Personal Info
Birth date
1944-06-27 (80 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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
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.
Filmography
O Beijo do Vampiro
6.1
Overview:
The struggling Lívia despairs when she learns that her husband, before dying, lost a fortune in shady deals. Widowed and with three children, she is forced to fight for her family and leaves for the paradisiacal beach town of Maramores, where her mother Zoroastra lives. Parallel to the difficulties, Lívia discovers that she is involved in the eternal struggle of Good against Evil. In fact, Lívia is the reincarnation of Princess Cecília, the eternal passion of the vampire Bóris Vladescu, who has been pursuing her for centuries. The two met in 7th century Europe, when Bóris disputed the princess's love with Count Rogério. Nowadays, Rogério was Beto, Lívia's husband, and the two times he faced Boris, his arch-enemy, he took the worst. Boris is in Maramores to get Cecilia, his immortal beloved. Or rather, Livia, who raises the boy Zeca, who she doesn't even suspect is actually a half-vampire, son of Boris. The vampire is willing to prepare his son to take his place, but Zeca is reluctant to accept his condition, much to his father's despair. With Bóris comes a legion of vampires willing to terrorize the residents of the peaceful city. Among them, the splendid Mina, his wife, and the gallant Victor, who involves the sweet Ciça in a game of seduction. Vampires are closely watched by the flustered Galileo Van Burger, a vampire hunter who failed to prevent his wacky son Bartô from being bitten. Who also keeps an eye on the vampires is the mystical Zoroastra, mother of Lívia, a modern witch, who owns the main inn in Maramores. And the mysterious Ezekiel, in reality an angel who came down to Earth to protect Lívia and Zeca from the evil that persecutes them. Engineer Rodrigo also arrives in the city, followed by his ex-girlfriend Lara. The two are the first victims of vampires. Lara is bitten by Victor and becomes an evil vampire, due to her bad temper. Rodrigo is bitten by Mina, who becomes pregnant and is expecting a daughter from him, which she says is from Boris. Meanwhile, Rodrigo is used by Boris to approach Lívia. Who does not like this involvement is Augusto, a friend of Lívia who has loved her in the past. Augusto is a widower who raises his small children with the help of sister-in-law Marta, a blind woman, but bitter and Machiavellian, who does everything to keep him from Lívia, because she loves him.Boogie Oogie
7.8
Overview:
In the swing of the 70s, two women fight for the love of the same man without knowing their fates were already intertwined.Sunshine
7
Overview:
At her birthday party, a little girl disappears and her family is left desperate. Years later, their hope returns in the form of a seaside young woman.Rebel Rio
7
Overview:
Elite Way is one of the most renowned educational institutions in the country, where students have access to high quality education and play sports. Despite the rigid schedule, the richest families in Rio de Janeiro want that their children study in the Elite Way. This is the case of Alice, Diego, Roberta, Carla and Tomás, some rebel teenagers and full of fancies that will discover in music a common goal.Ouro Verde
5.4
Overview:
Zé Maria Magalhães is an innocent young man who, suddenly, sees his dreams and family destroyed by a man's greed: Miguel Ferreira da Fonseca, a powerful banker. For 15 years, Zé Maria is forced to remain hidden, in a life of lies, in another country, imprisoned by the memories of the past, having to assume a new identity. Today, he is a great farmer, owner of the Ouro Verde empire, known as Jorge Monforte, and has become one of the richest men in Brazil. The course of time only fueled his desire for revenge, making him lose the sense of right and wrong and the ability to love. Fifteen years later, he returns to Portugal, ready to avenge the past and destroy Miguel Ferreira da Fonseca.Above Justice
7.5
Overview:
In this realistic and touching series told in an innovative format, seemingly independent plots intertwine to show how justice can sometimes be a personal matter.Corpo a Corpo
9.2
Overview:
Eloá and Osmar's marriage is thrown into crisis when a mysterious man crosses their path. With a thirst for prestige and power, Eloá will face the consequences of her ambition.Chiquinha Gonzaga
7.5
Overview:
