Janette McBride
| Janette McBride | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Janette Heather McBride 6 November 1983 Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Filipino-Australian |
| Other names | Janet McBride |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–2007 |
Janette Heather McBride, also known as Janet McBride (born 6 November 1983 in Queensland, Australia), is a former Filipino-Australian actress and television host.
Born in Queensland, Australia, Janette Heather McBride is the daughter of Leslie and Fe McBride. Her parents were penpals, her mother is from Borongan, Samar and her dad is from Queensland, Australia, and is of Scottish-Irish descent. She has one younger brother and four half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage.
McBride was part of ABS-CBN's Star Circle Batch 8 and appeared in Richard Loves Lucy, Kaybol: Ang Bagong TV and ASAP.
Her breakthrough performance in Philippine cinema came in the year 2000 when she was cast in Laurice Guillen's award-winning and critically acclaimed film Tanging Yaman—which won her a New Movie Actress of the Year award in the PMPC Star Awards in 2001. The same year, she starred in Star Drama Theater Presents: Rave with Marvin Agustin, whom she previously worked with in the film Tanging Yaman.
McBride was one the hosts of ABS-CBN's Talk TV, which replaced Today with Kris Aquino in 2001.
1n 2006, McBride returned to the Philippines and appeared in Makita Ka Lang Muli.
McBride was previously in an 8-year on and off relationship with Mo Twister. McBride's then blossoming entertainment career was cut short when the couple moved to the United States in the early 2000s; where McBride work odd jobs—as a call center agent, a photographer, and in customer care.
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