Lauren Anne Young (born November 8, 1993), simply known as Lauren Young, is a

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actress, singer, and model. She is the younger sister of actress and

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Megan Young Megan Lynne Young (born February 27, 1990) is a Filipino-American actress, model, television presenter and beauty queen who won the Miss World Philippines 2013 title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013. She is the first Filipina to win t ...

Biography

Career

Young was one of the 20 new talents introduced, as Star Magic Batch 13 by

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 ...

's talent management agency

Star Magic ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., trade name, doing business as Star Magic (formerly known as ABS-CBN Talent Center), is the Talent agency, talent agency owned by ABS-CBN Corporation based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines t ...

in 2006. Her acting debut was a

cameo role A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly ei ...

in the '' Komiks'' episode Bampy—a Star Magic 14th Anniversary special. She then played Lea opposite

Piolo Pascual Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual (, born January 12, 1977) is a Filipino film and television actor, singer, model, and producer. Early life Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual was born on January 12, 1977, in Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center located in Malat ...

in ''

Star Magic Presents ''Star Magic Presents'' is a weekly love anthology program that began airing on the ABS-CBN network in the Philippines from July 29, 2006 to May 10, 2008. The show features artists from Star Magic, the talent management agency of ABS-CBN. In an i ...

: All About A Girl''. Young was one of the 19 newcomers introduced in the second season Star Magic Presents TV series, ''

Abt Ur Luv ''Abt Ur Luv'' was a weekly, youth-oriented program broadcast on ABS-CBN. The series began airing from November 25, 2006 to January 5, 2008. Season 1 Cast and characters *Shaina Magdayao as Neri *Rayver Cruz as Gens *Denise Laurel as Celine *L ...

''. Young appeared as Bernice in the commercially successful film, '' One More Chance'' in 2007. In 2008, she played Paige in ''

Your Song "Your Song" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single. "Your Song" was first released by American rock band Three Dog Night in M ...

Presents: Impossible''. In 2009, she starred in another episode of ''Your Song Presents:

Underage In law, a minor is someone under a certain age, usually the age of majority, which demarcates an underage individual from legal adulthood. The age of majority depends upon jurisdiction and application, but it is commonly 18. ''Minor'' may also ...

'', opposite

AJ Perez Antonello Joseph Sarte Perez (February 17, 1993 – April 17, 2011) was a Filipino actor. He was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic in Batch 13. He portrayed one of the lead characters in the 2009 miniseries '' Your Song Presents: Underage''. In 2 ...

. In 2010, she starred as Lorraine in the movie '' Sa 'Yo Lamang'' opposite

Enchong Dee Ernest Lorenzo Velasquez Dee (, born November 5, 1988), professionally known as Enchong Dee, is a Filipino actor, model, and swimmer. Dee is a contract artist of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. He came to prominence after starring in his first major TV ...

and appeared as Sunny-Rose Buenaventura, the younger sister of

Rodjun Cruz Rodolfo Othello Cruz Ilustre, Jr. (born October 10, 1987), known professionally as Rodjun Cruz (), is a Filipino actor, dancer and singer. He is the brother of fellow actor and dancer Rayver Cruz. Biography Cruz started as a host, together wit ...

in '' Juanita Banana''. Her breakthrough role was Via Pereira, originally played by

Claudine Barretto Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto (; born July 20, 1979) is a Filipino actress, singer, and entrepreneur. Popularly dubbed as “''The'' ''Optimum Star''” by various media outlets, Barretto has won 3 FAMAS Award including 2 Best Actress w ...

, in

's 2011 remake of ''

Mula Sa Puso ''Mula sa Puso'' ( en, From the Heart) is a 1997 Philippine primetime melodrama romance television series originally aired by ABS-CBN from March 10, 1997, to April 9, 1999 (the series ended for 2 years in its long-run) replacing '' Maria M ...

''.

