Iza Calzado
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| Born | Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado August 12, 1982 Quezon City, Philippines |
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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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2008 | ESP | Cassandra |
| 2008 | Joaquin Bordado | Sofia Apacible/ Carol Aguila |
| 2007 | Impostora | Lara / 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 | Atlantika | Amaya / Cielo |
| 2006 | Sandwichlandia (Fantasy Commercial Series) | Tina Tinapay |
| 2006 | Encantadia: Pag-Ibig Hanggang Wakas | Sanggre Amihan |
| 2005 | Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia |
Sangre Amihan |
| 2005 | Encantadia | Reyna Amihan |
| 2005 | At Your Service: Star Power | Herself-Host |
| 2005 | SOP | Herself-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 Man | Rosela Atilado |
| 2003 | All My Love (Mis Tres Hermanas) | voice of Lisa (Scarlet Ortiz) |
| 2001 | Kung Mawawala Ka | Phoebe Valiente |
[edit] Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2008 | Amnesia | TBD |
| 2008 | Adela | (Special Participation) |
| 2008 | The Echo (Hollywood Remake of Sigaw) | Gina |
| 2007 | Desperadas | Stephanie |
| 2007 | Batanes (film) | Pam |
| 2007 | Ouija | Sandra |
| 2007 | Mona: Singapore Escort | Mona |
| 2007 | Blackout | Belen |
| 2006 | Shake, Rattle & Roll 8 | Cecille |
| 2006 | Eternity | Milagros |
| 2006 | Moments of Love | Divina Buenacer |
| 2005 | Mulawin The Movie | Reyna Amihan |
| 2005 | Ispiritista: Itay, may moomoo! | Linda |
| 2005 | Pinoy Blonde | Yanni |
| 2004 | Sigaw (The Echo) | Anna |
| 2004 | Sabel | Jenny |
| 2004 | Annie B. | Trisha |
| 2004 | Milan | Mary Grace |
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Journal Online - Philippine Tabloid featuring news, current events, celebrities, entertainment, local balita, tsismis, and much more
- ^ GMA NEWS.TV, Iza Calzado is Ken Zhu's leading lady in 'Batanes'
- ^ GMA NEWS.TV, Iza Calzado bags Asian model award in Korea
- ^ Inquirer.net, Iza Calzado goes to Hollywood
Article on Iza Calzado going to Hollywood in the Asian Journal through this link http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=188&a=21657
http://www.igma.tv/story/1787/Hollywood-Beckons-for-Iza
