Acting

Zezé Motta

Born 1944-06-27 · Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.

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Por um Fio
as Tereza
2027
Ana, en passant
as Avó Alice
2026
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
Dolores
2026
Alma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile
2026
Mãe Bonifácia
as Mãe Bonifácia
2026
A Nobreza do Amor
as Maria Amélia (Dona Menina)
2026
(In)Vulneráveis
2026
The Taste of the Blackberry
2026
My Time Is Now
as Self
2025
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
as Self
2025
The Son of a Thousand Men
as Narrator
2025
Eunice Gutman Has Stories
2025
Tributo: Neusa Borges
as Self
2025
Abah and His Band
as Titikaba
2025
A Escrita Delas
as Narrator
2025
Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Hoje é Dia das Crianças
as Vó Dina
2024
Othelo The Great
as Self (voice)
2024
Justice: Misconduct
as Regina
2024
Tributo: Zezé Motta
as Self
2024
Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão
as Feiticeira Real
2024
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery
as Suprema
2024
Wedding Games
as Valéria
2023
The End
as Dona Neusa
2023
Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis
as Bex
2023
Gerson King Combo – O filme
2023
Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações
2023
Deixa
as Carmen
2023
Eulália
as Jacira
2023
Gota D'Água
as Guiomar
2023
The Last Party
as Nathan's Mom
2023
Na Rédea Curta
as Voinha
2022
Fim de Semana no Paraíso Selvagem
as Naná
2022
Fio do Afeto
as Self
2022
Alemão 2
as Dona Ivone
2022
Intervenção
as Socorro
2021
Galeria Futuro
as Sula
2021
Falas da Vida
2021
Prateados: A Vida em Tempos de Madureza
2021
Dr. Gama
as Francisca
2021
4x100: Running for a Dream
as Dra. Bruna
2021
Novo Mundo
2020
Todas as Melodias
as Self
2020
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
as Self
2020
Women's Cinema
as Narrator
2020
Juntos a Magia Acontece
as Neuza
2019
M8 - When Death Rescues Life
as Ilza
2019
Eu Sou Brasileiro
as Diretora Sônia
2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
2019
The Devil's Knot
as Afi
2018
A Comédia Divina
as Deus
2017
Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas
as Leitura Dramática
2017
Ouro Verde
as D. Nénem
2017
3%
as Nair
2016
Pitanga
as Self
2016
Above Justice
as Regina
2016
The Slave Mother
as Tia Joaquina
2016
Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu
as Narrator
2015
Dois de Julho — Guerra da Independência na Bahia
2015
Irmã Dulce
as Mãe Menininha
2014
Boogie Oogie
as Sebastiana Marques
2014
O Lucro Acima da Vida
as Célia
2014
Sujeito Oculto - Na Rota do Grande Sertão
as Locução
2013
Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho
as Priscila
2013
O Canto da Sereia
as Tia Celeste
2013
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
as Priscila (70 anos)
2012
Rebel Rio
as Dalva Alves (Dadá)
2011
Bróder
as Dona Meire
2010
Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess
as Jerusa
2009
Cinquentinha
as Janaína
2009
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
as Self
2009
A Ilha dos Escravos
as Old Júlia
2008
Cobrador: In God We Trust
as Secretaría
2007
Happy Desert
2007
Sunshine
as Odete
2007
Kinshasa Palace
2006
Little Missy
as Virgínia, a Bá
2006
Bom Dia, Eternidade
as Odete
2006
The Invisible Friend
as Tia Elisinha
2006