Iza Calzado

Iza Calzado
Born Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado
August 12, 1982(1982-08-12) (age 25)
Quezon City, Philippines Official websiteAwards won Other Awards Gawad Urian Awards– Best Supporting Actress
2005 Sigaw

Iza Calzado (birth name Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado) is a Filipina actress, commercial model, and TV host who gained big attention in show business in May 2002. She's been compared to veteran actresses Hilda Koronel, Cherry Pie Picache and Loren Legarda in terms of acting.[1]

Her biggest breaks in Philippine showbiz include teaming-up with Argentine actor Segundo Cernadas in GMA Network's Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man and taking the role as Amihan in Encantadia.

1 Biography
2 Acting career
3 Hollywood
4 Awards and Nominations
5 Filmography
- 5.1 Television
- 5.2 Movies
6 Trivia
7 References
8 External links

Biography

Born as Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado, she was named in part after the legendary dancer, Isadora Duncan. Her father is choreographer and TV director Lito Calzado and her mother was the late Irish-Spanish-Filipina, Mary Ann Ussher. Iza's brother, Dash, is a member of Legit Misfitz, a Pinoy rap group.

In the late 1990s, she finished her high school in Miriam College and after which finished her undergraduate education in the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Fine Arts.

Acting career

Before entering show business, she worked as a dubber. Iza started out as a guest teen star in the now defunct show, Click, which led to further roles. Iza won her first ever heroine role through the soap opera Te Amo with the Argentinean actor Segundo Cernadas.

Amihan the Queen of goddesses in Encantadia was the hit character she marked in 2005 for the fantasy- driven market. In that tele-fantasya she worked with other Kapuso stars like Diana Zubiri, Jennylyn Mercado, Yasmien Kurdi, Mark Herras, Karylle, Dingdong Dantes and with Cogie Domingo and Sunshine Dizon in Kung Mawawala Ka. The success of her film partnership with Dingdong Dantes was realized in Atlantika.

When it comes to dream roles Iza wants the offbeat ones just like a madwoman or drug dependent. Incidentally on her first two movies this year, Blackout with Robin Padilla who worked later in Joaquin Bordado, she would be drug dependent and "Mona" as a prostitute in Singapore.

For local counterpart she’s looking forward to working again with Piolo Pascual. They played an estrangeg couple in the flick Milan. Aside from Piolo she’d be thrilled to have a movie or TV project with Jericho Rosales, Dennis Trillo, Jay Manalo, and Victor Neri as she really marvels at their acting ability. But of course, Richard Gomez and Aga Muhlach would definitely be part of her A-list.

Calzado will be the leading lady of F4 member Ken Zhu in the movie to be filmed in Philippines, "Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" of Ignite Media Films, with director, Adolf Alix. Iza just finished Impostora and will be back to the country on September 23.[2]

On January 18, 2008, Iza Calzado won the Model Star Award from the Korea Asia Model Award Festival. Freddie Aguilar received the Asia Star Award. Model Robby Mananquil got the Male Model Star Award.[3]

Hollywood

Iza Calzado bagged her original role in The Echo, the English-language remake of Filipino director Yam Laranas’ horror film Sigaw. Calzado will be sharing the screen with Hollywood actor Jesse Bradford, who was last seen in Clint Eastwood’s World War II epic Flags of Our Fathers. Bradford will portray an ex-convict who will get entangled in the troubles of a battered wife, to be played by Calzado. Although she will be reprising a role that won her an Urian Best Supporting Actress award in 2005, she still had to audition. [4] One of her co-stars, Carlos de Leon, asked her if she is Hispanic because of her facial feature.

