Carla Abellana | |
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Born |
Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana June 12, 1986 Santa Mesa, Manila, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Alma mater |
OB Montessori Center De La Salle University |
Occupation | |
Years active | 2009-present |
Agent | GMA Artist Center |
Relatives | Delia Razon (Grandmother) Rey "PJ" Abellana (Father) Erica Abellana-Espiritu (Sister) |
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.
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 cum laude from De La Salle University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology.
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.