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Brazilian actress and singer (born 1944) In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Motta and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.
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Zezé Motta
Motta in August 2011
BornMaria José Motta de Oliveira
(1944-06-27) 27 June 1944 (age 80)
Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1966–present

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

  1. Gerson Conrad & Zezé Motta (1974) LP/CD
  2. Zezé Motta (Prazer, Zezé) (1978) LP/CD
  3. Negritude (1979) LP/CD
  4. Anunciação / Negritude (1980) Compacto
  5. Dengo (1980) LP/CD
  6. O Nosso Amor / Três Travestis (1982) Compacto
  7. Frágil Força (1984) LP
  8. Quarteto Negro (with Paulo Moura, Djalma Correia and Jorge Degas) (1987) LP/CD
  9. La Femme Enchantée (1987) DVD
  10. A Chave dos Segredos (1995) CD
  11. Divina Saudade (2000)
  12. E-Collection Sucessos + Raridades (2001) 2 CDs
  13. Negra Melodia (2011) CD

Television

Cinema

References

  1. Lopes, Nei (2004). Enciclopedia Brasileira Da Diaspora Africana. Selo Negro. p. 454. ISBN 978-85-87478-21-4. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ^ Lopes, Nei (2006). Dicionario Escolar Afro-Brasileiro. Selo Negro. p. 173. ISBN 978-85-87478-29-0. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. "Zezé Motta: One of Brazil's most respected actresses", Black women of Brazil.
  4. Alvaro Neder, Artist biography, AllMusic.

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Candango for Best Actress
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1970 — 1979
1990 — 1999
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2010 — present
Gramado Film Festival Oscarito Trophy
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