Zezé Motta
Acting
June 27, 1944
Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Movies
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
2009
Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu
2015
Cobrador: In God We Trust
2007
Um Varão Entre as Mulheres
1975
As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro
1989
Wedding Games
2023
The Son of a Thousand Men
2025
Águia na Cabeça
1984
Bloody Gold
1978
Everything's Alright
1978
Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas
2017
Alemão 2
2022
Abah and His Band
2025
Viva Sapato!
2003
Go To Work You Bum!
1973
The Force of Xango
1977
Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis
2023
Bróder
2010
O Lucro Acima da Vida
2014
Irmã Dulce
2014
TV Shows
The Bunglers
1977
Rebel Rio
2011
3%
2016
Sunshine
2007
Ouro Verde
2017
Boogie Oogie
2014
Duas Vidas
1976
Kananga do Japão
1989
Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações
2023
Xica da Silva
1996
The Slave Mother
2016
Corpo a Corpo
1984
Above Justice
2016
Floribella
2005
O Beijo do Vampiro
2002
Porto dos Milagres
2001
A Próxima Vítima
1995
Helena
1987
A Patota
1972
Corpo Dourado
1998