Carla Abellana Biography

Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana (born June 12, 1986) is a Filipina actress and commercial model who played the lead role in the Philippine adaptation of the Mexican telenovela, Rosalinda, aired in GMA Network. She recently finished starring as Eulalia "Lally" Agatep-Soriano in My Husband's Lover, Grace dela Rosa in My Destiny on GMA Network and as Lira Joy Macaspac in So It's You with Tom Rodriguez.

Biography

Born on June 12, 1986, in Manila, Philippines. Abellana is the daughter of actor Rey "PJ" Abellana and Rea Reyes. Her grandmother is Delia Razon, who was born to a German father and a Filipino-Spanish mother. She graduated from De La Salle University as Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree.

Career

Abellana began her career as a commercial model. In 2009, she auditioned for Zorro, but GMA Network instead cast her in a lead role in Rosalinda, a remake of the Mexican telenovela of the same name. She subsequently became a model for Bench, also in 2009. In 2011, Nigel Barker photographed her for a photo shoot in the Philippine Tatler. She also appeared in the Philippine Fashion Week 2011, where she modeled clothes by Michele Sison. She has co-hosted SOP Rules, StarStruck, Party Pilipinas, the cooking show Del Monte Kitchenomics, and Karelasyon, a drama anthology series. She has also hosted the pageants Binibining Pilipinas 2010 and Miss World Philippines 2013. In 2013, she joined Sunday All Stars as a judge.

Carla is a contract star of Regal Films. She signed a 12-picture contract with the company. Her first film under Regal Films is Mamarazzi. Abellana appeared in her first horror film which was an entry to 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Shake, Rattle & Roll XII. In September 2011, Abellana starred in the Regal Films film My Neighbor's Wife. By the end of 2011, Abellana also appeared in two films, both of which are entries for the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and 2013's Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story. 2014 she started in the Ensemble Romantic Comedy by Jose Javier Reyes "Somebody to Love" her alongside Matteo Guidicelli and "So It's You" with Jc De Vera and Tom Rodriguez In 2015, she starred again with Tom Rodriguez in the Film "No Boyfriend Since Birth" her second film with Reyes

Filmography

Television

Drama and Comedy

Television
Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2009	Rosalinda	Rosalinda Romero Perez / Paloma	GMA Network	Lead Role
	SRO Cinema Serye: Carenderia Queen	Juliet
2010	The Last Prince	Sonia
	Sine Novela: Basahang Ginto	Orang Dimarucot / Laura Leyva		Lead Role
	Love Bug Presents: The Last Romance	Rackie		Main Role
	Ilumina	Hannah		Special Participation
	Jillian: Namamasko Po	Joyce		Special Guest
2011	Magic Palayok	Pilar Sallave		Lead Role
	Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit	Ellery Martinez		Main Role
2012	Legacy	Herself		Special Guest
	Makapiling Kang Muli	Leilani Angeles		Lead Role
	Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay na Kwento	Teacher Jenny		Special Guest
2013	Magpakailanman: The Undying Love Story of Leonardo & Nonyx Buela	Nonyx Buela		Lead Role
	My Husband's Lover	Eulalia "Lally" Agatep-Soriano		Lead Role
	Bubble Gang	Herself/Main Cast
2014	Magpakailanman: Sinapupunang Paupahan	Neneth Villegas		Lead Role
	Ismol Family	Majay Ismol		Main Cast
	My Destiny	Grace Dela Rosa-Andrada		Lead Role
2015	Pari 'Koy	Michelle Angeles		Special Guest
Dangwa	Julia	Episode Guest
Because Of You	Andrea Marquez	Lead Role

Hosting

Hosting
Year	Title	Role	Network
2009	StarStruck V	Herself/Host	GMA Network
2010	Binibining Pilipinas 2010
2010-2013	Party Pilipinas	Herself/Host/Performer
2011	Miss World Philippines 2011	Herself/Host
2012	Manny Many Prizes
	Protg: The Battle For The Big Artista Break
2013-2015	Sunday All Stars	Herself/Performer/Host
2014-present	Del Monte Kitchenomics	Herself/Host
2015"?present	Karelasyon	Herself/Host

Guesting

Hosting
Year	Title	Role	Network
2013	Celebrity Bluff	Herself/Contestant	GMA Network

Movies

Movies
Year	Title	Role	Studio	Notes
2010	Mamarazzi	Mimi	Regal Entertainment
	Shake, Rattle & Roll XII	Diane		PMPC Star Awards for Movies Award for Best New Movie Actress Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance Nominated — Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Screen Awards for Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
2011	My Neighbor's Wife	Jasmine		Nominated — Luna Awards for Best Supporting Actress
	Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow	Charlotte		Nominated — 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Supporting Actress
	Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story	Fidela	Viva Films	Nominated — FAMAS Award for Best Actress
2014	Third Eye	Mylene	Regal Entertainment
	So It's You	Lira Joy Macaspac
	Somebody to Love	Sabrina Madrilejos
	Shake, Rattle & Roll XV	Aimee		Nominated — 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress
2015	No Boyfriend Since Birth	Carina Miranda

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated for	Result
2010	36th Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Actress	Shake, Rattle & Roll XII: Punerarya
	24th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best New Female TV Personality	Rosalinda
2011	37th Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
	Young Critics Circle for Film	Best Performance	Shake, Rattle & Roll XII: Punerarya
	27th PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Best New Movie Actress
	8th Golden Screen Awards	Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
2012	30th Luna Awards	Best Supporting Actress	My Neighbor's Wife
	Yahoo OMG! Awards	Actress of the Year	None
	FAMAS Awards	Best Actress	Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story
2013	27th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Drama Actress	My Husband's Lover
	The PEP List 2013	Female TV Star of the Year	My Husband's Lover
2014	Golden Screen Awards for Television	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series	My Husband's Lover
	Yahoo! OMG Awards	Actress of the Year	None
	40th Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Actress	Shake, Rattle & Roll XV: Ulam