Jodi Sta. Maria

Filipina actress

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Garcia and the surname or paternal family name is Santamaria.

Jodi Sta. Maria
Born	Jodi Chrissie García Santamaria (1982-06-16) June 16, 1982 (age 38) Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	Jodi Sta. Maria-Lacson
Years active	1998–present
Agent	Star Magic (1998–2018) B617 (2018–present)
Spouse(s)	Panfilo Lacson, Jr. ​ ​ (m. 2005⁠–⁠2010)​
Children	1

Jodi Chrissie Garcia Santamaria (born June 16, 1982), better known by her screen name Jodi Sta. Maria, is a Filipina actress.

Personal life

Sta. Maria is the youngest that has a child. She and her brother were raised by their single mother. She attended the Philippine Pasay Chung Hua Academy and was an honor student.^{[citation needed]} In school, Sta. Maria was active in her school's extra-curricular activities, particularly the volleyball varsity team and the debating team.

Sta. Maria was married to Panfilo "Pampi" Lacson Jr., the son of Senator Panfilo Lacson, from whom she is now separated.^{[citation needed][citation needed]} The two met during a taping of Tabing Ilog and married at the age of 22. The marriage lasted for five years. They have a son born in 2005 named Panfilo "Thirdy" Lacson III. In a 2016 interview, Sta. Maria revealed that she was greatly affected by her separation from Lacson, which resulted in alcoholism and drug use. She quit smoking, alcohol, and drugs after the intervention of actress Coney Reyes and became a Born again Christian. The success of her TV series Be Careful With My Heart in 2012 also helped her recover from her addictions.^[1]

Sta. Maria attended De La Salle University-Dasmariñas and studied Medical Biology as her prerequisite to studying Medicine.^{[citation needed]} She left college after a year due to the sudden success of her series Be Careful With My Heart, which was extended from its intended run of 3 months to 2 and 1/2 years.^[2] Sta. Maria will be finishing her degree in Psychology at Southville International School and Colleges in 2020. She was a Dean's Lister during her last semester in 2019.^[3]

She has been a WHO Ambassador since 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Career

A talent scout approached Sta. Maria and her friends to audition for commercials while at a fast-food chain. After numerous auditions and no offers, they gave up. A few weeks later, the talent scout approached Sta. María once again and encouraged her to audition for Star Magic. At 15, she was one of the youngest in their batch.

After starring and appearing in teen-oriented shows and movies such as Gimik, Flames, and Jologs, Sta. Maria landed a role in Tabing Ilog as the sassy tomboyish Georgina.^[4] The show was successful and ran for almost five years. She also became a host of Star Circle Quest alongside Luis Manzano.

She starred in the original version of Pangako Sa 'Yo (2000) as Lia Buenavista and the 2015 remake as Amor Powers.^[5]

After playing teen roles, she played villainous characters in primetime shows such as Walang Kapalit and Kampanerang Kuba. She transitioned to star in numerous independent films, which have been screened internationally. She has since received 2 Gawad Urian Award nominations.

In 2010, she starred in Noah alongside Piolo Pascual, who has called her a 'thinking actress'. In 2011, she played Sophia in the critically acclaimed 100 Days to Heaven. In 2012, Jodi became her special participation as Young Olivia La Peña in the daytime drama series Mundo Man ay Magunaw until she rose up when she top-billed the sleeper hit Be Careful With My Heart as Maya dela Rosa along with Richard Yap who played her love interest, Richard Lim. The show became a success worldwide, spawning albums, worldwide tours, and concerts.

