Zezé Motta

Zezé Motta
Maria José Motta de Oliveira (born 27 June 1944), known as Zezé Motta, is a Brazilian actress and singer. She is considered one of the most important actresses in Brazil.
Life and career
Born in Campos dos Goytacazes, she moved with her family to Rio de Janeiro at the age of two. She attended the school of Tablado Theatre and began her acting career in 1966, starring in the play Roda-viva, by Chico Buarque. Other plays she worked in include Arena Conta Zumbi (1969), Orfeu Negro (1972), and Godspell (1974) She began her singing career in 1971 in the nightclubs of São Paulo. Between 1975 and 1979, she released three LPs, and a further three albums in the 1980s. In 1976, she starred in the film Xica da Silva. Over the decades she has acted in some of the most popular television soap operas and series.
Discography
Gerson Conrad & Zezé Motta (1974) LP/CD
Zezé Motta (Prazer, Zezé) (1978) LP/CD
Negritude (1979) LP/CD
Anunciação / Negritude (1980) Compacto
Dengo (1980) LP/CD
O Nosso Amor / Três Travestis (1982) Compacto
Frágil Força (1984) LP
Quarteto Negro (with Paulo Moura, Djalma Correia and Jorge Degas) (1987) LP/CD
La Femme Enchantée (1987) DVD
A Chave dos Segredos (1995) CD
Divina Saudade (2000)
E-Collection Sucessos + Raridades (2001) 2 CDs
Negra Melodia (2011) CD
Television
2017 - O Outro Lado do Paraíso - Mãe Quilombo
2016 - 3% - Nair
2011 - Rebelde - Dalva Alves (Dadá)
2009/2010 - Cinquentinha - Janaína (Naná)
2007 - Luz do Sol - Odete Lustosa
2006 - Sinhá Moça - Virgínia (Bá)
2005 - Floribella - Titina
2004 - Metamorphoses - Prazeres da Anunciação
2002 - O Beijo do Vampiro - Nadir
2001 - Porto dos Milagres - Ricardina
2000 - Esplendor - Irene
2000 - Almeida Garrett - Rosa Lima
1999 - Chiquinha Gonzaga - Conceição
1998 - Corpo Dourado - Liana
1996 - Xica da Silva - Maria da Silva
1995 - A Próxima Vítima - Fátima Noronha
1994 - Memorial de Maria Moura - Rubina
1992 - Você Decide
1990 - Mãe de Santo - Ialorixá
1989 - Kananga do Japão - Lulu Kelly
1989 - Pacto de Sangue - Maria
1987 - Helena - Malvina
1984 - Corpo a Corpo - Sônia Nascimento Rangel
1984 - Transas e Caretas - Dorinha
1978 - Ciranda, Cirandinha
1976 - Duas Vidas - Jandira
1974 - Supermanoela - Doralice
1972 - A Patota
1968 - Beto Rockfeller - Zezé
Cinema
2012 - Gonzaga — de Pai pra Filho
2009 - Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha - Jeruza
2007 - Deserto Feliz - Dona Vaga
2006 - A Ilha dos Escravos - Júlia
2006 - Kinshasa Palace
2006 - Cobrador: In God We Trust - Secretaría
2006 - O Amigo Invisível
2005 - Quanto Vale ou É por Quilo?
2004 - Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida - Aurora Hipólito
2003 - Carolina
2003 - Sehnsucht - Miguel's mother
2002 - Xuxa e os Duendes 2 - No Caminho das Fadas
2002 - Viva Sapato!
2000 - Cronicamente Inviável - Ada
1999 - Orfeu - Conceição
1997 - O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno - Eduarda
1996 - Tieta do Agreste - Carmosina
1990 - O Gato de Botas Extraterrestre
1989 - The Little Mermaid - Ursula (Voice-over; Brazilian version)
1989 - Dias Melhores Virão - Dalila
1988 - Mestizo - Cruz Guaregua
1988 - Prisoner of Rio - Rita
1988 - Natal da Portela - Maria Elisa
1987 - Sonhos de Menina Moça
1987 - Anjos da Noite - Malu
1987 - Jubiabá 1984 - Águia na Cabeça 1984 - Para Viver um Grande Amor 1984 - Quilombo - Dandara
1978 - Tudo Bem - Zezé
1978 - Se Segura, Malandro! 1977 - Cordão de Ouro
1977 - Ouro Sangrento
1977 - A Força do Xangô
1976 - Xica - Xica da Silva
1974 - Um Varão Entre as Mulheres
1974 - Banana Mecânica
1974 - A Rainha Diaba
1973 - Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo
1970 - Em Cada Coração um Punhal
1970 - ''Cleo e Daniel
References
External links
Living people
1944 births
Afro-Brazilian actresses
Afro-Brazilian women singers
Afro-Brazilian television hosts
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Brazilian stage actresses
Brazilian television actresses
Brazilian theatre managers and producers
People from Campos dos Goytacazes
20th-century Brazilian actresses
21st-century Brazilian actresses
20th-century Brazilian women singers
20th-century Brazilian singers
21st-century Brazilian women singers
21st-century Brazilian singers