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Coleen Garcia
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Born
Danielle Claudine Ortega Garcia

(1992-09-24) September 24, 1992 (age 32)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • host
  • model
  • singer
Years active 2011–present
Agent ABS-CBN
(2011–present)
Star Magic
(2011–2019)
Viva Artists Agency
(2019–present)
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse(s)
(m. 2018)
Partner(s) Enrique Gil
(2010–2011)
Children 1

Danielle Claudine Ortega "Coleen" Garcia-Crawford (born September 24, 1992) is a Filipina actress. Garcia began her career as a child and teenager appearing in several commercials. She eventually signed by Star Magic, where she has starred in several television series and films produced by ABS-CBN. From 2012 to 2016, she co-hosted the channel's noontime variety show It's Showtime, which she had left to focus solely on her acting career. Garcia's lead roles include the films Ex with Benefits (2015), Love Me Tomorrow (2016), and Sin Island (2018), as well as the teleseryes Pasión de Amor (2015–2016) and Ikaw Lang ang Iibigin (2017–2018).

Early life

Garcia was born in Mandaluyong to a Spanish Filipino father, Jose Luis García, and Filipino mother, Maria Paz Ortega. Her paternal family is based in Barcelona. Garcia studied at the Southville International School and Colleges. She also took up college in Southville where she is taking up psychology through blended learning. Garcia is a third cousin of actor Arjo Atayde and actress Ria Atayde.

Career

Early beginnings

Garcia began her career in the entertainment industry at an early age, making her debut as a commercial model at the age of 2 in a Johnson & Johnson advertisement alongside her mother. By the age of nine, she became an image model for Just G, the teens' line for Gingersnaps. During the period from 2009 to 2011, Garcia, as a teenager, featured in numerous commercial endorsements. Some notable advertisements from this period include Skin White with John Lloyd Cruz, Lewis & Pearl cologne with Enrique Gil, and Nestea alongside Neil Coleta as Matina.

2011–present: Breakthrough

Garcia has been under contract with ABS-CBN's Star Magic group of talents since 2011. She first appeared in the episode "School I.D." of the anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya, and was cast alongside ex-Lewis & Pearl partner Enrique Gil and former Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010 contestants James Reid, Devon Seron, Fretzie Bercede and Yen Santos in a teen-oriented show Good Vibes. She also made appearances in other ABS-CBN shows and teleseryes such as My Binondo Girl, Wansapanataym, Oka Tokat, Little Champ, among others. In 2012, Garcia became a co-host for the noontime variety show It's Showtime. In 2013, she starred in her first feature film, She's the One.

In 2014, Garcia was cast in a supporting role in the Gino M. Santos-directed independent film #Y. She played an extroverted adolescent named Janna, for which being part of the cast garnered her a Best Cast Ensemble citation at the 10th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.

In June 2015, Garcia joined the main cast of the teleserye Pasión de Amor, an adaptation of the 2003 Colombian telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes, starring alongside Jake Cuenca, Arci Muñoz, Ejay Falcon, Ellen Adarna, and Joseph Marco. The series ran for almost nine months, ending in February 2016. ..... While it was a box office success, the film received criticism from the medical community for misrepresentation of the profession, where Garcia plays a medical representative. Garcia responded that her role was more focused on highlighting "her individual flaws" rather than being a generalization of the profession.

In January 2016, she announced that she had departed It's Showtime to prioritize her acting career. Later that year, she starred in an episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya entitled "Kadena". ..... Garcia's performance in Maalaala Mo Kaya earned her the Best Actress award at the Hiyas ng Sining Awards organized by the Guild of Educators, Mentors, and Students. In 2017, Garcia starred in the action-comedy film Extra Service, alongside Jessy Mendiola and her Pasión de Amor co-star Arci Muñoz. From May 2017 to January 2018, she starred as Isabel Reyes in Ikaw Lang ang Iibigin, reuniting with Cuenca.

..... In an interview, she revealed that she suffered a face injury during filming that was accidentally inflicted upon by her co-star Nathalie Hart.

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On May 15, 2024, the Coleen Garcia-Diego Loyzaga film “Isang Gabi” premiered in a Quezon City mall. Ricky Lee and Mac Alejandre wrote and directed the film, respectively.

Personal life

Garcia dated Good Vibes co-star Enrique Gil from 2010 to 2011.

In 2014, Garcia began dating her It's Showtime co-host, Billy Crawford. The two became engaged on December 20, 2016, and married on April 20, 2018. Her cousin Ria Atayde served as her maid of honor during the wedding. On May 1, 2020, Garcia and Crawford announced on Instagram that they were expecting their first child. Their son, Amari, was born in September 2020 via water birth.

In October 2020, Garcia's half-sister through her father was born, nearly a month after the birth of her own son.

On December 20, 2023, Garcia's step-aunt was fatally stabbed at her father's residence in Antipolo.

In May, 2024, Garcia admitted that “Billy used to struggle with ... ... but he quit, and he quit smoking"

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Maalaala Mo Kaya Bobit's girlfriend Episode: "School I.D."
Good Vibes Monique Castillejo
2011–2012 My Binondo Girl Marissa
2012–2016 It's Showtime Herself Co-host
2012 Oka2Kat Maria
2013–present ASAP Natin 'To Herself Co-host / Performer
2013 Little Champ Alice
2015–2016 Pasión de Amor Jimena "Jamie" Elizondo-Samonte†
2016 Maalaala Mo Kaya Pauleen Episode: "Kadena"
Maalaala Mo Kaya Rina Episode: "Medical Result"
2017–2018 Ikaw Lang ang Iibigin Isabel Reyes-Villoria
2018 Maalaala Mo Kaya Remy Episode: "Burger Stand"

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Oh! Pa Ra Sa Ta U Wa Yeah! Matima Short film
2013 She's the One Mandy
2014 #Y Janna
2015 Ex with Benefits Arkisha Aragon
2016 Love Me Tomorrow Janine Monteagudo
2017 Extra Service Emerald/Maldita
2018 Sin Island Kanika Santiago
Exes Baggage Dwein
2020 Mia Mia Salazar
2022 Adarna Gang Adriana
Kaluskos
2024 Playtime
Friendly Fire Sonya

Awards and nominations

Year Body Award/recognition Work Result Ref.
2012 Yahoo! OMG Awards Best Female Newcomer Good Vibes Nominated
2015 PMPC Star Awards for Movies New Movie Actress of the Year #Y Nominated
Candy Magazine The Winning Squad – July 2015 cover issue N/A Won
... Philippines 100 ... Women N/A Ranked 12
2017 Guild of Educators, Mentors and Students Awards Best Actress Maalaala Mo Kaya (episode: "Kadena") Won
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