Zezé Motta
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.
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Movies (43)
My Time Is Now
as Self
2025
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
as Self
2025
The Son of a Thousand Men
as Narrator
2025
Dolores
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
Alma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile
2024
Othelo The Great
as Self (voice)
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
Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis
as Bex
2023
Gerson King Combo – O filme
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
O Cinema das Mulheres
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
Pitanga
as Self
2016
Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu
as Narrator
2015
