# Kim Rodriguez

Kim Jerami Empasis Rebadulla (born August 14, 1994), known professionally as Kim Rodriguez (Tagalog pronunciation:; formerly Kim Komatsu), is a Filipino actress and model known for her role in Kakambal ni Eliana as a girl with a twin snake and in Strawberry Lane where she played a boyish girl who got sent to a rehabilitation center for youth offenders.

## Early life

Rodriguez was born Kim Jerami Empasis Rebadulla on August 14, 1994, and was born and raised in Concepcion, Marikina. Her parents separated when she was young. According to Rodriguez, she had the utmost affection for her grandmother, of whom she took care when she suffered a stroke and with whom she shared a passion in acting. Her grandmother died of natural causes in 2009, at the age of 73.

## Career

Rodriguez began her career performing as an extra on television shows. She got her first role in the teen-oriented show Reel Love Presents Tween Hearts in GMA Network.
In 2011, she played the role of Lourdes in the television series called Sinner or Saint which she got paired up with Derrick Monasterio which is also a part of Tween Hearts.
In 2012, she appeared in her very first film appearance in the movie called Mga Mumunting Lihim produced by Joey Abacan of GMA Pictures which stars Judy Ann Santos and Iza Calzado where she won as New Movie Actress of the Year in the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Movies. After her film debut she got cast in the Philippine Remake of the high-rated Korean drama The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince which she played the younger sister of Kris Bernal and the girlfriend of Sef Cadayona.
In 2013, she was given her very first big break via Kakambal ni Eliana, where she played the lead role Eliana, a girl with a twin snake. She was paired up with her co-star in Reel Love Presents Tween Hearts Kristofer Martin.
In 2014, she reunited with her Kakambal ni Eliana leading man Kristofer Martin in Paraiso Ko'y Ikaw. In the same year, she was cast as one of the lead roles in Strawberry Lane a story of four teenage girls who form an unlikely bond in a detention centre for youth offenders where they build up a strawberry lane as a reminder of their unending friendship. She is paired with Kiko Estrada.
As of 2022, Rodriguez is now a freelance actress. Her career is currently being managed by Ogie Diaz talent. Diaz's roster of talents can both appear on GMA Network and Kapamilya Channel.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Studio |
| 2012 | Oros | Daisy | Cinemalaya GMA Pictures |
| 2012 | Mga Mumunting Lihim | Mae | Cinemalaya GMA Pictures |
| 2013 | Chasing Boulevards | Kim | Mr. Joey Abacan of GMA Pictures |
| 2013 | Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap | Teresa (youth) | Mr. Joey Abacan of GMA Pictures |
| 2017 | This Time I'll Be Sweeter | Katherine Ann "Katie" Luna | Regal Entertainment and GMA Pictures |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2011–2012 | Reel Love Presents Tween Hearts | Angel" Villavicencio | GMA Network |
| 2011 | Sinner or Saint | Lourdes | GMA Network |
| 2012 | Biritera | Gwendolyn | GMA Network |
| 2012 | Coffee Prince | Mylene Gomez | GMA Network |
| 2013 | Kakambal ni Eliana | Eliana Cascavel-Dominguez | GMA Network |
| 2014 | Paraiso Ko'y Ikaw | Josephine Enriquez-Rodrigo / Ariella Estrella | GMA Network |
| 2014–2015 | Strawberry Lane | Jacqueline "Jack" Perez-Morales | GMA Network |
| 2015 | My Mother's Secret | Nerissa "Neri" Macapugay Pastor-Guevarra | GMA Network |
| 2015–2016 | Juan Tamad | Diw Diwata | GMA Network |
| 2016 | Buena Familia | Misha | GMA Network |
| 2016 | Hanggang Makita Kang Muli | Claire Sandoval-Esguerra | GMA Network |
| 2016 | Juan Tamad | Diw Diwata | GMA Network |
| 2017 | Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa | Julie | GMA Network |
| 2017 | Destined to be Yours | Fiona | GMA Network |
| 2017 | Road Trip | | GMA Network |
| 2017 | G.R.I.N.D. Get Ready It's a New Day | Catherine / Cathy | GMA Network |
| 2018 | Haplos | Olga Maglalim | GMA Network |
| 2018 | Inday Will Always Love You | Ericka Ferraren | GMA Network |
| 2018–2019 | Ika-5 Utos | Roxanne | GMA Network |
| 2019 | Dear Uge: Jas Got Lucky | KC | GMA Network |
| 2019 | Tadhana: Boss Karyoka | Michelle | GMA Network |
| 2021 | The Lost Recipe | Dulce | GTV |
| 2021 | Stories From The Heart: Never Say Goodbye | Lily Pelaez | GMA Network |
| 2022 | ABS-CBN Christmas Special 2022 | Herself | Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / TV5 |
| 2022–2023 | Mars Ravelo's Darna | Xandra / Ishna | Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / TV5 |
| 2023 | Love Bites: Wedding Dress | Kath | YouTube / RCD Narratives |
| 2023 | Fractured | Cindy dela Vega | iWantTFC |
| 2023–present | ASAP | Herself / Performer | Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / TV5 |
| 2023–2024 | Nag-aapoy na Damdamin | Sofia Serrano-Salazar | Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / TV5 |
| 2024 | FPJ's Batang Quiapo | Jelly | Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / TV5 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2011 | 25th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best New Female Television Personality | Tween Hearts | Nominated |
| 2013 | 29th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | New Movie Actress of the Year | Mga Mumunting Lihim | Won |
| 2015 | 2015 FAMAS Awards | German Moreno Youth Achievement Award | Herself | Won |
| 2021 | Korea Entertainment Star Sharing Volunteer Contribution Awards | Filipina Celebrity Influencer | Herself | Won |
| 2022 | 6th Outstanding Men and Women of the Philippines | Female Star of the Year | Herself | Won |