman (1987)
as Self
Em Cada Coração um Punhal (1970)
Actor
Mestizo (1988)
as Cruz Careagua
Kinshasa Palace (2006)
Actor
Xica da Silva (—)
as Xica