Anna Karenina (1996 TV series)

Anna Karenina (stylized as Annakarenina) is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars Antoinette Taus, Sunshine Dizon and Kim delos Santos all in the title role. It premiered on November 10, 1996 on the network's Sunday afternoon line up. The series concluded on April 28, 2002, with a total of 286 episodes.

Anna Karenina
Title card
Genre	Drama
Created by	R.J. Nuevas
Directed by	Gil Tejada Jr.
Starring	Antoinette Taus Sunshine Dizon Kim delos Santos
Opening theme	"Ikot ng Mundo" by Antoinette Taus
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	286
Production
Executive producers	Vic del Rosario Jr. Wilma Galvante
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Viva Television
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	November 10, 1996 (1996-11-10) – April 28, 2002 (2002-04-28)
Related
Anna Karenina (2013)

A remake aired in 2013.^[1]

Cast and characters

Dingdong Dantes portrays Brix.

Lead cast

• Antoinette Taus as Anna Karenina "Anna" Serrano Monteclaro and Anna Karolina Monteclaro / Victoria "Bekbek"^[2]
• Sunshine Dizon as Anna Karenina "Karen" Villarama^[3]
• Kim delos Santos as Anna Karenina "Nina" Fuentebella^[4]

Supporting cast

• Pinky Amador as Margarita "Maggie" Monteclaro^[4]
• Rosemarie Gil as Carmela Cruz-Monteclaro
• Chinggoy Alonzo as Xernan Monteclaro
• Maritoni Fernandez as Ruth Monteclaro^[4]
• Dingdong Dantes as Brix^[4]
• Polo Ravales as Vincent^[4]
• Dino Guevarra as Brian
• Tanya Garcia as Anna Karenina "Grace" San Victores^[4]

Recurring cast

• Katya Santos as Carla^[4]
• Harold Macasero as Aldrin
• Toby Alejar as Abel
• Mat Ranillo III as Raul
• Czarina Lopez de Leon as Nayda^[4]
• Anne Curtis as Ginny^[4]
• Chubi del Rosario as Benjie
• Joanne Quintas as Melissa Cruz
• Marky Lopez as Dennis
• Bea Bueno as China
• Kristine Garcia as Agnes
• Aiza Marquez as Samantha
• Ramon Recto as Jim
• Red Sternberg as Milo
• Maui Taylor as Brigitte
• Vivian Foz
• Dimples Romana as younger Carmela
• Rita Avila
• Rufa Mae Quinto as Chona
• Cheska Diaz
• Gloria Diaz

References

1. "Krystal Reyes, Barbie Forteza at Joyce Ching sa pagbabalik ng Anna Karenina". GMA Network. May 21, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
2. Anarcon, James Patrick (August 20, 2020). "Antoinette Taus looks back at Anna Karenina days with Sunshine Dizon, Kim delos Santos". PEP. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
3. Anarcon, James Patrick (February 26, 2019). "Where Are They Now: Original teleserye leading ladies". PEP. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
4. Anarcon, James Patrick (January 30, 2020). "Anna Karenina (1996 cast)". PEP. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

External links

• Anna Karenina at IMDb