# Pauleen Luna

Marie Pauleen Javier Luna-Sotto (born November 10, 1988) is a Filipino actress. She was a regular host of the long-running Philippine noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! since 2005, where she portrays the child-woman character Baby Poleng.

## Career

Luna began her show business career when she joined Eat Bulaga!'s Little Miss Philippines talent contest in 1995 where she first met her future husband, Vic Sotto. She began acting at 13 years of age when she became a member of ABS-CBN Corporation's Star Magic Batch 11 in 2002, before transferring to GMA Network.
She played the role of Odessa in Etheria, the second installment of the Encantadia trilogy, and appeared in the second Koreanovela adaptation of GMA Network's Ako si Kim Samsoon. Following this, she appeared in Luna Mystika, starring Heart Evangelista. In 2009 she starred with Dennis Trillo and Jennica Garcia in the romantic-comedy Adik Sa'Yo, and was later cast as the primary antagonist, Sofia Montemayor, in Ikaw Sana.
Luna plays Honey Toledo-Ferrer in the afternoon Philippine soap opera Trudis Liit.
In 2006, Luna was ranked number 9 in the FHM-Philippines list of sexiest women and was featured on the cover of the December 2006 issue of UNO magazine.
In 2020, she joined TV5 Network and formerly hosted Chika, Besh! with Kapamilya actresses Pokwang and Ria Atayde, until it was ended in 2021.

## Personal life

Luna is a niece of actors Randy Santiago and Raymart Santiago. But she chose to have her own identity in the industry, opting not to use her connection to them.
By December 2011, Luna had begun dating her Eat Bulaga! co-host Vic Sotto after co-starring in Enteng ng Ina Mo, which he only confirmed in 2013. In September 2015, Sotto confirmed his engagement to Luna. The couple married on January 30, 2016, at Saint James the Great Parish Church, in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa. On May 6, 2017, Sotto announced on Eat Bulaga! that he and Luna were expecting their first child together. On November 6, Vic Sotto announced on Eat Bulaga! that Pauleen had given birth to a girl, Talitha “Tali” Maria Luna. On January 23, 2024, Thia " Mochi" Marceline was born.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2003 | My First Romance | Sharri |
| 2004 | Volta | Penny Magtoto |
| 2006 | Blue Moon | Azon |
| 2006 | White Lady | Pearl Legazpi |
| 2006 | Zsazsa Zaturnnah Ze Moveeh | Aruba |
| 2007 | My Kuya's Wedding | Heidi |
| 2007 | Shake, Rattle and Roll 9 | Florence |
| 2008 | Iskul Bukol 20 Years After (Ungasis and Escaleras Adventure) | Patty |
| 2010 | Sigwa | Sita |
| 2010 | Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote | Faye Kabisote |
| 2011 | Enteng Ng Ina Mo | Faye Kabisote/Waitress |
| 2012 | Si Agimat, si Enteng Kabisote at si Ako | Faye Kabisote |
| 2013 | Gaydar | Tina |
| 2015 | My Bebe Love | Cameo Role |
| 2016 | Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers | Faye |
| 2018 | Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles | Herself |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2002–04 | Berks | Kate |
| 2003–04 | Basta't Kasama Kita | Karina |
| 2004 | Marina | Isabel |
| 2005 | Bora: The Sons of Beach | Paulette |
| 2005 | Qpids | Herself |
| 2005–present | Eat Bulaga! | Co-host |
| 2005–06 | Now and Forever: Agos | Clarissa / Cristina |
| 2005–06 | My Guardian Abby | Blue Angel Elisha |
| 2005–06 | Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia | Odessa |
| 2006 | Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas | Odessa |
| 2006 | Hongkong Flight 143 | Trina |
| 2006 | Pinakamamahal | Nanette Casayuran |
| 2007 | Mobile Sheriff Jiban | Hiroko Katagiri (voice) |
| 2007–08 | Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan | Lyvia |
| 2008 | Ako si Kim Samsoon | Cherry Fuentebella |
| 2008–09 | Luna Mystika | Adita |
| 2009 | Adik Sa'Yo | Camille Sickat |
| 2009–10 | Ikaw Sana | Sofia Reyes / Sofia Montemayor-Olivarez / Antonia Sanchez |
| 2010 | Sine Novela: Trudis Liit | Honey Toledo-Ferrer |
| 2011 | Dwarfina | Gwendina |
| 2011 | Magic Palayok | Gloomera |
| 2011 | Iglot | Vesta Santana |
| 2012 | My Daddy Dearest | Winnie / Annie / Minnie / Ada / Dalilang / Various Pixie Characters |
| 2012–13 | Magdalena: Anghel sa Putikan | Carol Fuentebella |
| 2013 | Unforgettable | Constance "Connie" De Ocampo† |
| 2013 | Magpakailanman: Kasalanan Ba ang Umibig | Myrna Rivas |
| 2013 | Genesis | Young Sandra Sebastian-Trinidad |
| 2014 | The Borrowed Wife | Tessa Pelaez-Santos |
| 2014 | My Destiny | Janine |
| 2015 | Eat Bulaga Lenten Special: Pangako ng Pag-ibig | Rose |
| 2015 | The Rich Man's Daughter | Pearl Sy-Tanchingco |
| 2015 | Dangwa | Jenny |
| 2016–17 | Hay, Bahay! | Poleng Poryo |
| 2016 | Magpakailanman: Silang Mga Umibig At Nasaktan | Ruby Mhel Julian Morales |
| 2020–21 | Chika, Besh! | Herself / Host |
| 2020 | Daddy's Gurl | Amanda |

### Concert

| Year | Concert title | Role | Location |
| 2015 | Tamang Panahon: Concert | young Lola Nidora | Philippine Arena |

## Awards and recognitions

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2004 | PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best New Female TV Personality | Marina | Won |
| 2006 | FHM Philippines | 100 Sexiest Women | None | Rank # 9 |
| 2007 | FHM Philippines | 100 Sexiest Women | None | Rank # 13 |
| 2007 | PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Single Performance By An Actress | Magpakailanman | Won |
| 2008 | FHM Philippines | 100 Sexiest Women | None | Rank # 26 |
| 2009 | FHM Philippines | 100 Sexiest Women | None | Rank # 10 |
| 2009 | PEP Forum Awards | Highly Recommended on Most Promising StarNone | None | Won |
| 2010 | FHM Philippines | 100 Sexiest Women | None | Rank # 28 |
| 2011 | FHM Philippines | 100 Sexiest Women | None | Rank # 40 |
| 2012 | FHM Philippines | 100 Sexiest Women | None | Rank # 50 |
| 2014 | Dabarkads Awards | Best Actress | Anyo Ng Pag-Ibig | Nominated |

## Magazine appearances

| December 2017 | "YES-Magazine featuring their contemporary house in Laguna. |
| April 2016 | YES-Magazine featuring their wedding on January 30, 2016 |
| Month/Year | Magazine |
| December 2006 | UNO Magazine |
| February 2007 | A-List Magazine |
| August 2008 | SPEED Magazine |
| October 2009 | Action & Fitness Magazine |
| April 2010 | YES! Magazine |
| March 2013 | YES! Magazine |