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

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and a Filipina mother of Spanish descent. She finished her

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at Cebu Eastern College and her

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at the University of San Jose-Recoletos (Cebu) with a degree in

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. She gained media attention in 2004 when she landed a role in a Max's Restaurant commercial. In 2003, she started her acting career in

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via ''

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'' and ''

Maalaala Mo Kaya ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'' (; formerly written as ''Maala-ala Mo Kaya...''; abbreviated as ''MMK''), also known as ''Memories'', is a Philippines, Philippine television drama anthology show broadcast by Kapamilya Channel under ABS-CBN Entertainment. ...

'' episode with Baron Geisler and her soon-to-be spouse John Prats, before moving to

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

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

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' summer 2006 offering ''

Moments of Love ''Moments of Love'' is a 2006 Philippine romance film directed by Mark Reyes. The film stars Dingdong Dantes, Iza Calzado and Karylle. The movie was produced by GMA Pictures. Plot Marco (Dingdong), a photographer, along with his sister (Isabe ...

''. 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

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, in

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: ''

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''. She then appeared in ''

Gagambino ''Carlo J. Caparas' Gagambino'' is a Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based from Carlo J. Caparas' graphic novel of the same title. Directed by Topel Lee and Don Michael Perez, it stars Dennis ...

'', opposite

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. In 2009, she played

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's antagonist in her second

, '' 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 ''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend Joey Gladstone to help raise his three dau ...

''. Isabel Oli is part of the cast for the movie ''

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'', 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 ''Annaliza'' is a 2013 Philippine family drama television series based on the 1980 television series (aired by GMA Radio Television Arts) that starred Julie Vega, together with Alicia Alonzo, Renato del Prado, Augusto Victa and Daria Ramirez. ...

''.

Personal life

On September 24, 2014, her long-time boyfriend, actor

John Prats John Paulo Quiambao Prats (born February 14, 1984) is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, TV host, director, model and entrepreneur. He started as a child star in year 1992. He is the older brother of actress and former child-star Camille Pra ...

, organized a flash mob and proposed to her in

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. On May 16, 2015, Prats and Oli married in

Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and La ...

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

Filmography

Television

Movies

Awards

References

External links

Isabel Oli Pratts Instagram official accountIsabel Oli Pratts twitter official Acct
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oli, Isabel 1981 births Living people Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses Filipino Christians Filipino evangelicals Filipino Pentecostals Filipino Protestants Filipino female models Filipino people of Chinese descent Visayan people Filipino people of Spanish descent Actresses from Manila People from Cebu City Actresses from Cebu University of San Jose–Recoletos alumni Star Magic ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities