Jean Garcia

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Jessica Anne Rodriguez Maitim (born August 22, 1969), better known as Jean Garcia (Tagalog: [ˈdʒin gaɾˈsia]), is a Filipino actress. She is known as Madam Claudia Buenavista in the original version of Pangako Sa 'Yo and as Miss Minchin in the 1995 live-action remake of Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Rodriguez and the surname or paternal family name is Maitim.

Jean Garcia
Born	Jessica Anne Rodriguez Maitim (1969-08-22) August 22, 1969 (age 55) Angeles City, Philippines
Other names	Chic-Chic
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–present
Children	3, including Jennica

Garcia is a recipient of a Gawad Urian Award,^[1] Golden Screen Award^[2] and has received multiple nominations from FAMAS Awards.

Early life

She attended Trinity University of Asia (formerly Trinity College of Quezon City) in Quezon City until she was discovered in a noontime show Kalatog Pinggan.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In the drama Pangako Sa 'Yo (2000) she played antagonist Madam Claudia Buenavista. Her next role was in Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (2002) as Lady Morganna. She also starred in the first musical fantaserye Kampanerang Kuba and the cooking show Makuha Ka sa Tikim. She moved to ABS-CBN's rival network GMA Network, playing villainous roles in primetime shows like Impostora, La Vendetta, Majika and others. She is recently in the said network's newest telefantasya, Dyesebel. Garcia played Abresia in Gagambino.

She was the cover of FHM Philippines' October 2008 issue. Garcia played "Sister Maria Belonia" in Shake, Rattle & Roll X, a Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry. After Gagambino, she appeared in All About Eve, where she worked with Sunshine Dizon, Iza Calzado, Richard Gomez and Eula Valdez. She later joined the cast of the witchcraft series Ilumina.^{[citation needed]} Garcia recently played the reprising role of Diony in the TV remake of Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa, which is based on the 1987 film of the same title released by Regal Entertainment (originally portrayed by Eddie Garcia).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1988	Lost Command	Donatella "Dona" Banson
1989	Impaktita	Cita
	Huwag Kang Hahalik sa Diablo	Sandra
1992	Lucio Margallo	Hermie Margallo
1993	Lt. Madarang: Iginuhit sa Dugo	Pacita "Chie" Madarang
1995	Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa	Miss Maria Minchin
	Epifanio Ang Bilas Ko: NB-Eye	Emma
	Bawal Na Gamot 2	George
	P're Hanggang sa Huli	Tammy
1996	Anak, Pagsubok Lamang ng Diyos	Kathryn's sister
	Trudis Liit	Clara
	A.E.I.O.U.	Sylvia Numerica
2000	Kahit Demonyo Itutumba Ko
2003	Noon at Ngayon: Pagsasamang Kay Ganda	Kathy
2004	Volta	Kelly Tanjuakio / Celphora
	Mano Po III: My Love	Freida Lee
2005	Birhen ng Manaoag	Francine
	Say That You Love Me	Mabel
2006	I Will Always Love You	Adelle Ledesma
	All About Love	Kikay's mom
2007	Happy Hearts	Sarah
	Hide and Seek	Leah Alicanio
2008	Loving You	Cyrill Sales
	Walang Kawala (No Way Out)	Beng
	Shake, Rattle & Roll X	Sister Maria Belonia
2009	Ang Darling Kong Aswang	Barang
2011	Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa	Karen
2014	Kamkam
2016	The Escort	Lucy
	Mano Po 7: Chinoy	Deborah "Debbie" Lim-Wong
2018	The Hows of Us	Baby Silva
2019	Watch Me Kill	Luciana
2023	Martyr or Murderer	Leni Robredo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1986–1996	That's Entertainment	Herself - Performer
1989–1997	GMA Supershow	Herself - Co-host
1989–1990	Student Canteen
1992–1997	Valiente	Elaine Velasquez-Braganza
1993	Ipaglaban Mo!	Dorothy	Episode: "Desperado"	[3]
1996–1997	Calvento Files	Various	5 episodes
	Familia Zaragoza	Beatrice Fuentebella
1997–2001	Wansapanataym	Various	4 episodes
2000–2002	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Madam Claudia Zalameda-Buenavista		[4]
2002–2003	Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay	Lady Morganna Frost Archangel
2003–2004	It Might Be You	Orlanda Mae "Ola" Lacuesta		[5]
2005	Pablo S. Gomez's Kampanerang Kuba	Lucia Saavedra-Tennyson
	Makuha Ka sa Tikim	Herself (host)
2006	Majika	Eloida / Luring
2006–2007	Atlantika	Reyna Celebes / Celeste
2007	Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang	Aling Tona	Episode: "Ang Parusa ng Dwende"
	Who's Your Daddy Now?	Stephanie		[6]
	Impostora	Bettina "Betty" Carreon
2007–2008	La Vendetta	Amanda Cardinale-Trajano		[7]
2008	Mars Ravelo's Dyesebel	Reyna Lucia Villamayor / Doña Ava Legaspi
2008–2009	Carlo J. Caparas' Gagambino	Abresia / Divina Marquez Lopez Gutierrez		[8]
2009	All About Eve	Katrina Alegre-Gonzales		[9]
	Dear Friend: Karibal	Claire
	Stairway to Heaven	Maita Aragon-Reyes
2010	Sine Novela: Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita?	Alvina Mendiola-Montenegro		[10][11]
	Diz Iz It!	Herself - Judge
	Ilumina	Elvira Montero Azardon de Salcedo / Melina Montero Azardon de Sebastian
2011	Alakdana	Teresa San Miguel-Madrigal
2011–2013	Personalan	Herself (co-host)
2011	Time of My Life	Lisa Marquez
	Spooky Nights	Chariz's adoptive mother	Episode: "Short Time of My Life"
2012	Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis	Esmeralda Reyes		[12]
	One True Love	Ellen Balute-Sandoval
	Tweets for My Sweet	Eleanor Marasigan
	Magpakailanman	Nanay Silveria	Episode: "Hinagpis ng Isang Ina"
2013	Para sa 'Yo ang Laban na Ito	Herself - Co-host
	Kakambal ni Eliana	Isabel Cascavel-Monteverde
2013–2016	Love Hotline	Herself - Host
2013–2014	Adarna	Larka / Lupe
2014–2016	The Half Sisters	Karina "Rina" Mercado-Alcantara (formerly Alcantara) / Alexa Robbins		[13][14]
2016	Once Again	Madel Mateo-Evangelista
	Karelasyon	Diane	Episode: "Up and Down"
	Dear Uge	Maria	Episode: "Ms. Fortune Teller" Credited as "Jean Garcia"
2017	Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa	Diony Sta. Maria-Esquivel
	Dear Uge	Monet	Episode: "Yes! Yes! Sa Feng shui" Credited as "Jean Garcia"
		Hilda	Episode: "Konting tipid po" Credited as "Jean Garcia"
2017–2018	Kambal, Karibal	Teresa Abaya-Bautista†
2018	Inday Will Always Love You	Florence Zalameda
	Dear Uge	Marie	Episode: "A Tikoy Love Story" Credited as "Jean Garcia"
		Virgie	Episode: "Honor Teacher" Credited as "Jean Garcia"
2018–2019	Ika-5 Utos	Eloisa Vallejo-Buenaventura (later Lorenzo)
2019	Tadhana	Elsa	Episode: "Lundag" Credited as "Jean Garcia"
2019–2020	The Gift	Nadia Montes-Toledo / Nadia Montes-Marcelino
2021	First Yaya	Christine Valdez-Acosta
2022	First Lady
	Lolong	Donatella "Dona" Banson		[15]
2022–2023	Nakarehas na Puso	Amelia Galang / Hilda Cruz
2023	Maging Sino Ka Man	Belinda Salazar†
	Tadhana	Stella	Episode: "Secrets" Credited as "Jean Garcia"
2024–present	Widows' War	Aurora Palacios-Castillo[16]

