Maritoni Fernandez-Dayrit (born Antonita Maria Carmen Fernandez Moynihan; March 31, 1969[1]) is a Filipina character actress, model and entrepreneur.
Maritoni Fernandez-Dayrit | |
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| Born | Antonita Maria Carmen Fernandez Moynihan (1969-03-31) March 31, 1969 (age 53) |
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| Years active | 1989–2013; 2016; 2018 |
| Spouse | Mon Dayrit (m. 2020) |
| Children | Lexi Fernandez |
She is the daughter of Antony Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan,[2] who was English with some Irish roots, and a Filipina mother. She is niece to Colin Moynihan, the current Baron Moynihan and former head of the British Olympic Association.[3] She was reared by her grandmother in York, England during her childhood years, later moving to the Philippines to accompany her father, who became a close friend of former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and a successful food critic and restaurant owner in Manila in the 1980s. She is the mother of actress Lexi Fernandez, who was a former GMA Network contract artist.[4][5] On September 10, 2016, her sister, Maria Aurora Moynihan, was killed in the Philippines.[6][7][8]
As an adult, she became a commercial model and actress in the Philippines, adopting the screen name Maritoni Fernandez.[9] 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.
During the 90s, she worked as a showbiz columnist of Manila Standard, under the title Eksena.
In 1993, Fernandez was linked to the Brunei beauties affair.[10]
On her 30th birthday, Fernandez was diagnosed with breast cancer and has since undergone a lumpectomy in the United States.[11] In remission, she has been serving as a spokesperson for breast cancer patients and survivors in the Philippines and abroad.[12][13]
Fernandez is currently an entrepreneur-owner of Herb-All Organic Trading Corporation, 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[14] 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.[15] She is a member of the ICanServe Foundation.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Network |
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| 2018 | Victor Magtanggol | Alice Espiritu-Regalado | Supporting Cast | GMA Network |
| 2016 | Pepito Manaloto | Gigi | Episode Guest | |
| That's My Amboy | Alicia Ford | Supporting role | ||
| 2013 | Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko | Tess de Leon | ||
| Magpakailanman: Ligaw na Diyosa | Doctora | Episode role | ||
| 2012—2013 | Paroa: Ang Kuwento ni Mariposa | Belen Sarmiento | Supporting Cast / Antagonist | |
| 2012 | A Beautiful Affair | Evelyn Saavedra | Special participation | ABS-CBN |
| Legacy | Anna Marie Leviste | Supporting Cast / Anti-Hero | GMA Network | |
| 2011 | Elena M. Patron's Blusang Itim | Victoria Soriano | Extended Cast | |
| 2010 | Langit sa Piling Mo | Gloria Hilario | Supporting Cast | |
| 2009—2010 | Ikaw Sana | Loreta Reyes-Montemayor | Supporting Cast / Antagonist | |
| 2009 | Sine Novela: Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? | Donya Connie "Ms. Constance" Sanchez | ||
| 2008 | Lobo | Dr. Vivian Lee | Extended Cast | ABS-CBN |
| 2006 | Pinakamamahal | Marikrissa Padua | Main Cast / Antagonist | GMA Network |
| Carlo J. Caparas' Bakekang | Elsa | Guest Cast | ||
| 2003 | It Might Be You | Frida Montegracia-Trinidad | Supporting Cast / Antagonist | ABS-CBN |
| Darating ang Umaga | Fiona | Supporting Cast | ||
| 1996 | Anna Karenina | Ruth Monteclaro | Supporting Cast / Antagonist | GMA Network |
| 1995 | T.G.I.S. | Pia | Guest; Episode 4 | |
| 1993 | Kapag May Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! | Episode: Talunan Ang Magwagi | ABS-CBN |
| Year | Title | Role | Film Company |
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| 2017 | Unexpectedly Yours | Rachel | |
| 2003 | You and Me Against the World | Celine Guerrero | |
| 2000 | Ang Dalubhasa | Menchu | |
| 1997 | Bridesmaids | Nina Patricio | Viva Films |
| Gloria, Gloria Labandera | Betring | ||
| Simaron, Barya lang ang halaga ng ulo mo | Sandra | ||
| 1996 | Ikaw Ang Mahal ko | Bianca Salazar | |
| Dyesebel | Dyangga | Viva Films | |
| 1995 | Gayuma | Falcon Films | |
| 1994 | Multo in the City | Alice Buenafuente | |
| 1993 | Lumuhod Ka sa Lupa | Doris | Seiko Films |
| Isa Lang ang Buhay Mo! Sgt. Bobby Aguilar | Leonor | First Films | |
| Ayoko na Sanang Magmahal | Debbie | Regal Films | |
| 1992 | Stella Magtanggol | Wendy | Seiko Films |
| Hiram na Mukha | Viva Films | ||
| Working Students | Noemi | Regal Films | |
| Padre Amante Guerrero | Vanessa Cristobal | ||
| 1991 | Anak ng Dagat | Katrina | |
| Tukso Layuan mo Ako! | Nurse | Seiko Films | |
| 1990 | Claudia | Claudia | |
| Days of Being Wild | Hotel Maid | ||
| 1989 | Student Body |