Portrait of Zezé Motta

Acting

Zezé Motta

Career

Active from 1976 to 2027, busiest in 2023 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Quilombo
Quilombo
GoodWatch score73/100

Characters

19

The characters Zezé Motta played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Zezé Motta Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    2.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

109
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Xica da Silva
Xica da Silva

as Xica

Rumored Upcoming Zezé Motta Biopic
Rumored Upcoming Zezé Motta Biopic

Producer

2020s

28 titles · average score 67
Ana, en passant
Ana, en passant (2026)
GoodWatch score 72

as Avó Alice

A Nobreza do Amor
A Nobreza do Amor (2026)

TV show · as Maria Amélia (Dona Menina)

Abah and His Band
Abah and His Band (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

as Titikaba

The Son of a Thousand Men
The Son of a Thousand Men (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

as Narrator

Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão
Príncipe Lu e a Lenda do Dragão (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

as Feiticeira Real

If I'm Here It Is by Mystery
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery (2024)

as Suprema

Wedding Games
Wedding Games (2023)

as Valéria

Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis
Falas da Vida: Histórias (Im)possíveis (2023)

as Bex

Eulália
Eulália (2023)

as Jacira

The End
The End (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Dona Neusa

Na Rédea Curta
Na Rédea Curta (2022)

as Voinha

Galeria Futuro
Galeria Futuro (2021)

as Sula

2010s

21 titles · average score 67
M8 - When Death Rescues Life
M8 - When Death Rescues Life (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ilza

Pressed, Ripped Apart
Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)

as (archive footage)

Juntos a Magia Acontece
Juntos a Magia Acontece (2019)

as Neuza

Ouro Verde
Ouro Verde (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as D. Nénem

A Comédia Divina
A Comédia Divina (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

as Deus

Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas
Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas (2017)

as Leitura Dramática

3%
3% (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Nair

Above Justice
Above Justice (2016)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Regina

The Slave Mother
The Slave Mother (2016)

TV show · as Tia Joaquina

Boogie Oogie
Boogie Oogie (2014)

TV show · as Sebastiana Marques

Rebel Rio
Rebel Rio (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Dalva Alves (Dadá)

Bróder
Bróder (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dona Meire

2000s

18 titles · average score 57
Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess
Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jerusa

Cinquentinha
Cinquentinha (2009)

TV show · as Janaína

A Ilha dos Escravos
A Ilha dos Escravos (2008)

as Old Júlia

Sunshine
Sunshine (2007)

TV show · as Odete

Little Missy
Little Missy (2006)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Virgínia, a Bá

What Is It Worth?
What Is It Worth? (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

as Joana Maria da Conceição

Floribella
Floribella (2005)

TV show · as Cristina Ramos Garcia / Titina

Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses (2004)

TV show · as Prazeres

Carolina
Carolina (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

as Carolina Maria de Jesus

Love Bites
Love Bites (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Nadir

Port of Miracles
Port of Miracles (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Mãe Ricardina

Esplendor
Esplendor (2000)

TV show · as Irene da Silva

1990s

12 titles · average score 65
Orfeu
Orfeu (1999)
GoodWatch score 51

as Conceição

Chiquinha Gonzaga
Chiquinha Gonzaga (1999)

TV show · as Conceição

Summer Affair
Summer Affair (1998)

TV show · as Liana Ribeiro

Napomuceno's Will
Napomuceno's Will (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Eduarda

Xica da Silva
Xica da Silva (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Maria da Silva

Tieta of Agreste
Tieta of Agreste (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

as Carmosina

The Next Victim
The Next Victim (1995)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Maria de Fátima Noronha (Fátima)

Memorial de Maria Moura
Memorial de Maria Moura (1994)

TV show · as Rubina

Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores (1993)

as Narrator (voice)

A Serpente
A Serpente (1992)

as Crioula das Ventas Triunfais

Mãe de Santo
Mãe de Santo (1990)

TV show · as Ialorixá, a Mãe de santo

Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda!
Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda! (1990)

as Luiza

1980s

16 titles · average score 69
Better Days Ahead
Better Days Ahead (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dalila

Kananga do Japão
Kananga do Japão (1989)

TV show · as Lulu Kelly

Natal da Portela
Natal da Portela (1988)

as Maria Elisa

Prisoner of Rio
Prisoner of Rio (1988)

as Rita

Angels of the Night
Angels of the Night (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as Malu

Helena
Helena (1987)

TV show · as Malvina

Armação Ilimitada
Armação Ilimitada (1985)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Magda Escatológica

Power Play
Power Play (1984)

TV show · as Sônia Rangel Fraga Dantas

Quilombo
Quilombo (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dandara

Águia na Cabeça
Águia na Cabeça (1984)

as Gracinha

Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Para Viver Um Grande Amor (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

as Maria Moita

Transas e Caretas
Transas e Caretas (1984)

TV show · as Dorinha / Dorothy Dandara (Doralice Lafaiette da Silva)

1970s

11 titles · average score 68
Everything's Alright
Everything's Alright (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Zezé

The Trapalhões
The Trapalhões (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show

Cordão de Ouro
Cordão de Ouro (1977)

as Dandara

The Force of Xango
The Force of Xango (1977)

as Estrela

Xica
Xica (1976)
GoodWatch score 73

as Xica da Silva

Duas Vidas
Duas Vidas (1976)

TV show · as Jandira

The Devil Queen
The Devil Queen (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bigode's girlfriend

Supermanoela
Supermanoela (1974)

TV show · as Doralice

A Banana Mecânica
A Banana Mecânica (1974)

as Marilda

Go to Work You Bum!
Go to Work You Bum! (1973)
GoodWatch score 57

as Shirley

A Patota
A Patota (1972)

TV show · as Zezinha

1960s

1 title
Albert, the Rockefeller
Albert, the Rockefeller (1968)

TV show · as Zezé