# Catherine Fulop

Catherine Amanda Fulop García (born March 11, 1965) is a Venezuelan actress, model, beauty pageant contestant, television presenter and radio host. She participated in the Miss Venezuela 1986, finishing as the fourth runner–up and in Miss Latin America, finishing as the third runner–up. Fulop has since launched a successful acting career throughout Latin America, most notably on television.

## Biography

Catherine Amanda Fulop García was born on March 11, 1965, in Caracas, Venezuela. She is the fifth daughter of a large family, of a Venezuelan mother and Hungarian father, who emigrated to Venezuela after World War II. She has six sisters and one brother.

## Personal life

Since 1990, she was married to actor Fernando Carrillo. The couple divorced in 1994 with Catherine Fulop accusing Carrillo of infidelity.
On April 3, 1998, she married the Argentine actor and businessman Osvaldo Sabatini, brother of the popular Argentine tennis player Gabriela Sabatini. On April 19, 1996, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a girl, whom they called Oriana Sabatini. On June 1, 1999, she gave birth to the couple's second child, a girl, whom they called Tiziana Beatriz Sabatini Fulop. Catherine Fulop and Osvaldo Sabatini briefly separated in 2001, but eventually reconciled. The family currently resides in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

## Career
### Modeling career

In 1986, she participated in the Venezuelan beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 1986 representing the state of Vargas and she was chosen as a fourth finalist. In 1986, she participated in the Venezuelan beauty pageant Miss Latin America and she was chosen as the third finalist.

### Television career

Catherine Fulop began her career in television in the year 1987 in the television series Roberta where she makes a small participation. In 1987, she was the protagonist of the television series Mi amada Beatriz with Miguel Alcántara. In 1988, she was the protagonist of the television series La muchacha del Circo with Fernando Carrillo. In 1988, she was the protagonist of the television series Amor Marcado with Fernando Carrillo. From 1988 to 1989, she was the protagonist of the television series Abigail with Fernando Carrillo. From 1990 to 1991, she was the protagonist of the television series Pasionaria with Fernando Carrillo. From 1990 to 1991, she was the protagonist of the television series Mundo de fieras with Jean Carlo Simancas. From 1993 to 1994, she was the protagonist of the television series Déjate querer with Carlos Mata. In 1994, she makes a small participation in the television series ¡Grande, pa!. In 1994, she was the protagonist of the television series Cara bonita with Fernando Carrillo. From 2002 to 2003, she was part of the cast of the youth television series Rebelde Way starring Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo, Luisana Lopilato and Benjamín Rojas. In 2004, she makes a small participation in the television series La niñera. In 2005, she makes a small participation in the television series ¿Quién es el Jefe?. In 2009, she makes a small participation in the television series Los exitosos Pells. In 2010, she makes a small participation in the television series La mujer perfecta. In 2011, she was the protagonist of the television series Porque te quiero así. In 2013, she makes a small participation in the television series Sos mi hombre. From 2013 to 2014, she was part of the cast of the television series Taxxi, amores cruzados. In 2015, she makes a small participation in the television series Viudas e hijos del Rock & Roll. From 2016 to 2017, she was part of the cast of the television series Por amarte así.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Character | Channel |
| 1987 | Roberta | Belkys | RCTV |
| 1987-1988 | Mi amada Beatriz | Beatriz de la Caridad Castañeda | RCTV |
| 1988 | La muchacha del circo | Raiza Reyes/Adelina Sulbaran | RCTV |
| 1988-1989 | Abigail | Abigail Guzmán de Ruiz | RCTV |
| 1989-1990 | Amor marcado | | RCTV |
| 1990-1991 | Pasionaria | Bárbara Santana de Monteverde | Venevisión |
| 1991-1992 | Mundo de fieras | Rosario "Charito" Flores/Viviana Flores | Venevisión |
| 1993-1994 | Déjate querer | Bárbara Sánchez | Telefe |
| 1994 | Habitación 503 | Leticia Elena | TVE |
| 1994 | ¡Grande, pa! | Verónica | Telefe |
| 1994 | Cara bonita | René "Nené" | Telefe |
| 1997 | Archivo negro | Rebeca Núñez | Canal 13 |
| 1998 | Chica cósmica | Alien | América TV |
| 2000 | Tiempo final | Ana | Telefe |
| 2000-2001 | Ilusiones compartidas | Caridad Guanarito | Canal 13 |
| 2001 | Poné a Francella | | Telefe |
| 2002-2003 | Rebelde Way | Sonia Rey | Canal 9/América TV |
| 2004 | De la cama al living | | TV Pública |
| 2004 | La niñera | | Telefe |
| 2005 | ¿Quién es el Jefe? | Natalia | Telefe |
| 2005 | Una familia especial | | Canal 13 |
| 2006 | Los ex | | Telefe |
| 2009 | Los exitosos Pells | Julia | Telefe |
| 2010 | La mujer perfecta | | Venevisión |
| 2011 | Los únicos | Jéssica Durán Valdés | Canal 13 |
| 2011 | Porque te quiero así | Alejandra Guzmán | Canal 10 |
| 2012 | La pelu | | Telefe |
| 2013 | Sos mi hombre | Violeta Argüello | Canal 13 |
| 2013-2014 | Taxxi, amores cruzados | Lucía Linares | Telefe |
| 2015 | Viudas e hijos del Rock & Roll | Miriam | Telefe |
| 2016-2017 | Por amarte así | Fátima Pellegrini | Telefe |

