Antonette Mendes

Antonette Mendes
Mendes at the Kala Academy, 2017
Born	Maria Antonia D'Souza (1944-05-10)10 May 1944 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	7 April 2024(2024-04-07) (aged 79) Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Singer actress playwright director
Years active	1960–2010s
Notable work	Amchem Noxib Nirmon Mohabbat Zindagi Hai
Spouse	Romeo Mendes ​ ​ (m. 1966; died 1999)​
Children	3
Father	A. K. D'Souza
Relatives	Fatima D'Souza (sister) Anil Kumar (brother-in-law) Jose Rod (son-in-law)
Awards	TAG's "Lifetime Contribution to Tiatr Award" (2009)
Website	facebook.com/antonette.mendes.7

Antonette Mendes (born Maria Antonia D'Souza; 10 May 1944 – 7 April 2024) was an Indian singer, actress, playwright, and theatre director known for her work in Konkani films and tiatr productions. Referred to as the "Melody Queen", she was known as the "queen of the Konkani stage", prior to Lorna Cordeiro's emergence in the Konkani music scene.