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Isabel Oli

b. 1981

Filipino actor and model

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Born 1981. Isabel Oli is a Filipino model and actor.

Maria Olivia Daytia-Prats (born October 20, 1981), better known by the screen name Isabel Oli, is a Filipina model and actress.

Background Oli is the youngest of seven children to a Filipino father of Chinese descent and a Filipina mother of Spanish descent. She finished her secondary education at Cebu Eastern College and her tertiary education at the University of San Jose-Recoletos (Cebu) with a degree in Information Technology. She gained media attention in 2004 when she landed a role in a Max's Restaurant commercial.

In 2004, she started her acting career in ABS-CBN via It Might Be You and Maalaala Mo Kaya episode with Baron Geisler and her soon-to-be spouse John Prats, before moving to GMA Network in 2005.

It was her similarly named role of Isabel, the leading lady to matinee idol, Richard Gutierrez in Sugo, that launched her to full stardom. Her exposure on Sugo also landed her a role on the GMA Films' summer 2006 offering Moments of Love. Her face currently graces the covers of glossy magazines, billboards and print ads, and appears regularly on GMA Network shows. The latter portrayed the antagonistic Rosita, originally played by award-winning actress Lorna Tolentino, in Sine Novela: Maging Akin Ka Lamang. She then appeared in Gagambino, opposite Dennis Trillo.

In 2009, she played Iza Calzado's antagonist in her second Sine Novela, Kaya Kong Abutin Ang Langit. Oli also played the much-coveted role of Elaine in the Philippine Version of the Korean 2004 television series, Full House. Isabel Oli is part of the cast for the movie Rosario, an MMFF 2010 entry to be shown on December 25, 2010. In 2014, Oli returned to ABS-CBN to appear in the special finale participation as Chef Bernadette Cruz in Annaliza.

Personal life On September 24, 2014, her long-time boyfriend, actor John Prats, organized a flash mob and proposed to her in Eastwood City.

On May 16, 2015, Prats and Oli married in Batangas. They welcomed their first child, a daughter, on April 18, 2016.

On June 26, 2018 they announced the gender of their second baby on their Youtube channel (Pratty TV) and it is revealed to be a boy. He was born on November 25, 2018.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2006 Moments of Love Ava 2010 You to Me Are Everything Megan Rosario Carmen 2014 English Only, Please Megan Montañer 2015 Beauty and the Bestie Wila 2025 Only We Know Dana

Television Year Title Role 2004 It Might Be You Aretha (credited as Olivia Daytia) Maalaala Mo Kaya: Trolley Imelda 2005–2006 Sugo Isabel Love to Love Season 9 Arlene 2006 I Luv NY Wendy Love to Love Season 11 Cristy / Tintin Atlantika Alona 2007 Mga Mata ni Anghelita Teresa Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang Selinda 2008 Sine Novela: Maging Akin Ka Lamang Rosita Monteverde 2008–2009 Carlo J. Caparas' Gagambino Bernadette Albuento / Alakdanessa 2009 Suddenly Its Magic! Tesa Dear Friend: Bakasyonista Gina Rosalinda Austerica Carvajal Sine Novela: Kaya Kong Abutin Ang Langit Therese Gardamonte 2009–2010 Full House Elaine Villavicencio SOP Rules Herself 2010 Party Pilipinas 2011 Captain Barbell: Ang Pagbabalik Melanie Ocampo Daldalita May 2012 Faithfully Megan Briones Sports Pilipinas Day Off 2013 Forever Monica "Monique" Del Prado Magkano Ba ang Pag-ibig? Atty. Richelle Mangahas 2014 Annaliza Chef Bernadette Cruz Ipaglaban Mo: Ako Ang Nauna Rosa ASAP Herself / Guest It's Showtime Herself / Guest Hurado The Singing Bee Herself / Guest Player Banana Split Herself It's Showtime Holy Week Special Wansapanataym Presents: My App Boyfie Young Stella Tuason 2015 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Takure Maricar Pablo S. Gomez's Inday Bote young & adult Lita Vargas Ipaglaban Mo: Dahil Mahal Mo Siya Rebecca Bridges of Love Atty. Malaya Cabrera 2016 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Anino Marites 2018 Ipaglaban Mo: Ate Lisa Since I Found You Alliya "Iya" Capistrano-Samontina 2024 Lilet Matias: Attorney-at-Law young Meredith "Mer" Magbanua- Simmons Ang Himala ni Niño: Unang Libro ng Niña Niño Hershey

Awards

Year Award giving body Category Nominated work Results20091st MTRCB TV AwardsFemale Star of the Night

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
University of San Jose–Recoletos
Also known as
Maria Olivia Daytia-Prats

Family & relationships

Spouse
John Prats

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Isabel Oli?

Filipino actor and model

When was Isabel Oli born?

Isabel Oli was born on 20 October 1981 in Cebu City.

What is Isabel Oli's occupation?

Isabel Oli is a model and actor.

What nationality is Isabel Oli?

Isabel Oli is Filipino.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Isabel Oli

· Wikidata: Q6077724

· DBpedia: Isabel Oli

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