Maria Sophia Campo Atayde (born March 23, 1992), known professionally as Ria Atayde, is a Filipina actress. She is the daughter of veteran actress Sylvia Sanchez and businessman Art Atayde. Her professional career began with the drama series ''

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'' and variety show '' It's Showtime''.

Early life

Atayde was born and raised in the Philippines. She is the daughter of Sylvia Sanchez, a veteran actress, and Art Atayde, a businessman. She has three siblings: Arjo, Gela, and Xavi. She is an alumna of Saint Pedro Poveda College and De La Salle University, where she took up Communication Arts for bachelors and graduated from in June 2014.

Career

Her career began in 2015 when she starred in

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's ''

'' (2015–16). The series was aired on the ''Prime Tanghali'' noontime show slot. Atayde played a minor role in this series as Teacher Hope, Ningning's teacher. She starred opposite of Jana Cassandra Agoncillo,

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and her mother, Sylvia Sanchez. The series aired its final episode on January 15, 2016, and concluded with a total of 125 episodes. After her successful portrayal in ''Ningning'', Atayde joined '' It's Showtime'' and became part of the cast during its ''Lenten Special'' week. Atayde was in the series during an episode entitled ''"The Wedding"'' and played the role of "Sheila". Shortly after, she was cast in the long running drama anthology series '' Maalaala Mo Kaya'' (2016) for the episode entitled "Puno ng Mangga". She received the award for ''Best Female New TV Personality'' for this role. Atayde then starred in an episode of ''

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'' (2016). She then went to ''

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'' (2016) to star in the miniseries ''Holly and Mau'', after playing several roles of heavy drama. After a short break, Atayde was cast in the popular

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television series ''

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'' (2017), opposite Nayomi "Heart" Ramos,

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and

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. The series received a great response and garnered 31.0% on its 2nd episode nationwide according to Kantar Media ratings. Portraying the role of Gia Divinagracia, this is Atayde's most recent dramatic return to teleseryes. The series premiered on January 23, 2017 on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block. In 2020, she became one of the hosts of

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along with fellow actresses,

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and comedienne

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, aired on TV5 through a blocktime agreement, but is still under contract with

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Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

* 2016 PMPC Star Awards for TV's "Best Female New TV Personality" for MMK episode: Puno ng Mangga. * 2016 PMPC Star Awards for TV's "Female Star of the Night (Music)"

Discography

Footnotes

*Mother is Sylvia Sanchez *Younger Sister of

Arjo Atayde Juan Carlos "Arjo" Campo Atayde (born November 5, 1990) is a Filipino actor and politician who has served as the representative for Quezon City's 1st district since 2022. He is best known for his appearances on drama series aired on ABS-CBN, ...

*Brief history *Cousin of

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atayde, Ria 1992 births Living people ABS-CBN personalities TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities De La Salle University alumni Filipino people of American descent Filipino people of German descent Filipino people of Scottish descent Filipino people of Spanish descent Filipino television actresses People from Mandaluyong Star Magic