
Actor
Zezé Motta
Born 1944 · 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.
Acting

3%
Nair · 2016

Xica da Silva
Maria da Silva · 1996

Gonzaga: From Father to Son
Priscila (70 anos) · 2012

The Son of a Thousand Men
Narrator · 2025

M8 - When Death Rescues Life
Ilza · 2019

Irmã Dulce
Mãe Menininha · 2014

Albert, the Rockefeller
Zezé · 1968

A Próxima Vítima
Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima) · 1995

Above Justice
Regina · 2016

Dr. Gama
Francisca · 2021

Corpo a Corpo
Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas · 1984

O Canto da Sereia
Tia Celeste · 2013

Intervenção
Socorro · 2021

Xica
Xica da Silva · 1976

Tieta of Agreste
Carmosina · 1996

Boogie Oogie
Sebastiana Marques · 2014

A Nobreza do Amor
Maria Amélia (Dona Menina) · 2026

Pacto de Sangue
Maria · 1989

Denying Brazil
Herself · 2000

The Slave Mother
Tia Joaquina · 2016

What Is It Worth?
Joana Maria da Conceição · 2005

Memorial de Maria Moura
Rubina · 1994

Quilombo
Dandara · 1984

Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão
Feiticeira Real · 2024