Yasmin Isabel "Yassi" Pressman(born 11 May 1995) is a Filipino-British model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer. As a power dancer, she was given a break in her career for portraying antagonist roles before rising to prominence after portraying Alyana Arevalo in the hit

FPJ's Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as ''FPJAP'' and internationally known as ''Brothers'') is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment replacing ''Nathaniel''. Bas ...

Early life

Pressman was born in

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to a British father and a

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

mother from Isabela. Her second name, Isabel, is a reference to her mother's home province. Pressman has four sisters: Abby, Cara, Siobhan and Issa.

Career

Best known for her breakthrough role in

Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as ''FPJAP'' and internationally known as ''Brothers'') is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment replacing ''Nathaniel''. Based ...

as Alyana R. Arevalo-Dalisay, Yassi has made a mark in Philippine showbusiness not only as a versatile actress, but as a gifted singer and dancer. Yassi can regularly be seen not only in TV series but on variety shows, blockbuster movies and multiple product endorsement ads. She started appearing in TV commercials at the age of 6, her first being Colgate in 2001. In 2006, she was cast in the

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...

drama series ''

Gulong ng Palad ''Gulong ng Palad'' (International title: ''Stand for Love'' / ) is a Philippine radio drama series (1949-1956), which first aired by DZRH and soap opera hit from 1977 up to 1985 (originally aired by BBC-2, then formerly City 2 Television from 19 ...

'' as the young Luisa. In 2009, she became a regular GMA Network talent as one of the female dancers of ''SOP''. Pressman was known as the "Princess of the Dance Floor" of '' Party Pilipinas''. When ''SOP'' was replaced by '' Party Pilipinas'', Pressman became a part of ''Sayaw Pilipinas''. In 2013, she signed a co-management contract with

Viva Artists Agency Viva Communications Inc., formerly known as Viva Entertainment Inc. and simply Viva, is a Philippine media and entertainment company headquartered in Pasig City. It was founded on November 11, 1981, by Vic del Rosario and his sister Tess Cruz. ...

. Yassi was also one of the top VJs at MTV and appeared in many online shorts. In 2014, she was cast as Lorraine "Lory" Keet in the film ''Diary ng Panget'' with

Andre Paras André Alonzo Forster Paras (born November 1, 1995) is a Filipino actor, model, dancer, singer, and former professional basketball player. He is the son of former PBA player Benjie Paras and brother of Kobe Paras. He is the best known for his ro ...

as her on-screen partner. Pressman also starred as Audrey Dela Cruz in the film ''Talk Back, and You're Dead'' with

Nadine Lustre Nadine Alexis Paguia Lustre (, ; born October 31, 1993) is a Filipino actress and singer. She rose to fame after playing the lead role of Eya Rodriguez in the film ''Diary ng Panget'' (2014). Lustre has since starred in the television series ...

and James Reid. In 2016, Pressman transferred to ABS-CBN as a housemate in '' Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7''. She also became a regular performer in ''ASAP'' and joined the longest running teleserye on Philippine television, the teleserye adaptation of

Personal life

Yassi is very socially aware and holds multiple charity projects every time she celebrates birthdays and holidays. On February 6, 2020, Yassi's father, Ronnie, died at the age of 90 due to various complications from old age. In July 2022, Pressman admitted her relationship with businessman Jon Semira.

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Albums

Singles

Publications

Awards and recognitions

Pressman has been recognized multiple times by the most prestigious and honourable award giving body in the Philippines. She has won three Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Awards for Best TV Supporting TV Actress for three straight years (2018-2020).

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