Cast & creator
Maria Luísa Mendonça
Best known for A Grande Família, Her Own Destiny, Jequitibá
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.
Also known as: Maria Luíza Mendonça
28
film credits
30
television credits
56
1993–2024 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (58)
Showing 58 of 58 credits
A Grande Família
Carmen Jade / Rosa Perfumada
2001
Her Own Destiny
Leila Ferreira da Silva
2004
Jequitibá
Buba
1993
Seize the Day
Alice Soares
2009
Gypsy Heart
Vera Avelar Falcão
1995
Brava Gente
Mãe de Pedro
2000Brava Gente
Valdinha
2000Brava Gente
rapariga
2000Brava Gente
Marilene
2000Brava Gente
Isabel
2000Brava Gente
Mônica
2000
Summer Affair
Amanda Mendonça
1998
Beyond the Horizon
Inês Serapião Pomatelli
2013
Sessão de Terapia
Clarice
2012
Hidden Truths 2
Araídes Cunha
2021
Os Maias
Rachel Cohen
2001
Magnifica 70
Isabel Souto
2015
A Muralha
Margarida Olinto
2000
Cutie Pie... Her Loves and Sins
Letícia
1995
Minha Nada Mole Vida
Vera Gleisiman
2006
Mandrake
Berta
2005
Queridos Amigos
Raquel
2008
Amorteamo
Dora
2015
Carandiru
Dalva
2003
Vade Retro
Lucy
2017
Os Normais
Bete
2001Os Normais
Mônica
2001Os Normais
Samla
2001
Naked
Isabel
2018
The Man from the Future
Sandra
2011
Carandiru: The Series
2005
The Invisible Woman
Marina
2009The Invisible Woman
Screenplay
2009
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
Silvia
2008
Blue Desert
2013
Underground Game
Ana
2005
Habi, The Foreigner
Margarita
2013
If I Were You 2
Denise
2009
Amanhã Nunca Mais
Miriam
2011
My Drywall Cocoon
2024
An Eye and a Knife
Cris
2018
A Mulher do Meu Amigo
Pâmela
2008
Horácio
Petula
2019
Todo Clichê do Amor
Anne
2018Todo Clichê do Amor
Associate Producer
2018
Meu Álbum de Amores
Maria Helena
2022
L.O.C.A. – Liga das Obsessivas Compulsivas por Amor
Vera
2021
Dear Death: The Movie
Dora
2017
Querô
Alzira
2007
Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
2012
The Three Marias
Maria Rosa
2002
Foolish Heart
Ana
1998
Who Killed Pixote?
Malu
1996
Sunstroke
Ana
2010
Extreme Happiness
Madam
2010
O Magnata
Vilma
2007Amar...
Lídia
1997
Second Chance
Karen Michele Athayde
2018