
Zezé Motta
Actress
Born: June 27, 1944 (81 years old)
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography (42)
- Gonzaga: From Father to Son (2012, ★ 7.2)
- Denying Brazil (2000, ★ 8.2)
- Irmã Dulce (2014, ★ 7.7)
- M8 - When Death Rescues Life (2019, ★ 7.3)
- 4x100: Running for a Dream (2021, ★ 7.8)
- Dr. Gama (2021, ★ 8)
- The Son of a Thousand Men (2025, ★ 7.3)
- Above Justice (2016, ★ 7.3)
- Memorial de Maria Moura (1994, ★ 7.9)
- 3% (2016, ★ 7.1)
- O Canto da Sereia (2013, ★ 7.6)
- Chiquinha Gonzaga (1999, ★ 7.4)
- The Trapalhões (1977, ★ 7.9)
- Gota D'Água (2023, ★ 6.1)
- Tieta of Agreste (1996, ★ 6.6)
- Xica (1976, ★ 7)
- Quilombo (1984, ★ 6.9)
- Bróder (2010, ★ 5.9)
- Intervenção (2021, ★ 6.6)
- Orfeu (1999, ★ 5.4)
- Alemão 2 (2022, ★ 5.9)
- Better Days Ahead (1989, ★ 6.5)
- Águia na Cabeça (1984, ★ 4.8)
- Everything's Alright (1978, ★ 4.7)
- Wedding Games (2023, ★ 4.9)
- Jubiabá (1987, ★ 5.2)
- Chronically Unfeasible (2000, ★ 5.4)
- Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009, ★ 5)
- Angels of the Night (1987, ★ 5.5)
- Pitanga (2016, ★ 5.6)