In 1985, she ventured into dramatic roles, starting with Mike de Leon's "Hindi Nahahati ang Langit" (1985). Her other films are "A Dangerous Life" (1988) (mini), with American actor Gary Busey; "Orapronobis" (1989), "Pangarap na Ginto" (1990), "Huwag mong Salingin ang Sugat ko" (1991) and "Akin ang Pangarap Mo" (1992). In "Babaeng Nawawala sa Sarili" (1989), Bonnevie sizzled and wowed critics and audiences alike in the role of a possessed woman. She also portrayed real-life characters, such as in "Eskapo: The Serge Osmena-Geny Lopez Story" (1995), as the wife of Geny Lopez; as one of the accused parents in the child-molestation drama, "Minsan May Pangarap: The Guce Family Story" (1995), shot in New York City; as the girlfriend of activist Leopoldo Mabilangan in "Ka Hector" (1995); and as Governor Chavit Singson's wife in Chavit (2003), opposite Cesar Montano and Eddie Garcia. She also did some sexy roles in "Tag-Araw, Tag-Ulan" where she starred with Gary Estrada.