Awards and nominations

Metro Manila Film Festival

• 1996: Best Supporting Actress Winner for Trudis Liit

PMPC Star Awards for Television:

• 2002: Best Drama Actress Winner for Pangako Sa 'Yo
• 2006: Best Single Performance by an Actress Nomination for Magpakailanman: Kalbaryo ng Isang Ina
• 2005: Best Supporting Drama Actress Nomination for Kampanerang Kuba

Golden Screen Awards:

• 2014: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Single Drama/Telemovie Program Pending Nominee for Magpakailanman: Hinagpis ng Isang Ina
• 2013: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nomination for One True Love
• 2012: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama) Winner for Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa
• 2003: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Winner for It Might Be You

Gawad Tanglaw Awards

• 2014: Best Performance by an Actress Winner for Magpakailanman: Hinagpis ng Isang Ina

GMA Box Office Group

• 2007: Best Box Office Actress Nomination

References

1. "35th Gawad Urian Update: Best supporting Actress - Jean Garcia (Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa);". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
2. "IN PHOTOS: Jean Garcia through the years | GMA Entertainment". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
3. Jeepney TV (July 25, 2021). Ipaglaban Mo: Desperado (Full Episode 03) | Jeepney TV. YouTube. Google LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
4. ABS-CBNnews.com (April 30, 2015). "Pangako Sa 'Yo: Then and Now". Rappler. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
5. 'It Might Be You' at ABS-CBN Global Archived October 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
6. "Dramatic actress Jean Garcia stars in her first sitcom".
7. La Vendetta airs its finale week starting January 7
8. "Gagambino", pasok sa GMA-7! Archived June 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine journal.com.ph
9. FIRST READ ON PEP: GMA reveals upcoming lineup of shows Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine pep.ph
10. GMA-7 offers two new star-studded afternoon soaps
11. "Kapuso stars who will run in 2010 elections must give up their shows for now". Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
12. "Entertainment - Home of Kapuso shows and stars". GMA Network. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
13. "Bakbakang Eula Valdez at Jean Garcia, abangan sa 'The Half Sisters'". GMA Network. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
14. "Afternoon drama show 'The Half Sisters' extended | The Manila Times Online". The Manila Times. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
15. "IN PHOTOS 'Lolong' full cast revealed". July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
16. GMA Network (October 28, 2024). Widows’ War: Desisyon ni Orly, sanhi ng hiwalayan nila ni Aurora! (Episode 86). Retrieved October 29, 2024 – via YouTube.

External links

• Jean Garcia at IMDb