Angelica Panganiban
Panganiban in 2012
Born	Angelica Jane David Charlson (1986-11-04)November 4, 1986 (age 38) Payatas,Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupations	Actress model host comedian vlogger
Years active	1992–present
Agent	Star Magic (1992–present)
Spouse	Gregg Homan ​ (m. 2023)​
Children	1

Angelica Panganiban (Tagalog pronunciation:[pɐ.ŋɐˈniː.bɐn]; bornAngelica Jane David Charlson on November 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress and vlogger.

Regarded as the new “Queen of Drama” by various media outlets,^[1][2][3] she is recognized as one of the most seasoned and versatile actresses in the Philippines.^[4] She has won 3 FAMAS Awards,^[5] 2Cinema One Originals Digital Film Awards^[6] and the title of "Best Comedy Actress" for nine years in a row at thePMPC Star Awards andGolden Screen TV Awards.^[7] Additionally, at the age of 28, she is one of the youngest recipients of the Bert Marcelo Lifetime Achievement Award from the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation for her contributions to Philippine industry.^[7]

Panganiban started her career at the age of 6 when she appeared in the TV show,Love Note.^[8] Her first regular show was the 1990s youth-oriented variety show,Ang TV onABS-CBN. She made her first movie role, inCarlo J. Caparas’Antipolo Massacre.^[8] She also starred in films likeSeparada,Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa,Ama, Ina, Anak and earned Best Child Actress awards and nominations in theFAMAS Awards and PMPC Star Awards. She played teeny-bopper roles inG-mik andBerks.

In 2004, she transitioned to mature actress status in the movie,Santa Santita and gained Best Actress nominations in theFilm Academy of the Philippines or FAP Luna Awards,FAMAS Awards, and ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards. She is also known for her dramatic performances in the movie,A Love Story and television series,Iisa Pa Lamang andRubi wherein she received Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards and nominations in theFilm Academy of the Philippines or FAP Luna Awards, ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards, and PMPC Star Awards. She also starred in horror films like:White Lady,Bulong, andSegunda Mano where she was recognized as Best Supporting Actress in theFAMAS Awards. In 2011, she earned Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy) award in the 8th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards for Movies and Comedy Actress of the Year award in the 42nd Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation for her role inHere Comes The Bride.^[9] She also won several Best Comedy Actress awards and nominations in the ENPRESS Golden Screen and PMPC Star Awards for the gag show,Banana Split.

Panganiban experienced a second peak in her career after starring in the film,That Thing Called Tadhana which earned her commercial and critical success, notably the Best Actress honor from the 2014Cinema One Originals Film Festival and the 13th Gawad Tanglaw Awards.^[10][11] She received an Achievement in Acting nomination in the 2015 Guam International Film Festival for the said movie as well.^[12] She was also tapped to portray the iconic role of Madam Claudia Buenavista in the remake ofPangako Sa ’Yo.^[13]

Angelica Jane David Charlson was born inPayatas,Quezon City on November 4, 1986. Her biological mother was a Filipina who died in 2008 and was buried inSingapore, while her biological father, Mark David Charlson, is an American^[14] from Iowa and a former member of theUS Navy.^[15] She acquired the surname Panganiban from her adoptive family.^{[citation needed]}

Panganiban finished elementary school in 1999 atSt. Vincent School in Teacher's Village,Quezon City, and high school in 2003 at the same school's Main campus along West Avenue. She was the Junior-Senior Prom Princess in 2002 and Miss Junior and Senior Prom in 2003. She was also a cheerleader and a Feature Editor in their school newspaper. She attended college at Thames International Business School, majoring inmass communication.^{[citation needed]}

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As a child star, Panganiban received Best Child Actress awards and nominations because of her outstanding performances in movies. Her notable appearances include Jenny in the 1993Maricel Soriano drama movie,Separada where she won two Best Child Actress awards in the FAMAS and PMPC Star Awards; and Becky in the 1995 family-drama film,Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa with her friend,Camille Prats in the title role where she received Best Child Actress nominations. She also appeared in a daily drama series,Familia Zaragoza.

As a teen star, Panganiban starred in the youth-oriented show,G-mik in 1999 and she was paired withCarlo Aquino. In 2001, Panganiban played the role of Paula Villamines in the drama series,Sa Puso Ko Iingatan Ka which was top-billed byJudy Ann Santos. In 2002, she portrayed the role, Nicole in another youth-oriented show entitled,Berks along with her love team partner,Carlo Aquino.

