Andrea Dennise Lim Abaya (born 8 January 2002), better known as Andi Abaya, is a Filipino-Chinese actress, singer, dancer and television personality. She was first seen on Philippine TV in December 2020 as a housemate of ''
Pinoy Big Brother: Connect'' where she was dubbed as the "Cheerdance Sweetheart ng Parañaque" and was placed as 2nd Big Placer.
Early life
Abaya was born on January 8, 2002. She attended
De La Salle Santiago Zobel and San Beda Alabang and was part of the school's cheerdance team. Before entering
Pinoy Big Brother
''Pinoy Big Brother'', more popularly known by its abbreviated title ''PBB'', is the Philippine version of the '' Big Brother'' reality game show franchise. The word ''Pinoy'' in the title is a colloquial term for the Filipino people. Is a Phil ...
, she was a freshman at
De La Salle University. Andi also appeared on various commercials and TV advertisements like
Eskinol and Charmee.
Career
In May 2021, Abaya was introduced as part of
Dreamscape Entertainment
Dreamscape Entertainment is a Philippine television production company and entertainment division of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is one of the media conglomerate's television production units that supplies telenovelas for the flagship television n ...
's The Squad Plus, where she was nicknamed "Andi".
Fresh out of the Big Brother house, Andi scored her first ever showbiz stint: a lead role in the film ''Caught in the Act''.
In July 2021, Andi was announced as new cast member of hit series ''
Huwag Kang Mangamba
''Huwag Kang Mangamba'' (International title: ''Mysterious Destiny'' / ) is a 2021 Philippine drama television series broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. Directed by Emmanuel Palo, Darnel Joy Villaflor, Jerry Lopez Sineneng and Ram Tolentino, it st ...
'' as Mikay. Later that year, she was cast together with her
love team
In Philippine media, a love team (or loveteam) is an actor and actress depicted to the public as a romantic couple. Some of these onscreen pairs have become couples in real life.
Background
The concept of love teams can be traced back to the ...
Kobie Brown in
iQiyi's first Filipino local original Saying Goodbye, which premiered in December 2021.
They also starred in the series ''
Love in 40 Days
''Love in 40 Days'' is a Philippine fantasy romantic comedy television series broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. Directed by Emmanuel Palo and Jojo Saguin, it stars Loisa Andalio and Ronnie Alonte. The series premiered on the network's ''Primetime ...
'', which premiered in May 2022 and in the Netflix film ''The Entitled'', which premiered in July 2022.
In June 2022,
Star Magic
ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., doing business as Star Magic (formerly known as ABS-CBN Talent Center), is the talent agency owned by ABS-CBN Corporation based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines that was founded in 1992.
...
released its first ever produced film "Connected", where she starred with other Pinoy Big Brother: Connect ex-housemates.
Filmography
Film
Television
Discography
Awards and nominations
References
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Living people
2002 births
Pinoy Big Brother contestants
Star Magic personalities
21st-century Filipino actresses
Filipino people of Chinese descent
Filipino film actresses
Filipino television actresses