Gwen Zamora

Gwenaelle Tasha Mae Agnese-Semerád^[1] (born August 10, 1990), known professionally as Gwen Zamora, is a Filipina-French^[2] actress, model and former dancer in the Philippines. She was previously under GMA Network for six years until switching management to Viva Artists Agency and she now does freelance projects with both ABS-CBN and GMA Network.

Gwen Zamora
Born	Gwenaelle Tasha Mae Agnese (1990-08-10) August 10, 1990 (age 34) Galiwin'ku, Northern Territory, Australia
Other names	Gwenaelle, Gwen
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian, performer, model, host, dancer
Years active	2010–present
Agents	GMA Artist Center (2010–2016) Viva Artists Agency ABS-CBN Entertainment
Spouse	David Semerád ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	1
Awards	PEP Forum Awards

Biography

Zamora was born in Australia to Italian-French dad and Filipino-Vietnamese mom. She spent her life in Australia, China and Thailand before moved to the Philippines when she was 14,^[3] Zamora has enrolled in Digital Filmmaking at the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde. At 19, she has traveled the world and has lived in different countries because of her father.

Zamora joined GMA Network, playing Cinderella in the evening teleserye, Grazilda.^[4] She also starred in the film Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote^[5] a film produced by GMA Films.
She appeared in Alakdana and in the television series Machete in January 2011, which was followed by Biritera and My Beloved.

Zamora joined in a GMA Christmas reality show, Puso ng Pasko: Artista Challenge in December 2010 and stars in the GMA horror comedy anthology, Spooky Nights Presents: Snow White Lady and the Seven Ghost and Spooky Nights Presents: Panata which premiered in 2011.

On August 15, 2019, Zamora gave birth to their first child with basketball player David Semerád.^[6] They were married in France on February 13, 2021.^[7]

2010–present

GMA Network (2010–2016)

She signed a three-year exclusive contract with GMA Network and starred in its several programs.^[8]

Zamora played Faye Kabisote, an Engkantada Princess, in the 2010 Official Entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival, Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote. The movie is top-billed by Vic Sotto^[9] and Sen. Bong Revilla.

ABS-CBN and GMA-7 (2016–present)

She appeared on ABS-CBN's Be My Lady as Sophia Elizalde, her first show out of GMA Network while also a freelancer and then performed in ASAP. She made her return to Kapuso channel though was not visible on any of the teleseryes produced by the network and just appeared in non-drama soap programs though had a role in Dear Uge. Zamora staged a Kapamilya comeback and appeared on comedy-gag show Banana Sundae and a special participation role as the young version of Divina played by veteran actress, Pilar Pilapil, in Nang Ngumiti ang Langit, which also marks her return to television dramas.

Talent

Zamora has already appeared in numerous programs from Grazilda to Alakdana; and she already had her first co-starring role in a movie opposite Vic Sotto.

FHM

In 2011, she was voted as FHM Philippines' Sexiest Woman in the World Rank 42.^[10]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note	Network
2010–2011	Grazilda	Cinderella	Supporting Cast	GMA Network
2010	36th Metro Manila Film Festival	Herself	Guest Appearance
	Party Pilipinas	Co-Host / Performer
	Eat Bulaga	Guest / Performer
	Puso ng Pasko: Artista Challenge	Herself / Challenger
2010–2016	Bubble Gang	Herself / Various Roles	Main cast
2011	Alakdana	Rachel Dinagul / Krista Eisenhower	Supporting Cast
	Pablo S. Gomez's Machete	Serena Johns
	Show Me Da Manny	Lara	Guest Appearance
	Spooky Nights: Snow White Lady and the Seven Ghost	Liza	Episode Guest
	Spooky Nights: Panata	Jessa
2012	Biritera	Iris	Supporting Cast
	My Beloved	Young Lily	Guest Cast
2012–2013	Aso ni San Roque	Anaira	Supporting Cast
2013	Indio	Pandaki	Extended Cast
	Binoy Henyo	Emily Sandoval	Main Cast
	Magpakailanman: Kambal na Sapi	Racquel	Episode Guest
	Magpakailanman: May AIDS Ang Asawa Ko	Grace
2014	Sunday All Stars	Herself	Guest Appearance
	Innamorata	Señorita Alejandra Miranda-Padilla	Main Cast
	Pepito Manaloto	Teacher Gina	Guest Appearance
	Ilustrado	Suzanne Jacoby
	My Destiny	Wedding Planner	Special Participation
2015	My Mother's Secret	Vivian Pastor-Guevarra	Main Cast / Protagonist
	Maynila: Unexpected Love Boarder	Sheena	Episode Guest
	Little Nanay	Lorna Vallejo-Batongbuhay	Special participation
2016	Be My Lady	Sophia Elizalde		ABS-CBN
	ASAP	Herself / co-host / Performer	Guest Appearance
2017	Bubble Gang	Herself		GMA Network
	Jackpot En Poy[broken anchor]		Guest Player
	The Lolas' Beautiful Show		Guest Appearance
	Dear Uge	Episode guest	Main role
	Tonight with Arnold Clavio	Herself	Guest Appearance	GMA News TV
	Idol sa Kusina		Special guest
2019	Nang Ngumiti ang Langit	Young Divina	Special Participation	ABS-CBN

