| Bela Padilla | |
| Birth Name: | Krista Elyse Hidalgo Sullivan |
| Birth Date: | May 3, 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Years Active: | 2007–present |
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| Height: | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Family: | Padilla family |
Krista Elyse Ramona Hidalgo Sullivan (born May 3, 1991), better known by her stage name Bela Padilla (in Tagalog pronounced as /paˈdɪlja/), is a Filipino actress.
She is best known for Television dramas GMA-7 and her official home Network ABS-CBN and Critically-Acclaimed Films such as 100 Tula Para Kay Stella with JC Santos and Meet Me in St Gallen opposite Carlo Aquino. She is also known for The Day Before Valentines and On Vodka her and Beers and Regrets. She made her directorial debut in the film 366 opposite Zanjoe Marudo and JC Santos for film studio Viva Films in 2017 she wrote the screen play for the Joyce Bernal film “Last Night”starring Toni Gonzaga and Piolo Pascual. In addition to becoming a film favorite she has pushed her writing and directorial skills for future projects.
Padilla (born Krista Elyse Ramona Hidalgo Sullivan) was born to British Cornelius Gary Sullivan and wife Margarette Cariño Hidalgo ("Meg"). Her mother Meg is a maternal first-degree cousin to Robin Padilla. Her father was divorced from his first wife. She has three elder half-siblings in England from her father's first family while she also has an elder brother from both of her parents. She first attended a Montessori education-style international school in Forbes Park, Makati, before attending the foreigners class of Colegio San Agustin – Makati. Padilla took up journalism as an elective in senior high school. Padilla was a classmate of Lovi Poe.
Padilla's maternal grandmother (mother of Meg) is the sister of Eva Cariño-Padilla, wife of actor-director and former Camarines Norte governor Roy Padilla Sr. She is the niece, of second degree consanguinity, to actors Rommel Padilla, Robin Padilla and BB Gandanghari, and second cousin to RJ and Daniel Padilla (sons of Rommel) and Queenie and Kylie Padilla (daughters of Robin). She is a practicing Jehovah's Witness.
Padilla was discovered by ABS-CBN talent scout Jet Valle after the latter saw her on one of her field trips and introduced her to ABS-CBN via Star Magic Batch 15 and adopted the stage name Krista Valle. The same year she got her first TV role in the teen drama Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2. She later changed her stage name to her real name Krista Sullivan when she started working as a freelance actress. In 2009, she played a minor role in the TV series Totoy Bato. She then became a cast regular on the third season of Lokomoko High in TV5.
In 2010, she left Star Magic, replaced her manager with Claire dela Fuente and moved to GMA-7. Along with the move, she also finally changed her stage name to Bela Padilla.
In 2011, Bela was awarded the Miss Friendship and the Media's Darling awards in the Asian Super Model Contest that was held in Guilin and Nanning in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, on 6 and 7 September.
In March 2012, Padilla was at the center of a controversy when her FHM Philippines magazine cover was withdrawn due to accusations of racism.
In 2015, Padilla returned to ABS-CBN after signing an exclusive contract with Dreamscape Entertainment Television, one of ABS-CBN's famous TV assets, and played the role of Carmen in the hit teleserye FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, inspired from the Fernando Poe Jr. film of the same title, co-starring Coco Martin, Maja Salvador and Susan Roces.
In 2019, Padilla starred in as Juris.[1]
On November 24, 2021, Bela revealed that she relocated to the UK.[2]
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| 2008 | Star Magic Presents Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2 | Jo | Credited as "Krista Valle" | |||
| 2009 | Tayong Dalawa | Bar Girl | ||||
| Carlo J. Caparas' Totoy Bato | Rain | |||||
| Midnight DJ | Guest, Episode: "Higanti ng Kamatayan" | |||||
| New Pangarap Kong Jackpot | Episode: "Sa Mundo ng Kahapon" Credited as "Krista Sullivan" | |||||
| Lokomoko High | Herself / Various roles / Betty La Panget | |||||
| Maalaala Mo Kaya | Pinky (teenage years) | Episode: "Kalapati" | ||||
| Maalaala Mo Kaya | Pinky (teenage) | Episode: "Makinilya" | ||||
| Maynila | Isa | Episode: "Makinig Ka, Puso" | ||||
| 2010 | Endless Love | Mayumi 'Yumi' Ramirez | ||||
| 2011 | Pablo S. Gomez's Machete | Aginaya / Rosella | ||||
| Maynila | Lea | Episode: "Love's Priority" | ||||
| Sisid | Monique | |||||
| 2012 | Hiram na Puso | Vanessa Saavedra / Kara Banaag | ||||
| Bubble Gang | Herself - Various roles | |||||
| Makapiling Kang Muli | Amber | |||||
| 2012–2013 | Magdalena "Lena" Fuentebella / Angela Natividad | |||||
| 2013 | Love and Lies | Denise Salvador-Galvez | ||||
| 2014 | Point of Entry | Analyn Ocampo | ||||
| Magpakailanman | Andrea | Episode: "Nakakulong Ang Puso" | ||||
| Sa Puso ni Dok | Dr. Gabrielle "Gab" Estrella | |||||
| Magpakailanman | Mae | Episode: "Asawa Mo, Hiniram Ko" | ||||
| Magpakailanman | Jessa | Episode: "Ang Nurse Na May Ikatlong Mata" | ||||
| 2015–2016 | FPJ's Ang Probinsyano | Carmen Guzman-de Leon | ||||
| 2016 | Ipaglaban Mo | Flora | Episode: "Sanggol" | |||
| Home Sweetie Home | Criselda | Guest | ||||
| 2017 | My Dear Heart | Clara Estanislao-de Jesus | ||||
| Maalaala Mo Kaya | Melanie | Episode: "Ice Candy" | ||||
| 2018 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Karla | Episode: "Fireworks" | |||
| 2019 | Julie Iris Miranda / Atty. Juris Agoncillo-Montelibano | |||||
| 2023; 2024-present | It's Showtime | Herself / Host | [3] | |||
| 2024 | Pamilya Sagrado | Cristine Malonzo | Special Participation |
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| 2007 | Janet | |||||
| 2009 | BFF (Best Friends Forever) | Mean girl | ||||
| 2010 | You to Me Are Everything | Monique | ||||
| 2012 | My Kontrabida Girl | Evelyn | ||||
| 2013 | 10,000 Hours | Maya Limchauco | Co-Writer | |||
| 2014 | Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Ina at mga Anak | Damian | ||||
| 2015 | Felix Manalo | Honorata de Guzman-Manalo | ||||
| 2016 | Tomodachi | Rosalinda | ||||
| Camp Sawi | Bridgette "Brij" | Film producer | ||||
| I America | Erica Berry | |||||
| The Super Parental Guardians | Emmy Cameo | |||||
| Working Beks | Joy | |||||
| 2017 | Luck at First Sight | Diane | Screenwriter | |||
| 100 Tula Para Kay Stella | Stella | |||||
| Last Night | Writer | |||||
| 2018 | Meet Me in St. Gallen | Celeste / Katy Perry | ||||
| The Day After Valentine's | Lanie | |||||
| Fantastica | Fairy Godmother | Nonspeaking role, lines delivered through Gus Abelgas' voiceover | ||||
| 2019 | Apple of My Eye | Writer | ||||
| Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Yesha Gopez (Adult) | |||||
| Mañanita | ||||||
| 2020 | On Vodka, Beers and Regrets | Jane Pineda | ||||
| 2022 | 366 | June | Actress, Director, Writer | |||
| The Ultimate Oppa | Yana | |||||
| 2023 | Yung Libro sa Napanood Ko | Lisa | Actress, Director, Writer | |||
| Wish You Were The One | Astrud |
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Source |
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| 2013 | 10,000 Hours | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actress | ||
| 2014 | 12th Gawad Tanglaw | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| 30th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Supporting Actress of the Year | ||||
| FAMAS Award | Best Supporting Actress | ||||
| 2016 | Felix Manalo | 32nd PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Supporting Actress of the Year | ||
| Female Face of the Night | |||||
| FAMAS Award | Best Actress | ||||
| FPJ's Ang Probinsyano | 6th EdukCircle Awards | Best Drama Actress of the Year (tied with Kim Chiu) | |||
| 2018 | 100 Tula Para Kay Stella | 5th Paragala: Central Luzon Media Awards | Best Actress in Film | ||
| 34th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actress of the Year | ||||
| 41st Gawad Urian | Best Actress | [5] | |||
| 2019 | Meet Me in St. Gallen | 42nd Gawad Urian | Best Actress | [6] | |
| 33rd PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Drama Actress | ||||
| 2020 | Seoul International Drama Awards (SDA) 2020 | Best Actress | [7] | ||
| Mañanita | 43rd Gawad Urian | Best Actress | |||