Her team up withCarlo Aquino continued. She appeared as the girlfriend of Aquino's character in the hit comedy film,Ang Tanging Ina top-billed byAi-Ai de las Alas in 2003. Up until the third installment of Regal Entertainment'sMano Po, the movieMano Po III: My Love in 2004, wherein she played as the youngVilma Santos and Aquino as the youngChristopher de Leon.

In November 2004, at the age of 18, after portraying several supporting roles, she landed the lead and the title role in the movie,Santa Santita^[16] oppositeJericho Rosales. The director of the film,Laurice Guillen and the producer, Tony Gloria of Unitel Pictures requestedJohnny Manahan ofABS-CBN Talent Center to audition his talents for the role. "We auditioned 30 of them," Guillen said. "Some of them had played supporting roles in films already. But we couldn't find what we were looking for among them. Then one day, Angelica Panganiban came to audition. And we found in her the actress we wanted." Her performance in that film earned her three Best Actress nominations in the FAMAS,^[17] FAP Luna, and ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards.^[18] Eventually in the same year, she played a lead role in the soap opera,Mangarap Ka withPiolo Pascual. In 2005, she starred in drama series,Vietnam Rose withMaricel Soriano.

During 2006, she appeared regularly inYour Song,Komiks, andLove Spell; she also topbilled the horror suspense film,White Lady. In 2007, she starred in a fantasy series,Rounin and played the role of Aura. In the same year, Panganiban appeared in the film,A Love Story withAga Muhlach andMaricel Soriano from which she earned her first Best Supporting Actress trophy in the FAP Luna Awards.^[19] She also appeared inJudy Ann Santos' romantic soap opera,Ysabella as a guest character, and in December 2007, she played Lena inMaging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik withDerek Ramsay,Toni Gonzaga, and the original cast:John Lloyd Cruz,Bea Alonzo,Sam Milby, andAnne Curtis. She became a full-fledged adult dramatic actress in the 2008 primetime drama series,Iisa Pa Lamang withClaudine Barretto. That series made her the Villain of the Year in the 1st Supreme to the Extreme Awards (Philippine Star),^[20] and she earned Best Drama Actress nomination in the 23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television.^[21]

In October 2008, Panganiban pioneered a comedy gag show,Banana Split on ABS-CBN. The show also featuredValerie Concepcion,Roxanne Guinoo,Dianne Medina, andCristine Reyes. She's the only actress who remained from the original cast when the show started its second season in 2009 until its last airing in 2020.

In February 2009, Panganiban appeared in an episode ofYour Song withDerek Ramsay, and in mid-2009 she filmed her television series,Rubi which was based on the 2004 Mexican telenovela Rubí and the pilot episode aired in February 2010. She was joined byDiether Ocampo,Shaina Magdayao, andJake Cuenca. Charlson received Best Actress in a Daily Soap Opera award in the 7th USTv Students' Choice Awards^[22] through that series. Later that year, she also starred in the drama/romance movie,I Love You, Goodbye with her then-boyfriendDerek Ramsay. This was rated the Second Best Picture in the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival and made her a box-office favorite after it won awards for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Story and Best Director.^[23] Charlson was nominated for Best Festival Actress. In the same year, she also received Best Comedy Actress nomination in the PMPC Star Awards for Television throughBanana Split.^[24]

The following year, Panganiban starred inHere Comes The Bride, a 2010 comedy film withEugene Domingo,Tuesday Vargas,Jaime Fabregas,Tom Rodriguez, andJohn Lapus. The movie gained positive reviews from viewers and critics and enjoyed box office success. Charlson won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy) award in the 8th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards for Movies. Because of this film, Charlson was hailed as the Comedy Actress of the Year in the 42nd Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation.^[25] She also won as the Best Comedy Actress throughBanana Split in the 24th PMPC Star Awards for Television.^[26]

Panganiban topbilled a horror-comedy film,Bulong together withVhong Navarro in February 2011. It was Star Cinema's opening salvo for that year and was directed byChito Rono.^[27][28] She also consistently demonstrated her comedic antics onscreen throughBanana Split as she earned another Best Comedy Actress nomination in the 25th PMPC Star Awards for Television, and won the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Gag or Comedy Program award in the ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards.^[29]

Panganiban proved her versatility when she received her second Best Supporting Actress award through the horror suspense film,Segunda Mano in the 60th FAMAS Awards.^[30] The movie also starredKris Aquino andDingdong Dantes. It was an official entry in the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival ofStar Cinema with theAgostoDos Pictures, and MJM Productions.

