Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 27, 1944
Place of Birth:
Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A Nobreza do Amor | Dona Menina |
| 2023 | Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações | |
| 2023 | The End | Dona Neusa |
| 2017 | Ouro Verde | D. Nénem |
| 2016 | Above Justice | Regina |
| 2016 | 3% | Nair |
| 2016 | The Slave Mother | Tia Joaquina |
| 2014 | Boogie Oogie | Sebastiana Marques |
| 2013 | Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho | Priscila |
| 2013 | O Canto da Sereia | Tia Celeste |
| 2011 | Rebel Rio | Dalva Alves (Dadá) |
| 2007 | Sunshine | Odete |
| 2006 | Sinhá Moça | Virgínia, a Bá |
| 2005 | Floribella | Cristina Ramos Garcia / Titina |
| 2004 | Metamorphoses | Prazeres |
| 2002 | O Beijo do Vampiro | Nadir |
| 2001 | Porto dos Milagres | Mãe Ricardina |
| 2000 | Esplendor | Irene da Silva |
| 1999 | Chiquinha Gonzaga | Conceição |
| 1998 | Corpo Dourado | Liana Ribeiro |
| 1996 | Xica da Silva | Maria da Silva |
| 1995 | A Próxima Vítima | Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima) |
| 1994 | Memorial de Maria Moura | Rubina |
| 1989 | Kananga do Japão | Lulu Kelly |
| 1989 | Pacto de Sangue | Maria |
| 1987 | Helena | Malvina |
| 1984 | Corpo a Corpo | Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas |
| 1984 | Transas e Caretas | Dorinha / Dorothy Dandara (Doralice Lafaiette da Silva) |
| 1980 | Grandes Nomes | Self |
| 1977 | The Bunglers | |
| 1976 | Duas Vidas | Jandira |
| 1974 | Supermanoela | Doralice |
| 1972 | A Patota | Zezinha |
| 1968 | Albert, the Rockefeller | Zezé |
| Americana |