Janelle Quintana
| Janelle Manahan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Janelle Ann Caren Quintana Manahan 26 July 1989 Legazpi City,Albay, Philippines |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Janelle Ann Caren Quintana Manahan (born 26 July 1989) is an actress in the Philippines. She started showbusiness when she joined ABS-CBN's reality talent search Star Circle National Teen Quest as Janelle Manahan and made it to the top 6.
After her supporting stint in SCQ Reload: OK Ako! and other ABS-CBN shows. Star Magic, her former Talent Agency decided to change her screen name to Janelle Quintana to avoid confusion about her non relationship with Star Magic's head, Mr. Johnny Manahan. She was later re-introduce as Janelle Quintana as one of the main lead in ABS-CBN's teen sitcom Let's Go.
She is now a Licensed Financial Adviser, Certified Investment Solicitor, Stock Trader and a member of the Million Dollar Round Table, MDRT is The Premier Association of Financial Professionals around the world. She started her career in the financial services industry in October 2013 with Philam Life, one of the top if not the best insurance company in the Philippines.
Janelle was born in Albay to parents Maria Rosario Elvira Quintano Manahan and Julius Alejo Manahan who is a former radio personality in their province. Ever since she was a child, her parents noticed her love for dancing, acting and singing. She got influenced by her father who's in Media.
Her showbiz career started when she auditioned for Star Circle National Teen Quest, among the thousand to auditioned, she fortunately made it to Top 10, she was supposedly part of the FAB 5 (top 5) but due to wild card, Paw Diaz grabbed the spot and she finished her league to Top 6.
After SCQ, she has been seen in some ABS-CBN shows like SCQ Reload: Ok Ako, ASAP Fanatics, Vietnam Rose. Then she changed her screen name to Janelle Quintana and been seen in shows like Your Song, MMK, Komiks among the others. She was best known for her role as the chubby chikadora named "Maffi" in ABS-CBN's sitcom Let's Go.
While busy taping for Let's Go, Janelle and Ram Revilla crossed paths and their relationship as boyfriend-girlfriend started. There are rumors that due to Ram's request, Janelle quit showbiz and left Let's Go's 3rd season as well. She declined her supposed big break for Anne Curtis and Zanjoe Marudo's starrer "The Wedding".
While away from showbiz, she was enrolled in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. Her unpublicized relationship with Ramgen lasted for five years and they were supposed to get married by 2013. Ramgen died on 28 October 2011. She miraculously survived the incident and is now the star witness to her deceased former boyfriend's case.
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