
Zezé Motta
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-06-27 in 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.
Most Known For

The Trapalhões

Rebel Rio
as Dalva Alves (Dadá)

3%
as Nair

Kananga do Japão
as Lulu Kelly

Ouro Verde
as D. Nénem

A Próxima Vítima
as Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima)

Above Justice
as Regina

Sunshine
as Odete

Porto dos Milagres
as Mãe Ricardina

Xica da Silva
as Maria da Silva

Sinhá Moça
as Virgínia, a Bá

Duas Vidas
as Jandira

Corpo Dourado
as Liana Ribeiro

Esplendor
as Irene da Silva

Albert, the Rockefeller
as Zezé

Boogie Oogie
as Sebastiana Marques

Transas e Caretas
as Dorinha / Dorothy Dandara (Doralice Lafaiette da Silva)

Helena
as Malvina

Floribella
as Cristina Ramos Garcia / Titina

Corpo a Corpo
as Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas