Overview
Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili (born January 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress and commercial model of Chinese descent. She made her screen debut in 2003 through the reality talent competition StarStruck, and became a household name for playing antagonist roles in several hit television series, the most prominent being Majika (2006), Marimar (2007) and Darna (2005 & 2009).
Dubbed as "GMA's Primera Kontrabida", Halili notably top-billed the series Magdusa Ka (2008) which earned a nomination at the 37th International Emmy Awards. The same year, she earned another nomination for "Best Actress" at the 3rd ToFarm Film Festival. She was also hailed by FHM as the "Sexiest Woman in the Philippines" twice in 2006 & 2007. In 2018, she earned a nomination for "Best Drama Actress" at the 37th PMPC Star Awards for Television.
Background
Katrina Halili is an alumna of the StarStruck talent search and the cover girl of magazines such as FHM and Maxim Philippines. She was voted as FHM Philippines''' sexiest woman for the year 2006 and in 2007. She is the first StarStruck contestant to top the FHM Philippines' 100 Sexiest list and the first Filipina celebrity to have won the title twice in a row. She is a four-time FHM covergirl (2005, 2006, 2008 and 2015). With 123,000 votes, she placed 2nd in 2008.
She gave birth to her daughter named Katrence Lawrence Halili Cadevida on September 18, 2012.
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