### Theater

| Year | Title |
| 1987 | El amor y el interés |
| 1989 | Ensayo de amor |
| 1990 | El cuarto y el tiempo |
| 2001-2002 | Extraña pareja femenina |
| 2002 | Monólogos de la vagina |
| 2004 | El show de las divorciadas |
| 2006-2007 | Un país de revista |
| 2008 | Rosa de dos aromas |
| 2009 | Educando a Rita |

### Television Programs

| Year | Program | Channel | Notes |
| 1992-1993 | Viéndonos | TVE | Host |
| 1999 | Metro Show | América TV | Host |
| 1999-2000 | Corazón partido | Televisión Nacional de Chile | Guest Host |
| 2002-2008 | Catherine 100% | Fox Sports | Host |
| 2003 | El tiempo es dinero | Canal 9 | Host |
| 2007 | Bailando por un Sueño 2007 | Canal 13 | Participant |
| 2008 | Tendencia | Canal 9 | Host |
| 2008-2011 | Talento Argentino | Telefe | Judge |
| 2009 | Viña del Mar International Song Festival | Canal 13/Televisión Nacional de Chile | Judge |
| 2009 | Animal Nocturno | Televisión Nacional de Chile | Guest Host |
| 2012 | Todo por Amor | Telefe | Host |
| 2012 | ¿Quién quiere casarse con mi hijo? | Telefe | Host |
| 2014 | Talento Argentino | Telefe | Judge |
| 2015 | Los unos y los otros | América TV | Host |
| 2017 | Bailando 2017 | Canal 13 | Accompanying Melina Lezcano in Salsa in trios |
| 2018 | Como todo | Net TV | Guest |
| 2018 | Pampita íntima | Net TV | Guest |
| 2019-2020 | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Telefe | Guest |
| 2020 | Tardes Bellas | Ciudad Magazine | Host |
| 2021 | MasterChef Celebrity Argentina 3 | Telefe | Participant |
| 2022-present | Talento rojo | Televisión Nacional de Chile | Judge |

### Movies

| Year | Movie | Character | Director |
| 1994 | Marbella antivicio | | Álex de la Iglesia |
| 2005 | Mercenarios | | Enrique Aguilar |
| 2007 | Marigold | Sister Fernandéz | Willard Carroll |
| 2011 | Solos en la ciudad | Mariela | Diego Corsini |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1998 | TP de Oro | Best Actress | Abigail | Nominated |
| 2009 | Viña del Mar International Song Festival | Queen of the Viña del Mar Festival | Herself | Winner |