Transfer to GMA Network

She transferred to

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

in 2012. Her first project in GMA Network was '' Mundo Mo'y Akin'' with

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and

Louise delos Reyes Mary Grace delos Reyes Perido (born September 1, 1992), better known Louise delos Reyes, is a Filipino actress and model. She left GMA Network in May 2017 and signed a 5 year-managerial contract with Viva which made her comeback on ABS-CBN and ...

where she played the role of Darlene Carbonel. Lauren was also chosen to be the main protagonist of the teen drama suspense-thriller television series, ''

Dormitoryo ''Dormitoryo'' (International title: ''The Dormitory'' / ) is a 2013 Philippine television drama thriller series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Jun Lana, it stars Lauren Young, Joyce Ching, Enzo Pineda, Ruru Madrid and Wynwyn Marquez. It ...

'' together with

Enzo Pineda Enrico Lorenzo Macam Pineda (born August 12 1990), is a finalist and He won the title of First Prince in the GMA Network's fifth season of ''StarStruck''. He is the son of former congressman Enrico Pineda and publicist Macy Pineda. Personal li ...

Joyce Ching Joyce Giselle Palad Ching-Alimon (born January 5, 1995) is a Filipina-Chinese actress, She is best known for her role in television dramas '' Koreana'', '' Munting Heredera'', ''Anna Karenina'', ''Dormitoryo'', ''Strawberry Lane'' and ''Haham ...

Ruru Madrid Ruru may refer to: Places * Ruru, Nepal * Ruru, New Zealand People * Rouran, an ancient nomadic race from the Mongolian steppes, also called Juan Juan * Ruru Madrid, a Filipino teen actor Others *Māori name for the morepork owl *A Kanohi from th ...

and

Wynwyn Marquez Teresita Ssen Lacsamana Marquez (born May 4, 1992), also known as Winwyn Marquez, is a Filipino actress, model, dancer and beauty queen who was crowned the first Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas title in the Miss World Philippines 2017 pageant ...

. She played the role of Hazel Mendoza, an inquisitive college student and her quest to know the truth behind the death of Maika Benitez (played by Wynwyn Marquez). She also had her first mainstream film under

GMA Films GMA Pictures, formerly Cinemax Studios and GMA Films, is a film and television production company in the Philippines, established by GMA Network in 1995. Its films include ''Jose Rizal'', '' Muro Ami'', and '' Deathrow''. Filmography Histor ...

entitled ''

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'', which she has been paired to

Richard Gutierrez Richard Kristian Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984), known professionally as Richard Gutierrez, is a Filipino actor, environmentalist and model. He is one of the sons of actor Eddie Gutierrez. Early life Richard Gutierrez was born on January ...

. In 2015, Lauren played as one of the main antagonist in '' Marimar'' as Antonia Santibañez, who will make Marimar's life miserable which played by her real-life sister

. This marks their second project together after '' Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2''.

Personal life

Lauren is the youngest daughter of Calvin and Victoria Young. She is a cousin of Max Collins. She finished high school in

Angelicum College The UST Angelicum College is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Dominican Province of the Order of Preachers located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was founded in July 1972 by the Dominic ...

and studied culinary arts in

De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (Filipino: ''Dalubhasaan ng De La Salle San Benildo;'' French:'' Collège De La Salle de Sainte Benilde''), also known as Benilde and abbreviated DLS–CSB or simply CSB, is a private, Catholic research c ...

Filmography

Television

Film

Notes

References

External links

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at Facebook.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Lauren 1993 births Living people De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde alumni American film actresses American actresses of Filipino descent Filipino people of American descent Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses Filipino female models Star Magic ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities Filipino television variety show hosts Internet memes Filipino game show hosts 21st-century American actresses Filipino radio personalities Female models from Virginia Actresses from Alexandria, Virginia People from Olongapo Actresses from Zambales 21st-century Filipino singers 21st-century Filipino women singers