Maria Luísa Mendonça

Known for

Acting

Born

January 30, 1970 (age 56)

Birthplace

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Maria Luísa Mendonça (Rio de Janeiro, January 30, 1970) is a Brazilian actress, director and presenter. Known for her complex and dramatic characters, she became one of the most renowned actresses in the country.

Best known work

Carandiru

2003

The Man from the Future

2011

The Invisible Woman

2009

If I Were You 2

2009

A Grande Família

2001

Os Normais

2001

Querô

2007

Her Own Destiny

2004

Mandrake

2005

Second Chance

2018

Filmography

2024
My Drywall Cocoon
2022
Meu Álbum de Amores
as Maria Helena
2021
Hidden Truths 2TV
as Araídes Cunha (51 episodes)
2021
L.O.C.A. – Liga das Obsessivas Compulsivas por Amor
as Vera
2019
Horácio
as Petula
2018
An Eye and a Knife
as Cris
2018
Second ChanceTV
as Karen Michele Athayde (155 episodes)
2018
Todo Clichê do Amor
as Anne, Associate Producer
2018
NakedTV
as Isabel (10 episodes)
2017
Dear Death: The Movie
as Dora
2017
Vade RetroTV
as Lucy (11 episodes)
2015
Magnifica 70TV
as Isabel Souto (33 episodes)
2015
AmorteamoTV
as Dora (5 episodes)
2013
Blue Desert
2013
Beyond the HorizonTV
as Inês Serapião Pomatelli (155 episodes)
2013
Habi, The Foreigner
as Margarita
2012
Sessão de TerapiaTV
as Clarice (11 episodes)
2012
Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
2011
Amanhã Nunca Mais
as Miriam
2011
The Man from the Future
as Sandra
2010
Extreme Happiness
as Madam
2010
Sunstroke
as Ana
2009
Seize the DayTV
as Alice Soares (209 episodes)
2009
The Invisible Woman
as Marina, Screenplay
2009
If I Were You 2
as Denise