It tells the story of Chiquinha Gonzaga, a revolutionary musician who marked the history of music in Brazil, and challenged the social standards of her time. Chiquinha was raised very comfortably and had an excellent education provided by his father, Jose Basileu, who expected his daughter to be a lady of the imperial court. But after listening to songs played in a black yard and influenced by friends, such as composer Joaquim Callado, Chiquinha begins to make compositions mixing polka and lundu. By imposition of her father, Chiquinha is forced to marry Jacinto, with whom she has three children. However, Jacinto forbids her to play, and she decides to separate from her husband, going against social standards. Chiquinha, then, fights for his freedom to play and will live with the great love of his youth, João Batista de Carvalho Jr., with whom he has a daughter, Alice.The Slave Mother
9.25
Overview:
The story begins in 1789 in Congo, in Africa, where a tribe celebrates the marriage of Luena and Kamau. The natives, trapped and sold as slaves.Memorial de Maria Moura
7.6
Overview:
Adapted from the homonymous work by Rachel de Queiroz, it presents the saga of a woman against female submission in nineteenth-century patriarchal society.A Próxima Vítima
7.6
Overview:
A young law student starts to work as a detective, decided to uncover the identity behind a series of murders, as well as who is next.The End
6.9
Overview:
‘The End’ chronicles the passing of time in friendships and romances. The story is told through the memories of five friends who have partaken of the pleasures of youth in Rio de Janeiro, from the glamorous 1960s to the colorful 1980s. The five get together at the funeral of the most beloved of them, in the early 1990s. Adapted from the best-selling novel by award-winning actress and writer Fernanda Torres. The author herself has adapted the novel for television, diving into profound issues, such as aging and death. Always with Torres’ own celebrated brand of elegant, witty humor. The cast features a number of award-winning, household Brazilian actors.3%
7.1
Overview:
In a future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor.Porto dos Milagres
5.6
Overview:
Porto dos Milagres is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from 5 February to 29 September 2001, totaling 203 chapters. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva and Ricardo Linhares and loosely based on two works written by Jorge Amado - The Dead Sea and the discovery of America by the Turks. Had Philip collaboration Miguez, Maria Elisa Berredo, Nadotti Nelson and Gloria Baker, directed by Fabricio Mamberti and Luciano Sabino. Director general Mark and Robert Paul Naar, co-directed by Fabricio Mamberti and Luciano Sabino. Had the direction of core Marcos Paulo.Sinhá Moça
7
Overview:
Monarchists and republicans meet in Araruna, a small fictional town in the interior of São Paulo, in 1886. The novel portrays the love story of the beautiful and wealthy Sinhá Moça - daughter of the slave, Barão Ferreira de Araruna, and sweet and submissive Mother Candida - , with the young abolitionist lawyer Dr. Rodolfo Fontes - son of Dr. Fontes, and the housewife Inêz. Together, they face the difficulties in the campaign for the abolition of slaves.O Canto da Sereia
8.1
Overview:
Meet Sereia, a young and beautiful singer whose world of fame and fortune is interlaced with envy and hate. Her murder in the midst of carnival shocks the entire country and the hunt for her killer reveals a new suspect with each new day of investigation. Holding the status of a big-budget thriller, the miniseries brings about mysticism, sensuality and suspense that hooks the viewer until the astonishing end.Corpo Dourado
6
Overview:
Corpo Dourado is a Brazilian soap opera produced by and shown on Rede Globo from 12 January 1998 through 21 August 1998. The 191 chapters were written by Antônio Calmon and directed by Flávio Colatrello Jr, and later Marcos Schetchman.Acting
TBAAmericana (6 Episodes) as Unknown
TBACafé com Leite (Água e Azeite?) as Self
TBAPrateados: A Vida em Tempos de Madureza as Unknown
TBARumored Upcoming Zezé Motta Biopic as Unknown
TBAPor um Fio as Tereza
TBALa Bréa as Herself - Interviewee
2025Abah and His Band as Titikaba
2025A Escrita Delas as Narrator
2024Alma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile as Unknown
2024Othelo The Great as Voz (Participação Especial)
2024Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil as Unknown
2024Tributo: Zezé Motta as Self
2024Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão as Feiticeira Real
2024If I'm Here It Is by Mystery as Suprema
2023Wedding Games as Valéria
2023The End (5 Episodes) as Dona Neusa
2023Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis as Bex
2023Gerson King Combo – O filme as Unknown
2023Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações (1 Episode) as Unknown
2023Deixa as Carmen
2023Eulália as Jacira
2023Gota D'Água as Guiomar
2023The Last Party as Nathan's Mom
2022Na Rédea Curta as Voinha
2022Fim de Semana no Paraíso Selvagem as Naná