In 2020, she comes back as an titular protagonist/antagonist role in Ang sa Iyo ay Akin, opposite Iza Calzado.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1999	Gimik	Gretchen
1999	Tabing Ilog	Georgina ”George” Fuentabella		[4]
2000–02	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Lia Salameda Buenavista		[6]
2003	Darating ang Umaga	Nicole del Fuego
2005	Pablo S. Gomez's Kampanerang Kuba	Veronica Saavedra de Vera / Agatha
2005	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Donna Lee	Episode: "Mariposang Dagat"	[7]
2006	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Mila	Episode: "Piso"	[8]
2007	Walang Kapalit	Cynthia Bermudez-Borromeo
2008	Ligaw na Bulaklak	Marilyn Alegro
2008	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Inday	Episode: "Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu"	[9]
2008	Palos	Carmela Canavarro
2008	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Anna	Episode: "Bracelet" Credited as "Jodi Sta. Maria-Lacson"	[10]
2008	Sineserye Presents: The Susan Roces Cinema Collection: Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara	Ruth Martinez
2009	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Marilyn	Episode: "Medal of Valor"	[11]
2009	Tayong Dalawa	Angela Dominguez
2009	Your Song: Gaano Kita Kamahal	Carmela
2009	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Aimee	Episode: "Reseta"	[12]
2010	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Dolly	Episode: "Saranggola"	[13]
2010	Tanging Yaman	Marina Dimaguiba
2010	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Kris Aquino	Episode: "Makinilya"	[14]
2010–11	Noah	Ruth de Leon-Perez		[15][16]
2011	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Debbie	Episode: "Kwintas"	[17]
2011	100 Days to Heaven	Sophia Delgado / Tricia Manalastas
2012	Mundo Man ay Magunaw	Young Olivia San Juan-La Peña	Special participation
2012	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Mila	Episode: "Kamao"	[18]
2012–14	Be Careful With My Heart	Maya dela Rosa-Lim		[19][20]
2015–16	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Amor De Jesus / Amor Powers		[21][6]
2017	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Marie	Episode: "Gatas"
2018	Sana Dalawa ang Puso	Ramona "Mona" Bulalayao / Elisabeth "Lisa" Laureano		[22]
2019	Sino ang May Sala?	Filipina "Fina" Capuyan-Baniaga		[23]
2020	My Single Lady	Chona San Miguel
2020–2021	Ang sa Iyo ay Akin	Marissa Pineda
2021	The Broken Marriage Vow	Dra. Jill Ilustre

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1999	Oo Na, Mahal Na Kung Mahal	Patrick's girl	Cameo
2000	Anak	Bernadette
2001	Sugatang Puso	Kyla
2001	Bagong Buwan	Dolor
2002	Jologs	Faith
2003	Noon at Ngayon: Pagsasamang Kay Ganda	Guia
2006	You Are The One	Charry Malasmas
2010	Noy	Herself	Cameo	[24]
2010	Cinco	Elisa	Segment: "Second: Paa"
2010	Third World Happy	Aylinn
2010	My Amnesia Girl	Flight Attendant
2013	Aparisyon	Lourdes
2014	Maria Leonora Teresa	Stella De Castro
2015	All You Need Is Pag-Ibig	Mel
2016	The Achy Breaky Hearts	Chinggay Villanueva		[25][26]
2017	Dear Other Self	Rebecca "Becky" Macadaeg
2019	Second Coming	Bea
2019	Man and Wife	Luisa
2019	Clarita	Clarita Villanueva

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Source
2004	Star Circle Quest	PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Talent Search Program Host (with Luis Manzano)	Won
	N/A		Face of the Night	Won
2005	Star Circle Quest		Best Talent Search Program Host (with Luis Manzano)	Won
2007	You Are the One	PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Movie Supporting Actress of the Year	Nominated
		FAMAS Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
	Walang Kapalit	PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Drama Actress	Nominated
2008	Maalaala Mo Kaya: "Maling Akala"	Golden Screen TV Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role (Drama)	Nominated
	Sisa	Cinemanila International Film Festival	Digital Lokal-Best Actress	Won
2009		PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Movie Actress of the Year	Nominated
		Golden Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role (Drama)	Nominated
2010	Third World Happy	Cinema One Originals Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Won
2011	Chassis	9th Gawad Tanglaw Awards	Best Actress	Won
		35th Gawad Urian Awards	Best Actress	Nominated
2012	100 Days to Heaven	USTv Student's Choice Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Daily Local Soap Opera	Won
2013	Migrante	PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Best Actress	Nominated
		Golden Screen Awards	Best Actress	Nominated
		FAMAS Awards	Best Actress	Nominated
	Aparisyon	37th Gawad Urian Awards	Best Actress	Nominated
	Be Careful With My Heart	PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Drama Actress	Nominated
		GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Most Popular Loveteam on Television (with Richard Yap)	Won	[27]
		Anak Makabata Award	Iconic Seal	Won	[28]
2014		Paragala Central Luzon Media Awards	Best Television Actress	Won
		GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Most Popular Loveteam on Television (with Richard Yap)	Won
		Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated
		ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards	Pop Kapamilya TV Character	Won
		Face of The Year Awards	Best Foreign Actress	Won	[19][20]
2015	All You Need Is Pag-Ibig	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Actress	Nominated	[29]
	Pangako Sa 'Yo	TV Series Craze Awards	Leading Lady of The Year	Won
		GIC Innovation Awards for Television	Most Innovative Actress	Won	[30]
		PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Drama Actress	Nominated	[31]
2016		Anak Makabata Award	Iconic Seal	Won	[32]
		Gawad Tanglaw Awards	Best Performance by an Actress (TV Series)	Won
		International Emmy Awards	International Emmy Award for Best Actress	Nominated	[33]
2017	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Baby for Sale	31st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Single Performance by an Actress	Nominated
2018	Dear Other Self	34th PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Movie Actress of the Year	Nominated
	Sana Dalawa ang Puso	32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Drama Actress	Nominated
2019	Sino ang Maysala?	33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television		Nominated