Awards and Nominations

Year Film Award/Critics Award/Nomination 2008 5th Golden Screen Awards Best Supprting Actress for Blackout ' 2008 24th PMPC for Movies Movie Supporting Actress of the Year for Ouija(nom) 2008 Asian Model Festival Model Star Award Winner 2007 Achievers of the year 2007 Rank #2 2007 QTV 11's Ang Pinaka: Sumikat na Female Models Turned Artista Rank #7 2007 YES! Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful Celebrities Rank ?? 2007 FHM Philippines Top 100 Sexiest Women in the World Rank #55 2007 QTV 11's Ang Pinaka: Winner na Celebrity Weight Losers Rank #5 2006 QTV 11's Ang Pinaka Survey: Top 10 Most Exciting Young Actresses in the Philippines Rank #4 2006 QTV 11's Ang Pinaka Survey: Winner na Covergirls Rank ?? 2006 QTV 11's Ang Pinaka Survey: Showbiz Makeovers Rank ?? 2006 Philippine Daily Inquirer I AM SUPER! Awards Awardee 2006 FHM Philippines Top 100 Sexiest Women in the World Rank #40 2006 Nickelodeon’s 2006 Kids’ Choice Awards Pinoy Wannabe Awardee Nomination 2006 Yes! Reader's Choice Awards Favorite Actress of the year Nomination 2006 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress Nominee 2005 2nd USTv Thomasian Students' Choice Awards Students' Choice for Best Actress 2005 Golden Screen Awards Breakthrough Performance by an Actress for Milan 2005 Yes! Reader's Choice Awards Most Beautiful Celebrity Nomination 2004 28th Gawad Urian Pinakamahusya na Pangalawang Aktres (Best Supporting Actress) 2004 Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Foundation Awards Most Promising Female Actress 2004 FHM Philippines Top 100 Sexiest Women in the World Rank #65 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Nomination for the movie Sigaw 2005 S Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful Faces in Philippine Cinema Rank #10 2004 S Magazine's Top 50 Showbiz Sweethearts Rank #11 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Nomination for the movie Sabel

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role 2008 ESPCassandra 2008 Joaquin BordadoSofia Apacible/ Carol Aguila 2007 ImpostoraLara / Sara Carreon 2007 Magpakailanman: The Rosa Rosal Story Young Rosa 2007 23rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies Herself-Host 2007 Lola Basyang Episode - Ang Prinsiping Mahaba ang Ilong Prinsesa Isabella 2007 Magpakailanman: Paano ba maging ina? (The Babymaker Story) Rebecca 2006 29th Gawad Urian Awards Herself-Presenter 2006 AtlantikaAmaya / Cielo 2006 Sandwichlandia (Fantasy Commercial Series) Tina Tinapay 2006 Encantadia: Pag-Ibig Hanggang WakasSanggre Amihan 2005 Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia

Sangre Amihan

2005 EncantadiaReyna Amihan 2005 At Your Service: Star Power Herself-Host 2005 SOPHerself-Performer / Host 2005 3R (Respect, Relax, Respond) Herself-Host 2005 Love To Love Season 4: Sweet Exchange Trisha Rogelio 2004 Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka ManRosela Atilado 2003 All My Love (Mis Tres Hermanas) voice of Lisa (Scarlet Ortiz) 2001 Kung Mawawala KaPhoebe Valiente

Movies

Year Title Role 2008 AmnesiaTBD 2008 Adela(Special Participation) 2008 The Echo (Hollywood Remake of Sigaw) Gina 2007 Desperadas Stephanie 2007 Batanes (film) Pam 2007 OuijaSandra 2007 Mona: Singapore Escort Mona 2007 Blackout Belen 2006 Shake, Rattle & Roll 8Cecille 2006 Eternity Milagros 2006 Moments of LoveDivina Buenacer 2005 Mulawin The MovieReyna Amihan 2005 Ispiritista: Itay, may moomoo! Linda 2005 Pinoy Blonde Yanni 2004 Sigaw (The Echo) Anna 2004 Sabel Jenny 2004 Annie B. Trisha 2004 MilanMary Grace

Trivia

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She was the first choice to play the Darna role on Darna.
At age seven, she went into commercial modeling and landed small roles in Seiko movies, one of which was directed by National Artists for Film Lino Brocka.
As a teenager, she weighed 200 lbs.
Actresses Zsa Zsa Padilla and Lorna Tolentino are her distant relatives.