Maria Luísa Mendonça (born January 30, 1970) is a Brazilian actress. She debuted in television by acting in the 1993 telenovela Renascer in the role of a hermaphrodite woman, Buba. Debuting in cinema with Quem Matou Pixote?, her first most proeminent 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.