Katrina Halili

Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili(born January 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress. She began her career after finishing as a finalist on the reality talent searchStarStruck(2003). She was the first Filipina to be named byFHM Philippinesas the world's sexiest woman twice, in 2006 and 2008. Her performances inDarna(2005&2009),Majika(2006),Marimar(2007), theInternational EmmynominatedMagdusa Ka(2008),Destiny Rose(2015),Sa Piling ni Nanay(2016),The Stepdaughters(2018) andPrima Donnas(2019) established her as one of the leading actresses insoap operas, mostly portraying antagonist roles. In 2024, Halili won Best Supporting Actress at theEmirates Film Festivalfor her role inAbeNida(2023).
Katrina Halili is an alumna of theStarStrucktalent search and the cover girl of magazines such asFHMandMaxim Philippines. She was voted asFHM Philippines'sexiest woman for the year 2006 and in 2007. She is the firstStarStruckcontestant to top theFHM Philippines' 100 Sexiestlist and the first Filipina celebrity to have won the title twice in a row. She is a four-timeFHMcovergirl (2005, 2006, 2008 and 2015).With 123,000 votes, she placed 2nd in 2008.
She gave birth to her daughter named Katrence Lawrence Halili Cadevid byKris Lawrenceon September 18, 2012.
She is co-parenting Lawrence's second child Lyric Lawrence (with a non-showbiz girlfriend) born on October 4, 2019. Halili's non-showbiz partner Jeremy G. Guiab, former vice mayor ofWao, Lanao del Sursuccumbed to aheart attackat age 53 on January 29, 2024.
Halili started her first soap drama way back 2004 (Forever in My Heart) where she played Janelle Bernabe, the antagonist to the character ofJennylyn Mercado. Since then she playedsupervillainroles in two famous GMA fantaserye,DarnaandMajika. In April 2007, she was one of the main cast inLupin, where she played a good character, Ashley Calibre. However the same year she was pulled out from the show to play the famous villainous role of Senyora Angelika Santibañez in the remake ofMarimar, but the character was changed into a young who will compete with Marimar for Sergio's love and extremely ruthless character, this is also her first pure evil role as she killed many people in the series compared to her past roles as she only committed attempted murder. This made Katrina more famous as she was given her first lead role afterMarimarthis was the 2008Magdusa Ka, she portrayed Christine, a headstrong waitress and prostitute who turns out to be a rich lass but was opposed by the evil Millet (played byIwa Moto). Katrina said she was challenge for her new role because she always played heartless characters in the past.
In the same year, she was given another lead role inGagambino. But in May 2009, she was involved in a controversy surrounding a leaked video of her then partner, forcing her to temporarily go on hiatus from the showbiz industry. In June 2009, she returns to acting to play the villain role of Fedra Perez inRosalinda.
In 2009, Halili was given another antagonist role inDarna, she played Serpina, a snake woman and one of the primary rival of Darna. Next isLangit sa Piling Mo, she played another main antagonist role as the scheming and manipulative Aurora. She later played a antagonist role inBeauty Queen. InKaya ng Powers, she played an ex-syndicate member.
In 2011, she rose to fame again as she played the role of Lynette inMunting Heredera, again she is the main antagonist of the series but later was killed. In 2012, she once again played a villain role as Emmie inMy Beloved. She reunited withMarimar(2007) lead casts,Marian RiveraandDingdong Dantes. Halili's character in this series is similar to her obsessed and murderous Angelika character in 2007 Marimar. However Halili and Rivera has another feud when Katrina started tweeting, she wanted to kill Emmie's character because someone is insecure and hateful to her. She said that this person also hated her five years ago.
In 2013, Halili played two main antagonist roles in two TV series, inIndio, she played the goddess of greed who wanted to kill the protagonist of the series. Another series isMagkano Ba ang Pag-ibig?, she played Margot, the scheming and hard-hearted sister of Lualhati who killed her mother out of anger, she also hated Eloisa.
In 2014, she played a protagonist role, a good character role inNiñoas Hannah. In 2015, she played a villain role inThe Rich Man's Daughter. Later Katrina Halili played the main villain role as Jasmine inDestiny Rose, Jasmine is the evil cousin of Joey who made his life miserable as hell. In the finale episode Jasmine tried to kill Joey/Destiny Rose by burning him but failed.
Later in 2016, Halili played another main antagonist role inSa Piling ni Nanayas Scarlet, the socialite evil mother of Katherine who tried to kill Ysabel and even her daughter as a revenge. Scarlet is the one who killed Matilda and many characters. She is also the source of Ysabel's misfortune. She is a wicked mother as she uses her daughter to usurp the Mercado family's wealth and never loved Katherine.
In 2017, Halili played another main antagonist role inD' Originalsas Yvette, the social climber sexy-tary-turned-mistress of Lando who tried to kill Lando and Josie because of her vengeance. Although Yvette is the one who started the fight as she uses Lando to usurp his wealth and brutally confront the legal wife, Josie.Jaclyn Joseplayed protagonist Josie who also played the antagonist role of Senyõra Angelica Santibañez in the 2015Marimar, which was originally played by Halili in 2007.
In February 2018, Halili played the main villain role of Isabelle inThe Stepdaughters, Isabelle hates Mayumi from the start and does many evil things to her including her loved ones. Isabelle also killed her unborn half-sister and tried to kill her own father and orchestrated kidnappings and serial murders in the series. In the end she kidnaps Mayumi and tries to kill her by burning her face but failed.
In November 2018, Halili joined the seriesPamilya Roces, she played Maisa, the villainous daughter of Virgil, a seductive and ruthless serial killer who wants revenge for her mother's death.
In 2019, she played her first anti-hero role inTODA One I Lovewhere she played Georgina, a mysterious rich character who hates the evil Mayora Dyna and plotted to kill her husband. Georgina firstly appeared as a cold-hearted and seductive woman but in reality she is kind and was a victim of the latter's cruelty as Dyna and the Generoso's killed her father. Now she helps Gelay to stop Mayora's evil things and expose her secrets. She later played another protagonist role inPrima Donnasas Lillian Madreal, the surrogate mother of the triplets, Mayi, Ella, and Lenlen. Late 2022, she portrayed Diane Sebastian, the doting mother of Bianca and Hope Sebastian, in the seriesUnica Hija.