Background
Monalisa Chinda was born in Portuguese Harcourt, Rivers State to an Ikwerre father and an Igbo mother.
Monalisa Chinda was born in Portuguese Harcourt, Rivers State to an Ikwerre father and an Igbo mother.
She attended Army Children’s School GRA for Primary and then Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls" School, Elelenwo, for Secondary. Monalisa"s first major movie was Pregnant Virgin, which she did in 1996 and subsequently, after she graduated in 2000, she did Above the Law and has done many others since then
Both schools are located in Portuguese Harcourt, Nigeria. She obtained a degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Portuguese Harcourt. In 2011, she debuted as Executive Producer in the Royal Arts Academy movie, "Kiss & Tell", which Emem Isong co-produced with her and Desmond Elliott directed.
In 2012, she became one of the first of four Nollywood actors to be featured on the cover of Hollywood Weekly Magazine This November, 2014 the actress is branching out of acting a little bit and is set to debut her Talk Show titled "You & I with Monalisa." Monalisa is involved in a lot of charity work.
She has a column (Monalisa Code) in the Saturday edition of The Sun Newspapers where she writes on social issues and relationships. She is a consultant with Royal Arts Academy, a media school known for breeding new talents, in acting, directing, and screenwriting." 2010 she was nominated for a Best Actress in a drama series at the Terracotta television and Film.