Melissa Marie Ricks-Macatangay (born January 9, 1990) is a Filipino actress of American descent. She was a runner-up in the reality talent search '' Star Circle Quest'' on

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Background

Career

In 2004, Ricks joined the reality talent search of

, '' Star Circle Quest''. She was one of the top 10 Questors or Magic Circle of 10, and after few weeks of training, made it to the final 5 or Magic Circle of 5. In the Grand Questor's Night, she was declared as the 4th runner up. After the contest, Ricks guested in some TV shows of ABS-CBN particularly in the youth oriented drama ''

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'' and variety show ''

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''. Ricks received one of her biggest breaks when she portrayed Hiyas, the apple of Pedro Penduko's eyes in the Fantaserye '' Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko'' and when she starred in the primetime drama series ''

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'' led by

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. Ricks starred in ''

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'', an afternoon drama series on ABS-CBN with

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, Rio Locsin,

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and

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. She came back abruptly to Primetime on the hit series ''

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'' in 2010 alongside Erich Gonzales. Ricks is currently a member of ABS CBN's

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. During the 2011-2012 season, Ricks portrayed Elisa Altamira in '' Nasaan Ka, Elisa?'', the Philippine adaptation of the

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an 2009 drama ¿Dónde está Elisa? (later remade in United States in 2010). She then played her biggest break in the role of Johanna Montenegro in the multi-acclaimed phenomenal primetime drama series, '' Walang Hanggan''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricks, Melissa 1990 births Living people Filipino child actresses Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses Filipino people of American descent American actresses of Filipino descent American expatriates in the Philippines Star Circle Quest participants Star Magic ABS-CBN personalities People from California