Maria Luísa Mendonça
Acting
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.
Born: January 30, 1970
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known For
Carandiru: The Series
A Grande Família
The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.
Sessão de Terapia
Set in an office of a psychoanalyst, the series follows the professional and personal day-to-day work of therapist Theo. Displayed daily, each episode of the plot is marked by the story of one of his patients, and the last episode of the week will always bring an assessment of Theo's by his supervisor Dora.
A Muralha
A hundred years after Europeans set foot in the New World, Brazil still remains largely unexplored. The Conquest recounts the saga of the earliest adventurers who wandered through these unknown lands. Jesuit priests, adventurers seeking gold, slaves and indigenous tribes were entangled in unceasing battles, at a time when laws were made by the sharp edge of a sword.
My Drywall Cocoon
Virginia’s death during her 17th birthday shakes up a luxurious building complex. For most residents, it’s a passing tragedy. For her mother and her friends, it is the beginning of a transformation: the crack in their drywall cocoon.
Queridos Amigos
Reserved, intelligent and generous, Leo has achieved professional success and now lives secluded in Serra da Cantareira, alongside young Karina. He discovers that he is ill, and decides to reunite the old friends of the 1970s, with whom he fought the military regime.
Her Own Destiny
A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.
L.O.C.A. – Liga das Obsessivas Compulsivas por Amor
Manuela is journalist in her thirties who faces love and professional crises. In an unexpected incident, she gets to know Elena, who takes her to a support group for women who love too much or are excessively jealous: the League of those who are Obsessive-Compulsive for Affection (L.O.C.A., Brazilian slang for "crazy"). The therapist seems to be an extremely mature and structured psychologist. Manuela sees this group as a chance to write an incredible article about the current female roles and wishes.
Rebirth
Jose Inocencio had innocence only as part of his name, but only those who new him well could notice this. But nobody knew him. He was a storyteller, and he was always the main character in the stories he told. He managed not only to create stories about himself, he managed to create a legend. The story of this powerful cacao farmer; Maria Santa, the beloved wife who died; and their four children is the main theme of 'Renascer'.
Os Normais
Rui and Vani, are a couple facing normal discussions, problems and situations such as infidelity and convivency problems, but they solve it with great humor.
Filmography
as Maria Helena
as Araídes Cunha
as Petula
as Cris
as Karen Michele Athayde
as Isabel
as Dora
as Lucy
as Isabel Souto
as Dora
as Inês Serapião Pomatelli
as Margarita
as Clarice
as Miriam
as Sandra
as Madam
as Ana
as Alice Soares
as Marina
as Denise
as Pâmela
as Silvia
as Raquel
as Vilma
as Alzira
as Vera Gleisiman
as Berta
as Ana
as Leila Ferreira da Silva
as Dalva
as Maria Rosa
as Bete
as Mônica
as Samla
as Carmen Jade / Rosa Perfumada
as Rachel Cohen
as Mãe de Pedro
as Valdinha
as rapariga
as Marilene
as Isabel
as Mônica
as Margarida Olinto
as Ana
as Amanda Mendonça
as Malu
as Vera Avelar Falcão
as Letícia
as Buba