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director
2012	My Kontrabida Girl	cameo appearance	Jade Castro
	The Witness[11]	Angel Williams	Muhammad Yusuf
	Boy Pick-Up: The Movie[12]	Bombshell 1	Dominic Zapata
	Si Agimat, Si Enteng at Ako	Faye Kabisote	Tony Y. Reyes
2013	Ang Huling Henya	French girl	Marlon Rivera
2015	Apocalypse Child	Serena	Mario Cornejo
	Straight to the Heart	Jeans	Dave Fabros
2018	Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral	Señorita Remedios Nable Jose	Jerrold Tarog

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Performer	Director	Ref.
2018	Susi	Ben&Ben	Jerrold Tarog	[13]

Awards and nominations

Year	Film Award/Critics	Award	Result
2010	Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote	New Movie Actress of the Year	Nominated
	36th Metro Manila Film Festival[14]	Best Actress for Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote	Nominated
		PEP Forum Awards	Won
2011	FHM Philippines[15]	100 Sexiest Women	Ranked # 42
2012	FHM Philippines[16]		Ranked # 89
2013	FHM Philippines[17]		Ranked # 85
2014	FHM Philippines[18]		Not Included
2015	FHM Philippines[19]		Ranked # 73
2016	FHM Philippines[20]		Not Included

References

1. https://instagram.com/p/4_9N_uyVZ5/ . Instagram. Retrieved on 2016
2. "17 half-Filipina beauties you won't expect to have foreign". October 23, 2019.
3. Gwen Zamora on starring in her own teleserye: “Sana, I feel naman it’s close to my time.”. PEP.com.ph. Retrieved on July 20, 2012.
4. GMA-7 grooms newcomer Gwen Zamora as "the next teleserye star". PEP.com.ph. Retrieved on July 20, 2012.
5. Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote is topgrosser of 36th MMFF with P159 million. PEP.com.ph. Retrieved on July 20, 2012.
6. "LOOK: Gwen Zamora gives birth to first child". ABS-CBN News. August 21, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
7. "Gwen Zamora and David Semerad got maried [sic] in France!". GMA News. February 14, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
8. Gwen Zamora GMA Network Artist Center Talents. www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment. Retrieved on July 18, 2012.
9. Vic Sotto and Bong Revilla have no problem with their billing in Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. PEP.com.ph. Retrieved on July 20, 2012.
10. FMH Philippines' 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2011 Victory Party, Pasay City | Serial Tripper. serialtripper.com. Retrieved on July 22, 2012.
11. Gwen Zamora bags title role in Indonesian-produced film The Witness Archived November 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. PEP.ph. Retrieved on March 18, 2012.
12. Gwen Zamora gives sample of pick-up lines. PEP.ph. Retrieved on March 18, 2012.
13. Bodegon, Kara (September 16, 2018). "Ben&Ben unveil gorgeous 'Susi' video from Goyo soundtrack - watch". Bandwagon Asia. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
14. 36th Metro Manila Film Festival 2010. PEP.com.ph. Retrieved on July 17, 2012.
15. FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the World 2011. FHM.com.ph Archived August 15, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 18, 2012.
16. FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the World 2012. FHM.com.ph Archived August 15, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on July 17, 2012.
17. FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the World 2013. FHM.com.ph Archived August 15, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on August 14, 2013.
18. FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the World 2014. FHM.com.ph Archived April 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on April 24, 2014.
19. "FHM 100 Sexiest Woman in the World 2015". July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
20. FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the World 2016. site.fhm.com.ph. Retrieved on January 18, 2017.

External links

• Gwen Zamora at the www.gmanetwork.com
• Gwen Zamora at IMDb
• Gwen Zamora Official Website at the gwensterofficial.webs.com
• Gwen Zamora PEP.com.ph at PEP.com.ph