Lauren Young
| Lauren Young | |
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Lauren Young at the Candy Style Awards, May 2013 | |
| Born |
Lauren Anne Young[fn 1] November 8, 1993 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Citizenship |
United States Philippines |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Notable work |
Nelle in Abt Ur Luv Via in Mula Sa Puso (2011 TV series) Darlene in Mundo Mo'y Akin Hazel in Dormitoryo Bethany in Hiram na Alaala Antonia in Marimar (2015 TV series) |
| Home town | Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines |
| Relatives | Megan Young (sister) |
Lauren Anne Young[fn 1] (born November 8, 1993), simply known as Lauren Young, is a Filipino-American actress and model. She is the younger sister of actress and Miss World 2013 Megan Young. In 2012, she transferred to GMA Network and changed her manager; she chose Pia Magalona, the wife of the late Francis Magalona.
Biography
Early career
Lauren Young was one of the 20 new talents introduced, as Star Magic Batch 13 by ABS-CBN's talent management agency Star Magic in 2006. Her first TV appearance was a cameo in the Komiks episode Bampy—a Star Magic 14th Anniversary special. She then played Lea opposite Piolo Pascual in Star Magic Presents: All About A Girl. Young was one of the 19 new comers introduced in the second season Star Magic Presents TV series, Abt Ur Luv.[1]
In 2007, she starred as Bernice, John Lloyd Cruz's younger sister in the box - office movie One More Chance.
In 2008, she played the Antagonist and possessive Paige in Your Song Presents: Impossible.[2]
She starred opposite AJ Perez in Your Song Presents: Underage.[3]
In 2010, she played as Lorraine in the movie Sa 'Yo Lamang opposite Enchong Dee.
She also acted as Sunny-Rose Buenaventura, the younger sister of Rodjun Cruz in Juanita Banana.
She was chosen to play Via Pereira, originally played by Claudine Barretto, in ABS-CBN's 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.[4]
Transfer to GMA Network
She transferred to GMA Network last 2012.
Her first project in GMA Network was Mundo Mo'y Akin with Alden Richards and Louise delos Reyes where she played the role of Darlene Carbonel.
Lauren was also chosen to be the main protagonist of the teen drama suspense-thriller television series, Dormitoryo together with Enzo Pineda, Joyce Ching, Ruru Madrid and Wynwyn Marquez. She played the role of Hazel Mendoza, an inquisitive college student and her quest to know the truth behind the death of Maika Benitez (played by Wynwyn Marquez)
She also had her first mainstream film under GMA Films entitled Overtime, which she has been paired to Richard Gutierrez.
In 2015, Lauren played as one of the main antagonist in Marimar as Antonia Santibañez, who will make Marimar's life miserable which played by her real-life sister Megan Young. This marks their second project together after Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2.
Filmography
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2006 | Star Magic Presents: All About A Girl | Lea | ABS-CBN |
| 2006–07 | Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv | Maria Cornellia "Nelle" Brondial | |
| 2007 | Your Song Presents: Even If | Lucy | |
| 2007–08 | Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv, Ur Lyf 2 | Maria Cornellia "Nelle" Brondial | |
| 2008 | Star Magic Presents: Astigs in Haay...School Lyf | Josielyn | |
| Star Magic Presents: Astigs in Luvin' Lyf | Sandy | ||
| Lobo | Zoey Cristobal | ||
| 2008–09 | Lipgloss | Karla | TV5 |
| 2009 | Dahil May Isang Ikaw | Rachelle | ABS-CBN |
| 2010 | Tanging Yaman | Cindy | |
| Juanita Banana | Sunny-Rose Buenaventura | ||
| 2011 | Mula Sa Puso | Olivia "Via" Pereira | |
| 2012 | Oka2kat | Celestina | |
| 2013 | Mundo Mo'y Akin | Darlene Carbonel-Mendoza | GMA Network |
| Dormitoryo | Hazel Mendoza / Hazel Benitez | ||
| Genesis | Sheila Reyes / Sheila Sebastian Santillian | ||
| 2014 | Paraiso Ko'y Ikaw | Teresa Enriquez / Stella | |
| 2014–15 | Hiram na Alaala | Bethany Sandoval-Alcantara | |
| 2015–16 | MariMar | Antonia Santibañez |
Drama anthology
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Studio |
| 2007 | One More Chance | Bernice | Star Cinema |
| 2010 | Sa 'Yo Lamang | Lorraine | |
| 2011 | Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington | Hannah | |
| 2012 | Tahanan | Samantha Benitez | |
| Catnip | Liv | ||
| 2013 | Puti | Ana | |
| 2014 | Overtime | Jody Amistoso | GMA Films |
| 2015 | Alexa | Alexa | |
Notes
References
- ↑ Lim, Candice Anne (2006-11-21). "19 Star Magic stars in 'Abt Ur Luv'". Entertainment Guide / Television. The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ↑ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (2009-08-09). "Lauren Young and Empress Schuck are rivals in "Your Song"". Entertainment Guide / Television. The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ↑ Santos, Rhea Manila (2009-02-27). "Lauren Young is looking forward to being part of Underage". Celeb Highlight. ABS-CBN.com. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ↑ "JM De Guzman, Lauren Young, and Enrique Gil will lead new cast of Mula sa Puso". Guide / Television. The Philippine Entertainment Portal. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
External links
- Lauren Young at GMANetwork.com
- Lauren Young at the Internet Movie Database
- Lauren Young at Facebook.com