In 2012, Panganiban starred in four different films:Every Breath U Take, a romantic comedy film opposite fellow Star Magic artist,Piolo Pascual;Madaling Araw Mahabang Gabi, an Indie film that was written and directed by friend, Dante Nico Garcia;24/7 in Love, a romantic comedy film that starred an ensemble cast of selected Star Magic talents in celebration of its 20th anniversary; and the romantic drama film,One More Try which was an official entry in the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival by Star Cinema, withDingdong Dantes,Zanjoe Marudo, andAngel Locsin.

On February 11, 2013 marked her comeback in Philippine Primetime via television drama,Apoy Sa Dagat alongsidePiolo Pascual andDiether Ocampo. It was Panganiban's first time to play a dual role in the series and first in the history of Philippine TV to have billed the lead star twice.

Also, aside from her weekendBanana Split, a version of the gag show entitled,Banana Nite aired at weeknights afterBandila which she top-billed together with fellowBanana Split stars:John Prats,Zanjoe Marudo,Jason Gainza,Pooh,Melai Cantiveros,Ryan Bang,Alex Gonzaga,Boom Labrusca,Jef Gaitan, andKean Cipriano as additions.^[31]

In 2014, Panganiban top-billed a comedy-satire film,Beauty in a Bottle withAngeline Quinto andAssunta de Rossi.^[32] She starred in a romantic comedy film entitledThat Thing Called Tadhana oppositeJM De Guzman. This was one of the entries in the 2014Cinema One Originals Film Festival where Panganiban was hailed as Best Actress for two consecutive years.^[33] She also received an Achievement in Acting nomination in the 2015 Guam International Film Festival for her exceptional performance as Mace Castillo in the said movie.^[34]

Panganiban played the iconic character of Madam Claudia Buenavista, originally portrayed byJean Garcia, in the 2015 remake ofPangako Sa ’Yo.

In late 2015, asBanana Nite ended its two-year run, her gag show,Banana Split which celebrated its 7th anniversary was renamed intoBanana Sundae and took a new timeslot. Additions to the group were:JC De Vera,Jessy Mendiola, Jobert Austria, andPokwang.^[35]

Continuously showcasing her versatility in acting, Panganiban garnered Best Drama Actress and Best Comedy Actress nominations in the29th PMPC Star Awards for Television forPangako Sa ’Yo andBanana Split, respectively.^[36]

On July 17, 2020, it was announced that Panganiban is joining the series on the upcomingKapamilya Channel'sWalang Hanggang Paalam, afterJulia Montes andNadine Lustre are backed out.^[37]

She also announced thatWalang Hanggang Paalam will be her last drama show as she will retire from teleseryes but clarified that she would not leave ABS-CBN and acting altogether.

Panganiban has been outspoken on numerous political issues in the Philippines, including the government's response to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines,^[38] and theABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy.^[39]

In a tell-all interview withThe Buzz, Panganiban disclosed that her biological mother died in 2008 and was interred in Singapore. She added that she did everything to find her biological father, Mark Charlson, who she said did not try to find her because he thought that she and her mother had died in a car accident.^[40] In November 2010, she was reunited with Charlson in Los Angeles, California after 24 years apart, whenABS-CBN gave her a week-long break from work.^[41]

On September 20, 2022, Panganiban gave birth to her daughter, Amila Sabine Homan by an emergencycaesarean section.^[42]

On December 31, 2023, she married Gregg Homan in a small rooftop wedding inLos Angeles, which was witnessed by chosen family members and close friends includingKim Chiu,Bela Padilla and their daughter Amila Sabine.^[43]

On April 15, 2024, the couple were bestowed a bridal shower by Dr. Aivee Teo and Dr. Z’Shen of The Aivee Clinic at The A Institute inBonifacio Global City witnessed by mother, Annabelle Panganiban and sister Arlene Aquino, with daughters Abby and Alyanna. On April 20, 2024, in the second wedding ceremony inSiargao,Glaiza de Castro was chosen abridesmaid, while Amila Sabine "Baby Bean" was theflower girl.^[44][45]

In July 2024, Panganiban underwent 7 hourship core decompression surgery atSt. Luke's Medical Center after suffering fromavascular necrosis orhip core - “bone death,” last November.^[46] On October 10, she underwent a successful 2 hourship replacement.^[47]

Panganiban's Ebela Farm inTanauan, Batangas was named after her mother, Annabelle “Ebela” Panganiban (February 3,1963 - August 20, 2024).^[48]

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