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Luísa Cruz

Luísa Cruz

Actor · Born March 6, 1962 (64) · Portugal

Luísa Cruz, stage name of Maria Luísa Paiva Figueiredo da Cruz (born March 6, 1962) is a Portuguese actress.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 6, 1962 (64)
From
Portugal
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Luísa Cruz's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
40%
Society
35%
Survival
12%
Bonds
7%
Ideas
6%
Oppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
2
Dread
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Luísa Cruz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Luísa Cruz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • A Providência e a Guitarra(2026)

    as Cidadã Esquerda Total

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Justa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Advogada

  • Ouro e Cinza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Vitória (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 247 episodes · as Carolina Mendonça

  • The Portuguese House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Constança

  • Could Have Waited For August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Fernanda

  • Broken Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 352 episodes · as Soraia Pimenta

  • Eureka(2023)

    as Nun

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Fortunate Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Alda Maria

  • Matilha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Dona Lídia

  • Vai Correr Tudo Bem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Teresa

  • Turn of the Tide(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dona Valentina

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Salgueiro Maia - The Implicated: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Maria Augusta

  • Timeless Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 300 episodes · as Cremilde Mosquito

  • Vadio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Luísa

  • Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Carlota Joaquina

  • Pê (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Funcionária Funerária

  • Field of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Dulce

  • High Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 127 episodes · as Ângela Pinto

  • Salgueiro Maia - The Implicated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Maria Augusta

  • The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Vizinha 2

  • The Art of Dying Far Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Clarinda

  • Fatima(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Technoboss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Lucinda Sousa

  • Nazaré (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 211 episodes · as Glória Silva

  • Our Consul in Havana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mary Bidwell

  • Our Consul in Havana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Marie Bidwell

  • The Great Mystical Circus(2018)

    as Sra. Kieps

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Der Lissabon-Krimi: Der Tote in der Brandung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Isabel Cordeiro

  • Mariphasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Professora

  • Water Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 327 episodes · as Sara Vidigal

  • Saint George(2016)

    as Mulher do Credor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dentro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · as Diretora

  • Refrigerantes e Canções de Amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Funcionária

  • John From (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Presidente Mesa Condóminos

  • Santa Bárbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 271 episodes · as Constança Monte Claro Viegas

  • Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One(2015)

    as Juíza

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One(2015)

    as Dona do Bordel

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Belmonte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 259 episodes · as Susana Marques

  • Day By Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Emília Castilho

  • Doida por Ti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 272 episodes · as Carmo Varela

  • My Name Is Bernadette(2011)

    as Mathilde

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Coração no Escuro - Um Roubo de um Roubo em 11 Quadros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Anjo Meu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 364 episodes · as Concha

  • Disquiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Senhora no Restaurante

  • Regresso a Sizalinda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 43 episodes · as Clara

  • Espírito Indomável (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Mariana Meireles

  • Sentimentos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 297 episodes · as Margarida Coutinho

  • Veneno Cura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Belinha

  • Olhos nos Olhos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 237 episodes · as Rute Santos Oliveira

  • Resistirei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 197 episodes · as Glória Tavares

  • O Capacete Dourado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mãe de Margarida

  • Segredo de Justiça (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as Médica

  • A Senhora das Águas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 150 episodes · as Mercês Costa Almeida Vargas das Neves

  • Elsa, Uma Mulher Assim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as Elsa

  • Cruzamentos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · as Teresa

  • The Island of Contenda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Esmeralda

  • The Mutants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Woman at Service Station

  • Sai da Minha Vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 14 episodes · Actor

  • Ao Sul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Beatriz

  • Ideias com História (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mariana Alcoforado

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Eureka (2023)

$85K worldwide

Highest rated

Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Turn of the Tide (2023)

Film career

19932026

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2015Screen debut· Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting62 of 62: 62 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s23 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Luísa Cruz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Great Mystical Circus (2018)

67th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015)

Midcredits 84th · 68% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Luísa Cruz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Luísa Cruz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonas Dornbach shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers