Maria Luísa Mendonça (born 30 January 1970) is a Brazilian actress. She debuted in television by acting in the 1993 telenovela Renascer in the role of an intersex woman, Buba.[1] Debuting in cinema with Quem Matou Pixote?, her first most prominent role in films was in Foolish Heart, for which she was nominated for Best Actress at the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil and at the Silver Condor Award.[2][3]
Maria Luísa Mendonça | |
|---|---|
 Mendonça in 2013 | |
| Born | 30 January 1970 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouses | Rogério Gallo
(m. 1994; div. 2000)Fabiano Gullane
(m. 2001; div. 2004)Cláudio Torres
(m. 2005; div. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
Selected filmography
edit- Renascer (1993)
- Explode Coração (1995)
- Corpo Dourado (1998)
- Foolish Heart (1998)
- A Muralha (2000)
- The Three Marias (2002)
- Carandiru (2003)
- Um Só Coração (2004)
- Senhora do Destino (2004)
- Mandrake (2005)
- Querô (2007)
- A Mulher Invisível (2009)
- Viver a Vida (2009)
- O Homem do Futuro (2011)
- Sessão de Terapia (2012)
- Além do Horizonte (2013)
Selected television
edit- Magnifica 70 (2015–16)
- Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (2002)
References
edit- ^ "Caótica e sedutora". IstoÉ Independente (in Portuguese). Editora Três. March 30, 2005. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "É uma festa!". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 12, 2000. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "La noche de los Cóndor". La Nación (in Spanish). April 27, 1999. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
External links
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