Acting credits
139
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Zezé Motta
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 106Series: 33
TMDB ID: 240591
IMDb ID: nm0609507
Known for: Acting
Born: June 27, 1944
Age: 81
Place of birth: Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2026
Years active: 59
Average TMDB rating: 6.52
Wikidata: Q8069996
Also known as
Zezé Mota • Zeze Motta • Zeze Mota • Maria José Motta de Oliveira • ゼゼ・モッタ • 泽泽·莫塔 • 제제 모타 • ज़ेज़े मोट्टा
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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Zezé Motta.
In 2 weeks
The Taste of the Blackberry
2026 Movie
My Time Is Now
as Self
2025 Movie
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
as Self
2025 Movie
7.5
The Son of a Thousand Men
as Narrator
2025 Movie
7.0
Dolores
2025 Movie
Tributo: Neusa Borges
as Self
2025 Movie
Abah and His Band
as Titikaba
2025 Movie
A Escrita Delas
as Narrator
2025 Movie
8.5
Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
Hoje é Dia das Crianças
as Vó Dina
2024 Movie
Alma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile
2024 Movie
Othelo The Great
as Self (voice)
2024 Movie
9.0
Tributo: Zezé Motta
as Self
2024 Movie
8.7
Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão
as Feiticeira Real
2024 Movie
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery
as Suprema
2024 Movie
4.9
Wedding Games
as Valéria
2023 Movie
8.5
Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis
as Bex
2023 Movie
Gerson King Combo – O filme
2023 Movie
Deixa
as Carmen
2023 Movie
5.0
Eulália
as Jacira
2023 Movie
6.1
Gota D'Água
as Guiomar
2023 Movie
6.5
The Last Party
as Nathan's Mom
2023 Movie
6.9
Na Rédea Curta
as Voinha
2022 Movie
Fim de Semana no Paraíso Selvagem
as Naná
2022 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Zezé Motta.
6.1
The End
as Dona Neusa • 5 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações
1 eps
2023 Series
5.5
Ouro Verde
as D. Nénem • 241 eps
2017 Series
7.1
3%
as Nair • 14 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Above Justice
as Regina • 28 eps
2016 Series
8.1
The Slave Mother
as Tia Joaquina • 159 eps
2016 Series
7.8
Boogie Oogie
as Sebastiana Marques • 185 eps
2014 Series
8.5
Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho
as Priscila • 4 eps
2013 Series
7.7
O Canto da Sereia
as Tia Celeste • 4 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Rebel Rio
as Dalva Alves (Dadá) • 410 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Sunshine
as Odete • 210 eps
2007 Series
6.7
Sinhá Moça
as Virgínia, a Bá • 185 eps
2006 Series
8.5
Floribella
as Cristina Ramos Garcia / Titina • 170 eps
2005 Series
4.0
Metamorphoses
as Prazeres • 122 eps
2004 Series
6.3
O Beijo do Vampiro
as Nadir • 215 eps
2002 Series
5.6
Porto dos Milagres
as Mãe Ricardina • 203 eps
2001 Series
7.8
Esplendor
as Irene da Silva • 125 eps
2000 Series
7.4
Chiquinha Gonzaga
as Conceição • 38 eps
1999 Series
6.0
Corpo Dourado
as Liana Ribeiro • 191 eps
1998 Series
7.7
Xica da Silva
as Maria da Silva • 231 eps
1996 Series
7.3
A Próxima Vítima
as Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima) • 203 eps
1995 Series
7.8
Memorial de Maria Moura
as Rubina • 19 eps
1994 Series
7.0
Kananga do Japão
as Lulu Kelly • 214 eps
1989 Series
Pacto de Sangue
as Maria • 119 eps
1989 Series