Barbie Forteza


Barbara "Barbie" Ambas Forteza is a Filipina commercial model and actress.

Career

She is known for her roles such as young Jodi in GMA Network's remake of the 2003 South Korean television drama series, Stairway to Heaven and Cyndi Gomez in First Time. Forteza also appeared in several movies such as: , The Road and the indie film, Puntod in which she won as New Movie Actress of the Year in the 26th PMPC Star Awards for Movies. In April 2013, Forteza released her self-titled album, Barbie Forteza under MCA Records with the carrier single, Meron Ba which was used as the theme song for GMA Network's Koreanovela, Big.
In 2014, Forteza was chosen to play one of the lead roles in the television series, The Half Sisters, along with Thea Tolentino.
In August 2014, she won the Best Supporting Actress award in the new breed category at the 10th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, for the film Mariquina, portraying a teenage version of Mylene Dizon's character Imelda.

Filmography

Television series

Television anthologies

Film

Discography

Albums

Awards and recognition

YearAward Giving BodyCategoryNominated WorkResultSource
201740th Gawad Urian AwardsBest Supporting ActressTuos
20179th Ani ng Dangal AwardsAni ng Dangal AwardeeLaut
201636th Fantasporto International film FestivalBest ActressLaut
201538th Gawad Urian AwardsBest Supporting ActressMariquina
2014Cinemalaya AwardsBest Supporting ActressMariquina
201026th PMPC Star Awards for MoviesNew Movie Actress of the YearPuntod

YearAward Giving BodyCategoryResult
2013Candy Magazine AwardsMost Stylish Rising Star
2013Candy Magazine AwardsMost Stylish BFF with Bea Binene
201332nd Annual Huwarang Ina AwardsMost Outstanding Female Teleserye Artist
2012YES! Magazine100 Most Beautiful Stars
20122nd Yahoo! OMG AwardsMost Promising Actress of the Year
2012Party Pilipinas Most Liked AwardsMost Liked Loveteam with Derrick Monasterio
2011YES Magazine100 Most Beautiful Stars
2010FAMAS AwardsGerman Moreno Youth Achievement Awardee
20101st Yahoo! OMG AwardsAwesome Young Actress
2010Google Zeitgeist 2010Top 10 Fastest Rising People
2010FAMAS AwardsMost Animated Celebrity of the Night