LJ Reyes

Lourna Jane Pujeda Reyes (born December 25, 1987 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a Filipina actress. She was one of the Final Four of the reality TV show StarStruck. She had a relationship with Paulo Avelino. Last July 24, 2010, she gave birth to their son, Ethan Akio Reyes.

Life and career

LJ Reyes currently resides in Fairview, Quezon City. She spent her high school days at St. Stephen's High School. In 2004, she auditioned for the second season of StarStruck where she ended up as First Princess. Her first show was "Now and Forever: Mukha", where she worked with StarStruck runners-up and winners Ryza Cenon, CJ Muere and Mike Tan. Aside from acting, she is also a good dancer, performing with Cenon, Mark Herras, Marky Cielo among others. She is involved mostly in supporting roles in GMA shows. She had her biggest break in her first villain role in Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan then, playing one of the leading ladies to JC de Vera in Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita. She had another break by joining the cast of Una Kang Naging Akin, another Filipino soap opera. Reyes was given many praises by critics for her outstanding role in Una Kang Naging Akin which made her rise to fame. She posed for the local FHM magazine in December 2009 where she was also the cover girl.^[1]

In 2010, she formed a trio called SH3, with Ryza Cenon and Chynna Ortaleza, and they performed on the Sunday variety show SOP Rules until the group disbanded because of plagiarism issues. She won the 2010 Cinemalaya Best Supporting Actress for her role in the indie movie The Leaving.

Filmography

Drama television shows

Other shows

Movies

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• L.J. Reyes at iGMA.tv
• LJ Reyes at the Internet Movie Database
• gmanews.tv/video, LJ Reyes has someone new to replace Alfred Vargas - 23 January 2008 (in Filipino)
• LJ Reyes kept her pregnancy a secret from co-workers in The Leaving