Joyce Herrín Reintegrado-Egbalic, popularly known by her
screen name Joyce Jimenez (born March 21, 1978) is an American-born Filipino former actress who stars in movies in the
Philippines
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.
In the early 2000s, Joyce Jimenez was titled "Fantasya ng Bayan" after doing sexy films that did well at the box office under VIVA Films she worked with serious actors such as
Richard Gomez
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,
Albert Martinez
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Early life
He was born in Manila on April 19, 1961 to Bert Martinez, and Margarita Pineda.
Career
Martinez began as a film actor. He took his first tel ...
and
Jomari Yllana
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He rose to fame as one of the members of 1990s teen group ''"Gwapings"'' together with Mark ...
, later on in romantic comedies with
Piolo Pascual
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Early life
Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual was born on January 12, 1977, in Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center located in Malate ...
and
Diether Ocampo
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Background
Ocampo was born on July 19, 1973 in Aniban, Bacoor, Cavite, where he attended school. He attended De La Salle University-Dasmarinas. He is of German ...
under Regal Films. In 2003, she was cast in ''
Pinay Pie'' with
Ai-Ai delas Alas
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and
Assunta De Rossi under
Star Cinema
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on her second film with
Jose Javier Reyes
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after her pairing with
in ''Narinig Mo Na Ba ang L8est?''.
After her retirement in film and her regular television work for
GMA Network
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at the time, she decided to go back to Los Angeles after marrying and started a family. Her Ever Bilena brand Private Joyce disbanded in 2006.
Biography
Joyce Jimenez was born in
Los Angeles, California
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to Filipino migrant parents. Her full name is Joyce Herrín Reintegrado-Egbalic. Jimenez grew up in the Los Ángeles area where she studied at Bishop Amat High School in
La Puente, California
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History
The original inhabitants of the ...
. She was accepted at
UCLA
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but decided to forgo schooling to move to the Philippines; most recently she had a college degree from a university in Australia.
In 1996, Jimenez participated in the Miss Taguig - Hollywood pageant. Although she did not win the title, she did win the ''Miss Photogenic'' title.
Jimenez started to venture out from films and into business. She owns ''Skin-Private Joyce'', which specializes in bath and beauty products. She also opened a
lingerie
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line ''Private Joyce Intimate Collection'' partnership with Ever Bilena Cosmetics Inc. Jimenez married Filipino-American Paul Ely Egbalic from Vallejo, CA on August 23, 2008, at
Walnut, California
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The greater Walnut Valley is located betw ...
gmanews.tv, Joyce Jimenez marries Fil-Am boyfriend in California
/ref> and on October 16, 2009, Joyce & Paul welcomed their first baby girl named "Jorja".
On September 29, 2008, Jimenez suffered serious injuries in a car accident in Urdaneta City
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, Pangasinan
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(coming from a Baguio
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), officially the City of Baguio ( ilo, Siudad ti Baguio; fil, Lungsod ng Baguio), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...
taping for ABC
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TV5's "Philippines Scariest Challenge"). Avoiding a truck, her Toyota 4Runner
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flipped four times and was totally wrecked when it rolled over in a rice field
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. She was treated at the Urdaneta City Sacred Heart Hospital and transferred to Medical City, Pasig
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. Her legs were badly injured, she had minor bruises, had to wear a brace on her neck, and had minor stitches on her face.
Filmography
Movies
Television
Awards
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Actresses from Los Angeles
American actresses of Filipino descent
American emigrants to the Philippines
Filipino film actresses
Filipino television actresses
Filipino television personalities