Chai Fonacier (born December 25, 1986) is a Filipina actress, singer, writer and songwriter.

Career

Music

Fonancier was a contestant of the first season of ''

Pinoy Dream Academy ''Pinoy Dream Academy'' (also known as PDA) is the Philippine version of Endemol's ''Operación Triunfo'' (Operation Triumph). The format is similar to Big Brother, where a set number of finalists (billed as "scholars" throughout the series) wo ...

''. She was also a part of the defunct Cebu-based

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trio Womb with Anthony Uy and Fender Figuera.

Acting

Fonacier won her first Best Supporting Actress award in the 11th Sinulog Film Festival for her performance in Ara Chawdhury's short film ''Operation Prutas'' in 2015. Later in the same year, she appeared in the Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival entry ''Miss Bulalacao'' and won the Best Supporting Actress award. In 2016, Fonacier appeared in the film ''

Pauwi Na ''Pedicab'' ( fil, Pauwi Na) is a 2016 Philippine social realist drama film directed by Paolo Villaluna and produced by Ellen Ramos. The tandem of Villaluna-Ramos also co-wrote and co-edited the film. It was selected in the main competition of the ...

''. For her performance in ''

Patay na si Hesus ''Patay na si Hesus'' () is a 2016 Cebuano dark comedy road trip film and an entry to the 2017 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino. Synopsis Iyay (Jaclyn Jose), a food vendor in Cebu City, learns the death of her estranged husband, Hesus, in Dumague ...

'', Fonacier was awarded Best Supporting Actress in the 35th Luna Awards. In 2018, Fonacier appeared in the film ''Asuang''. She also appeared in '' Halik'' and ''

Wansapanataym ''Wansapanataym'' ( Filipinization of the English phrase "''once upon a time''") was a Philippine fantasy anthology television series produced and broadcast by ABS-CBN. It airs every Sunday night. The series was aired from June 22, 1997, to Febr ...

s ''Switch be with You'' miniseries, both running from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, she appeared in the films '' Born Beautiful'' and ''Sakaling Maging Tayo''. Later in the same year, she would reprise her role in the TV adaptation of ''Born Beautiful''.

Personal life

Fonacier identifies as

cisgender Cisgender (often shortened to cis; sometimes cissexual) is a term used to describe a person whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth. The word ''cisgender'' is the antonym of ''transgender''. The prefix ''wiktionary:cis ...

and mostly straight. She speaks English, Tagalog, Cebuano and Hiligaynon.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* People from Cagayan de Oro Living people 1996 births Cebuano film actresses Cebuano television actresses 21st-century Cebuano actresses People from Cebu City {{Philippines-actor-stub