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Maria Luísa Mendonça

Acting Born Jan 30, 1970 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Her Own Destiny

as Leila Ferreira da Silva

Seize the Day

as Alice Soares
Film

Carandiru

as Dalva

Full filmography

  • A Grande Família (2001) as Carmen Jade / Rosa Perfumada
  • Her Own Destiny (2004) as Leila Ferreira da Silva
  • Jequitibá (1993) as Buba
  • Brava Gente (2000) as Mãe de Pedro
  • Brava Gente (2000) as Valdinha
  • Brava Gente (2000) as rapariga
  • Brava Gente (2000) as Marilene
  • Brava Gente (2000) as Isabel
  • Brava Gente (2000) as Mônica
  • Seize the Day (2009) as Alice Soares
  • Hidden Truths 2 (2021) as Araídes Cunha
  • Sessão de Terapia (2012) as Clarice
  • Summer Affair (1998) as Amanda Mendonça
  • Gypsy Heart (1995) as Vera Avelar Falcão
  • Os Maias (2001) as Rachel Cohen
  • Beyond the Horizon (2013) as Inês Serapião Pomatelli
  • A Muralha (2000) as Margarida Olinto
  • Magnifica 70 (2015) as Isabel Souto
  • Mandrake (2005) as Berta
  • Cutie Pie... Her Loves and Sins (1995) as Letícia
  • Queridos Amigos (2008) as Raquel
  • Carandiru (2003) as Dalva
  • Minha Nada Mole Vida (2006) as Vera Gleisiman
  • Amorteamo (2015) as Dora