Rufa Mae Quinto

Rufa Mae Ocampo Quinto-Magallanes (born May 28, 1978) is a Filipino actress, comedian, television presenter, producer and model. Known for her camp and signature comedic performances in film and television, she has been cited as a notable figure in Philippine pop culture. Dubbed as the "Comedy Princess", she is a ten-time Best Comedy Actress winner at the Star Awards for Television, the most for any actress. Her other accolades include a Golden Screen Award, a ComGuild Academe’s Choice Award and "Best Supporting Actress" at the PMPC Star Awards for Movies, including a nomination from the FAMAS Award for Best Actress. The Philippine Star named her one of the greatest comedians of all time in 2006. Career 1994–1999: Beginnings and breakthrough Quinto's show business career began in 1994, when she was offered a position by That's Entertainment. Her first film was Indecent Professor, starring Glydel Mercado, Amanda Page, and Michelle Parton. She then played supporting roles, until she got her first major role in the 1997 film Gloria, Gloria Labandera. 2000–2009: Rise to prominence and popularity Quinto continues to reach new career heights at the turn of the new millennium. After starring the romantic drama film Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000). In 2001, her first big break was when she starred in a titular role in the blockbuster hit Booba, which remains one of her most popular films to date. Due to her screen popularity and voluptuous figure, she released her debut album Rated R that same year, which included the theme song of Booba. In 2003, she hosted the MTV Pilipinas Music Awards with Ogie Alcasid. In 2004, she landed another box-office hit Masikip sa Dibdib where she is credited as one of the producers of the film. The accompanying soundtrack of the film includes a song with Regine Velasquez doing the backing vocals. In 2005, she landed a Best Actress nomination at the prestigious FAMAS Awards for her performance in the film Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife, where she competed with the likes of Claudine Barretto and Irma Adlawan. At this point of her career, she has already worked with the likes of Rudy Fernandez, Robin Padilla, Bong Revilla, Regine Velasquez and Ai-Ai delas Alas. She would later star in Regal and GMA Films Desperadas series as a sex author in Desperadas and Desperadas 2 and produced her film Status Single through On-Q 28 productions. In 2009, FHM Philippines listed her among the Top 25 sexiest women of the decade.