2022Fio do Afeto as Self
2022Alemão 2 as Dona Ivone
2021Intervenção as Socorro
2021Galeria Futuro as Sula
2021Falas da Vida as Unknown
2021Dr. Gama as Francisca
20214x100: Running for a Dream as Dra. Bruna
2020Novo Mundo as Unknown
2020Todas as Melodias as Self
2020De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade as Self
2020O Cinema das Mulheres as Narrator
2019Juntos a Magia Acontece as Neuza
2019M8 - When Death Rescues Life as Ilza
2019Eu Sou Brasileiro as Diretora Sônia
2019Pressed, Ripped Apart as (archive footage)
2018The Devil's Knot as Afi
2017A Comédia Divina as Deus
2017Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas as Leitura Dramática
2017Ouro Verde (221 Episodes) as D. Nénem
20163% (14 Episodes) as Nair
2016Pitanga as Self
2016Above Justice (28 Episodes) as Regina
2016The Slave Mother (159 Episodes) as Tia Joaquina
2015Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu as Narrator
2015Dois de Julho — Guerra da Independência na Bahia as Unknown
2014Irmã Dulce as Mãe Menininha
2014Boogie Oogie (185 Episodes) as Sebastiana Marques
2014O Lucro Acima da Vida as Célia
2013Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho (4 Episodes) as Priscila
2013O Canto da Sereia (4 Episodes) as Tia Celeste
2012Gonzaga: From Father to Son as Priscila (70 anos)
2011Rebel Rio (410 Episodes) as Dalva Alves (Dadá)
2010Bróder as Dona Meire
2009Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess as Jerusa
2009Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas as Self
2008A Ilha dos Escravos as Old Júlia
2007Cobrador: In God We Trust as Secretaría
2007Happy Desert as Unknown
2007Sunshine (210 Episodes) as Odete
2006Kinshasa Palace as Unknown
2006Sinhá Moça (185 Episodes) as Virgínia, a Bá
2006Bom Dia, Eternidade as Odete
2006The Invisible Friend as Tia Elisinha
2005What Is It Worth? as Joana Maria da Conceição
2005Floribella (170 Episodes) as Cristina Ramos Garcia / Titina
2004Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City as Aurora Hipólito
2004A Idade do Homem as Unknown
2004Metamorphoses (122 Episodes) as Prazeres
2003Viva Sapato! as Mulher do avião
2003The Longing as Unknown
2003Carolina as Carolina Maria de Jesus
2002Xuxa and the Elves 2: The Road of The Fairies as Profetiza Kálix
2002Poeta de Sete Faces as Unknown
2002O Beijo do Vampiro (215 Episodes) as Nadir
2002Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino as Self
2001Porto dos Milagres (203 Episodes) as Mãe Ricardina
2000Denying Brazil as Herself
2000Chronically Unfeasible as Unknown
2000Esplendor (125 Episodes) as Irene da Silva
1999Orfeu as Conceição
1999Chiquinha Gonzaga (38 Episodes) as Conceição
1999Polêmica as Unknown
1998Corpo Dourado (191 Episodes) as Liana Ribeiro
1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
1997Napomuceno's Will as Eduarda
1996Xica da Silva (231 Episodes) as Maria da Silva
1996Tieta of Agreste as Carmosina
1995A Próxima Vítima (203 Episodes) as Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima)
1994Memorial de Maria Moura (19 Episodes) as Rubina
1994Era Uma Vez... as Unknown
1993Sant'Anna dos Pescadores as Narrator (voice)
1993Vênus de Fogo as Unknown
1992A Serpente as Crioula das Ventas Triunfais
1990Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda! as Luiza
1990Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots as Unknown
1989Kananga do Japão (214 Episodes) as Lulu Kelly
1989Better Days Ahead as Dalila
1989As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro as Unknown
1988Mestizo as Cruz Careagua
1988Sonhos de Menina Moça as Vicky
1988Natal da Portela as Maria Elisa
1988Prisoner of Rio as Rita
1987Jubiabá as Rosenda
1987Helena (162 Episodes) as Malvina
1987Angels of the Night as Malu
1987Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman as Self
1984Corpo a Corpo (179 Episodes) as Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas
1984Quilombo as Dandara
1984Para Viver Um Grande Amor as Maria Moita
1984Águia na Cabeça as Gracinha
1980Grandes Nomes (1 Episode) as Self
1979Mulher 80 as Self
1978Everything's Alright as Zezé
1978O Bom Marido as Unknown
1978Os melhores Momentos da Pornochanchada as Unknown
1978Bloody Gold as Unknown
1977Cordão de Ouro as Dandara
1977The Force of Xango as Estrela
1976Duas Vidas (157 Episodes) as Jandira
1976Xica as Xica da Silva
1975Um Varão Entre as Mulheres as Unknown
1974The Devil Queen as Bigode's girlfriend
1974A Banana Mecânica as Marilda
1974Supermanoela (1 Episode) as Doralice
1973Go To Work You Bum! as Shirley
1972A Patota (106 Episodes) as Zezinha
1970Cleo e Daniel as Unknown
1970Em Cada Coração um Punhal as Unknown
1970Transplante de Mãe as Unknown
1968Albert, the Rockefeller (281 Episodes) as Zezé
Production
TBARumored Upcoming Zezé Motta Biopic ... Producer