
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.
as Virgínia, a Bá

1977

as Dalva Alves (Dadá)
2011

as Virgínia, a Bá
2006

as Lulu Kelly
1989

as Zezé
1968

as Sebastiana Marques
2014

as Maria da Silva
1996

as Nair
2016

as D. Nénem
2017

as Mãe Ricardina
2001

as Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas
1984

as Dorinha / Dorothy Dandara (Doralice Lafaiette da Silva)
1984
as Mãe Bonifácia
2026

2026

2026

as Mãe Bonifácia
2026

2026

as Self
2025

as Self
2025

as Narrator
2025

2025

as Self
2025

as Titikaba
2025

as Narrator
2025

as Self (archive footage)
2025

as Vó Dina
2024

as Self (voice)
2024

as Self
2024

as Feiticeira Real
2024

as Suprema
2024

as Valéria
2023

as Bex
2023

2023

as Carmen
2023

as Jacira
2023

as Guiomar
2023

as Nathan's Mom
2023
as Virgínia, a Bá
185 ep.

1 episodes

as Dalva Alves (Dadá)
410 episodes

as Virgínia, a Bá
185 episodes

as Lulu Kelly
214 episodes

as Zezé
281 episodes

as Sebastiana Marques
185 episodes

as Maria da Silva
231 episodes

as Nair
14 episodes

as D. Nénem
241 episodes

as Mãe Ricardina
203 episodes

as Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas
179 episodes

as Dorinha / Dorothy Dandara (Doralice Lafaiette da Silva)
167 episodes

as Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima)
203 episodes

as Nadir
215 episodes

as Regina
28 episodes

as Jandira
157 episodes

as Liana Ribeiro
191 episodes

as Zezinha
106 episodes

as Tia Joaquina
159 episodes

as Malvina
162 episodes

as Odete
210 episodes

as Doralice
138 episodes

as Maria Amélia (Dona Menina)
80 episodes

as Irene da Silva
125 episodes