Roxanne Bosch Guinoo-Yap (born February 14, 1986) is a

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. Since April 2012, she is employed by

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, having transferred from

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as a contract of GMA Artist Center for three years. In 2015, she transferred back to her home network ABS-CBN. She is set to appear as young Amelia Guerrero in '' The General's Daughter''. Before her transfer to GMA Network in 2012, she returned to showbiz as a brief Talent5 Artist and appeared in '' Valiente'' and an episode in '' Real Confessions''. In 2008–2010, she was also with TV5 to appear in ''

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''.

Career

In 2004, Guinoo joined the popular

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show '' Star Circle Teen Quest'' aired on

and made it into the group of finalists known as the "Magic Circle of 5", along with co-stars

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, and

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. In June 2004, the televised live final was held in

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, where she finished in second place. She was introduced as one of the newest members of ABS-CBN's

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. She made her ABS-CBN debut in the youth oriented drama ''

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'', with her SCQ co-finalists. Guinoo has also starred in movies, such as ''

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'', ''Can This Be Love'', and '' D' Anothers''. Her big break came when she was cast in a leading role in the drama series '' Sineserye Presents:

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'', with local television stars Dina Bonnevie and Rosanna Roces. In 2008, she took up her first solo role on ABS-CBN with a show entitled '' Ligaw na Bulaklak'' which airs in an afternoon slot. She starred in the popular comedy series ''

'' over TV5 (replacing ABC 5) as "Jenny", alongside

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, Long Mejia,

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and Matt Evans. This marked her first project in the Kapatid Network before returning to ABS-CBN. She returned to TV5 in 2012 and appeared in ''Valiente'' and an episode in ''Real Confessions'' before moving to GMA Network same year. The following year, she made her main character debuts in '' Home Sweet Home'' and '' Pyra: Ang Babaeng Apoy''. In 2015, she was set to come back and do a TV series on her home network ABS-CBN via '' Walang Iwanan''. She is semi-active in showbiz.

Personal life

She married Filipino-Chinese Elton Yap on January 23, 2011. Together they had a daughter born in September 2010 named Rain Eliana Guinoo-Yap.http://www.abs-cbn.com/Feature/Article/6638/Roxanne-Guinoo-plans-to-get-married-next-year.aspx From 2004 to 2006 she dated

, her co-star in ''Star Circle Quest''. In 2007, it was confirmed that she was dating former co-star

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. They first teamed up professionally in '' Sineserye Presents:

''.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guinoo, Roxanne 1986 births Living people Filipino television actresses Filipino child actresses Actresses from Cavite Star Magic Star Circle Quest participants 21st-century Filipino actresses