Isabelle Abiera Collins-Magno (born 28 August 1992), professionally known as Max Collins, is a Filipino-American actress and model.

Early life

Collins was born in

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. Her mother is a Filipino who is from

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. Her father is an American of

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descent. Her parents met in

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when her mother was working at

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. Her parents separated when she was four years old. Her mother remarried when she was 9. She has a younger half-brother. Collins used to live in

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. When she was 10, her family moved to Kalibo, Aklan. For four years she lived in

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and attended Brent School Boracay.

Career

2006–2010: Early years in ABS–CBN

Collins started doing commercials when she was 10. She has also appeared in magazines like Meg, Candy, Mega, People and Seventeen. According to her, she was discovered by a talent scout when she accidentally walked into a shop while a shoot was ongoing. After a year she was brought to ABS-CBN, Tried out a VTR with

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, and Got a call back after a month. Eventually she qualified for Star Magic Batch 15. Collins was just 13 when she was launched as a Star Magic Batch 15 member. Under her stage name Isabelle Abiera, she did small roles in ABS-CBN's ''

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'' and ''Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2'' She also had a short hosting stint in

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. However, her entertainment career was put on a hold when she left for the United States. Collins made a comeback into the Philippine entertainment industry as one of the regular hosts of the defunct noontime program ''

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'', at the same time she appeared as Veronica in the afternoon TV series ''

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''. She played a planted gate crasher in '' Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010''. When ''Rosalka'' ended, she went on to play Christy in ''

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''.

2011–present: Transfer to GMA Network

In 2010, when her contract with Star Magic ended, Collins left for the United States to figure things out. A year after, she returned to the Philippines to relaunch her entertainment career. She changed her agent to Perry Lansigan's PPL Entertainment, Inc., changed her

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to Max Collins, and finally signed an exclusive contract with

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. In 2012, she starred as a supporting role in her first afternoon series project under

, ''

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'' and plays as Bea's (

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) best friend and a secret lover of Darwin. She also appeared in some episodes of ''

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''. She also starred in Primetime TV series ''

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'' with Dingdong Dantes, alongside Lorna Tolentino and Boyet de Leon. In March 2015, Collins appeared as a cover girl for

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15th Anniversary issue, which co-headline with Online babes

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and PBA courtside reporter Rizza Diaz. Collins was included on the top 10 of the 2015 FHM 100 Sexiest Woman, Collins was on the ninth spot.

Personal life

Collins is a cousin of actresses

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and

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. She is close friends with actress

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. Collins was baptized as a

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in October 2015. In May 2017, Collins announced, through

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, her engagement to fiancé

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. They were married in a Christian ceremony at the Manila Marriot Hotel on December 11, 2017. They have a son, Skye Anakin, who was born on July 6, 2020. He was named after the characters of

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Filmography

Television

Film

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Max 1992 births Actresses from California Filipino child actresses Filipino female models Filipino television actresses Filipino people of American descent Filipino people of Irish descent Filipino people of Italian descent American actresses of Filipino descent Living people People from Aklan Star Magic Filipino Christians Filipino evangelicals