| Sarah Jane Abad | |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Relatives: | Kaye Abad (sister) |
| Children: | 2 |
Sarah Jane Abad is a Filipino actress and former child actress.
Abad's first film role was in "Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo" in 1993, where she played one of the three children of Gabby Concepcion and Lorna Tolentino's characters. Both Abad and older sister Kaye Abad auditioned for the role, the older sibling was originally picked for the role but Abad had to take over when the role of the father was recast. For the said role, she was awarded Best Child Performer in the 19th Metro Manila Film Festival. Abad is mostly remembered in Kung Mawawala Ka Pa, where she played the leukemia-stricken Charina, daughter to Christopher de Leon and Dawn Zulueta's characters.
In 1994, Abad appeared in the action-comedy film Tunay na Magkaibigan, Walang Iwanan... Peksman with Vic Sotto and Phillip Salvador.
In recent years, she had appearances in the films We Will Not Die Tonight, Bloody Crayons and Historiographika Errata.
Abad's older sister is actor Kaye Abad.
Abad was formerly married to Kamikazee frontman Jay Contreras. The couple married in a black-themed wedding in January 2009. Abad confirmed the separation in an Instagram story in May 2020. However, Abad revealed that she and Contreras have remained friends and are co-parents to children Kidlat Caio and Isla Euan.
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| 1994 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Grace | Episode: "Tsokolate, Manika, at Libro" | |||
| 2019 | Ang Probinsyano | Snooki | [1] | |||
| Los Bastardos | Nina | |||||
| 2023 | Batang Quiapo | Yana | ||||
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| 1993 | Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo | |||||
| 1993 | Kung Mawawala Ka Pa | Charina | ||||
| 1994 | Tunay na Magkaibigan, Walang Iwanan... Peksman | Angela | ||||
| Ang Ika-Labing Isang Utos: Mahalin Mo, Asawa Mo | young Carmina | |||||
| Wanted: Perfect Father | Mica | |||||
| Bukas Bibitayin si Itay | Gigi Salvador | |||||
| 1996 | Bakit May Kahapon Pa? | young Karina | ||||
| 2017 | Bloody Crayons | Benilda | ||||
| Historiographika Errata | Credited as "Sarah Abad" | |||||
| 2018 | We Will Not Die Tonight | Tanya | ||||
| 2022 | Deleter | The Grey Woman |
| Year | Work | Organization | Category | Result | Source |
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| 1993 | Kung Mawawala Ka Pa | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Child Performer | ||
| 1994 | FAMAS Awards | Best Child Performer | |||
| 1995 | Ang Ika-Labing Isang Utos: Mahalin Mo, Asawa Mo | Best Child Actor | |||
| 1996 | Bukas Bibitayin si Itay | Best Child Actor | |||