References

1. News, ABS-CBN (November 4, 2016). "Jodi admits turning to drugs, alcohol after split with husband". ABS-CBN News.
2. ABS-CBNnews.com (May 10, 2012). "Jodi. Sta Maria Wants to Pursue A Career in Medicine". Retrieved May 10, 2012.
3. Benoza, Paulea. "Jodi Sta. Maria finishes college semester as a Dean's Lister | PUSH.COM.PH: Your ultimate showbiz hub!". push.abs-cbn.com.
4. Doplito, Harold Jason L. (August 9, 2000). "On Location: 'Tabing Ilog': Wet Behind the Ears—and not Wild Either". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 18, 2016 – via Google News.
5. ABS-CBNnews.com (October 3, 2015). "Jodi. Sta Maria Wants to Pursue A Career in Medicine". Retrieved October 3, 2015.
6. Anarcon, James Patrick (July 8, 2015). "Pangako Sa 'Yo Cast Members: Then and Now". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
7. "Barko (Mariposang Dagat)". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
8. "Piso". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
9. "Bisikleta (Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu)". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
10. "Bracelet". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
11. "Medal of Valor". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
12. "Reseta". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
13. "Saranggola". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
14. "Makinilya". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
15. "A Story of Love and Family". The Philippine Star. July 11, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
16. "Piolo Pascual, Zaijan Jaranilla team up on 'Noah'". ABS-CBN News. July 9, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
17. "Kwintas". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
18. "Kamao". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
19. "Jodi-Richard Starrer Win Big at Vietnam Face of the Year Awards". Pep.ph. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
20. "Look: 'Be Careful' wins in Vietnam's Green Star Awards". ABS-CBN News. December 23, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
21. "What Trigger Amor's Wrath in 'Pangako Sa 'Yo'". ABS-CBN News. October 31, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
22. "Jodi Sta. Maria will have Richard Yap and Robin Padilla as leading men in teleserye". Philippine Entertainment Portal. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
23. Anarcon, James Patrick (November 28, 2018). "Angel Locsin, Jodi Sta. Maria, Cristine Reyes to stage teleserye comeback in 2019". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
24. "'Noy' rated 'A' by Cinema Evaluation Board". TV Patrol World. June 1, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
25. "Ultimate 'Kilig-fest' "The Achy Breaky Hearts" Opens Worldwide via TFC@themovies This July". ABS-CBN PR. June 9, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
26. "An Outpouring of Love for Jodi". Star Cinema. June 17, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
27. "44th Guillermo Mendoza Box-Office Entertainment Awards" Archived April 3, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Pep.ph. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
28. "Stars and their Brighter Futures" Archived March 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Pep.ph. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
29. Smith, Chuck. "Winners: 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival awards night". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
30. Meanwhile, Jodi Sta. Maria was also recognized for her role as Amor Powers on "Pangako Sa 'Yo." Star Cinema. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
31. "FULL LIST: Winners, 2015 PMPC Star Awards for TV". Rappler. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
32. "2016 Anak TV Awards Winners". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
33. Regine Cabato (September 27, 2016). "Jodi Sta. Maria nominated for an Emmy". CNN Philippines.

External links

• Jodi Sta. Maria at IMDb