Kristine Ann Bernal is a Filipina actress who became known for winning in the fourth season of the reality-based talent search StarStruck of GMA Network. Kris is known for her dual role as the evil Rosette and the tragic Nimfa in Impostora.
Early life and education
Kris Bernal was born as Kristine Ann Tan Bernal on 17 May 1989 in Quezon City, to Edgardo Bernal, an ethnic Tagalog and his Chinese wife, Analyn Tan. She has older twin sisters, Kathleen Ann and Katherine Ann and a younger brother named Miguel. She studied in Diliman Preparatory School and Holy Family School for her primary and secondary education. She took up nursing in Trinity University of Asia.
Career
Bernal joined Starstruck in 2006 and won as the Ultimate Love Team with Mart Escudero. Bernal became part of different GMA Network shows including Boys Nxt Door, , and Dyesebel. Although she started in showbiz with Escudero as her partner, Bernal garnered more attention when she was paired with present love team partner Aljur Abrenica. Bernal and Abrenica starred in their first afternoon series Sine Novela: Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? in 2009 and a primetime drama seriesAll My Life in the same year. Bernal has also appeared in the movie Mag-ingat Ka Sa... Kulam with Judy Ann Santos and Dennis Trillo. In 2010, Bernal appeared in The Last Prince as one of the main characters along with co-stars Aljur Abrenica and Bianca King, Kris played Lara Fernandez, a hapless poor provincial girl enslaved by her cruel aunt and cousin, she is Almiro's true love and Bambi's older sister, she was also the rival of the very bad and vicious fairy Diwani Bawana. Lara's life became miserable because of Diwani and Mayang's cruelties. After she played Lara, Bernal was cast as the leading lady of a Philippine television drama, Koreana where she played Jennifer "Jenny" Jung/Jenna Bartolome Jung, a very sensible and cheerful young woman. Aware of her Korean heritage, she acquaints herself with all things Korean, particularly their cuisine. And while in the midst of fulfilling her dream of becoming a chef, she unexpectedly ends up in a Korean restaurant, unwary that the place she works for is actually owned by Chang Hee Jung but she become opposed by Violeta Jung/Violeta Salcedo and Ivy Jung.
2011–2016
Bernal got a main role in 2011 on the TV show Machete. Bernal played the role of Jessa Ledesma/Jessa Romero, Machete's close friend. Right after Machete, she played a lead role in Time of My Life, a TV show in which she played the mean character Zaira Marquez. She played a special role in Amaya as Adult Alunsina, the youngest among the alabays of the puod. In 2012, she played a lead role in Hiram na Puso as Lira Banaag, a sweet and cheerful girl. A loving and obedient daughter of Zeny and Leo and Vanessa/Kara twin sister. Lira is raised with love and care by her mother, Zeny. Her fervent dream is to give her mother a comfortable life, that is why she strives hard to finish her studies. Unfortunately, she suffers from terrible heart condition and must undergoes heart transplant, an operation that will change, not only her old damage heart, but her whole life and the lives of the people around her, as well. At the end Lira dies from a hit & run accident. She was also opposed by Vanessa, a manipulative, ruthless and bitter woman who hates Lira as well. The same year, Bernal played Andrea "Andy" Gomez in Coffee Prince along with her love team Aljur Abrenica. Bernal played the lead role of the tomboyish girl who eventually falls in love with his boss, Arthur, who's unaware that she is actually a girl. In 2013, she played another leading role in Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko, where she played Princess "Cess" Inocencio-Grande / Elizabeth Salazar a heroine who saved many people but become opposed by Kate Napoleon. After that she played Andrea "Andeng" Dizon again as the main character of Hiram na Alaala. She played the lead role of Tinay in Little Nanay who has an intellectual disability. In 2015 to 2016, she played various roles in Karelasyon, Dear Uge and Tadhana.
2017–2018
In 2017, Bernal played the role as Nimfa/Rosette in Impostora (based on the 2007 primetime drama series of the same title, originally portrayed by Sunshine Dizon. Kris Bernal played two roles, the main villain Rosette who is a purely evil mother and a murderess who will kill just to achieve her needs. The other one is the main character Nimfa, a tragic woman but later she was tasked to do an evil scheme. This is Kris Bernal's first villain and dual role. In 2018, she leads the show, Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko as the kind-hearted, Rachel who is the love interest of Gavin. In 2019 after becoming the lead actress in a show, Kris Bernal was casted as the lead antagonist in a horror-thriller show, Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko as the evil spirit of the story who will destroy a two couple. Bernal appeared on the cover of FHM PhilippinesMay 2017 issue.
Personal life
She was engaged to her long time boyfriend Perry Choi on February 6 2020
