Maritoni Fernandez
| Maritoni Fernandez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Antonita Moynihan March 31, 1969 |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Maritoni Fernandez (born The Rt. Honurable Antonita Moynihan on March 31, 1969[1]) is a Filipina character actress, model and entrepreneur.
Family
She is the daughter of Antony Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan,[2] who is English with some Irish roots, and a Filipina mother. She is niece to Colin Moynihan, the current Baron Moynihan and head of the British Olympic Committee.[3] Antonita was reared by her grandmother in York, England during her childhood years and later moved to the Philippines to accompany her father who became a close friend of former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and a successful food critique and restaurant owner in Manila in the 1980s. She is the mother of actress Lexi Fernandez, who is currently a GMA Network contract artist.
Career
As an adult, Antonita became a commercial model and actress in the Philippines, adopting the screen name Maritoni Fernandez.[4] She has had considerable success as a screen actress, figuring in many movies with the respected Filipino actor Fernando Poe, Jr. and appearing in the award-winning Hong Kong film Days of Being Wild by acclaimed director Wong Kar-wai.
On her 30th birthday, Maritoni was diagnosed with breast cancer and has since undergone a lumpectomy in the United States.[5] In remission, she has been serving as a spokesperson for breast cancer patients and survivors in the Philippines and abroad.[6][7]
Maritoni is currently an entrepreneur-owner of Herb-All Organic Trading Corporation which is a food supplement company specializing in young barley powder and other natural health supplements. Simple Thoughts, her easy text floral service Bella Regalo, RSVP Event Planning and Design, and Just Desserts[8] in addition to her jobs as commercial model and actress in television soap operas for a major Philippine television network. She resides with her children in Makati City Manila.[9] She is a member of the ICanServe Foundation.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2013 | Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko | Tess de Leon | GMA Network |
| Magpakailanman: Ligaw na Diyosa | Doctora | ||
| 2012/2013 | Paroa: Ang Kuwento ni Mariposa | Belen | |
| 2012 | A Beautiful Affair | Evelyn Saavedra | ABS-CBN |
| Legacy | Anna Marie Leviste | GMA Network | |
| 2011 | Elena M. Patron's Blusang Itim | Victoria Soriano | |
| 2010 | Langit sa Piling Mo | Gloria Hilario | |
| 2009/2010 | Ikaw Sana | Loreta Reyes-Montemayor | |
| 2009 | Sine Novela: Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? | Donya Connie Sanchez Ms. Constance | |
| 2008 | Lobo | Dr. Vivian Lee | ABS-CBN |
| 2006 | Pinakamamahal | Marikrissa Padua | GMA Network |
| Carlo J. Caparas' Bakekang | Elsa | ||
| 2003 | It Might Be You | Frida Montegracia-Trinidad | ABS-CBN |
| 1996 | Anna Karenina | Ruth Monteclaro | GMA Network |
Movies
- You and Me Against the World (2003) - Celine Guerrero
- Ang Dalubhasa (2000)
- Bridesmaids (1997)
- Dyesebel (1996) - Dyangga
- Student Body (1990)