Ella Cruz
• Gabriela Annjane "Ella" Umali Cruz[1][2] (Tagalog pronunciation: [ʊˈmalɪ ˈkɾus]; born August 17,
1996)[3] is a Filipino actress. She played the title character in the 2012 fantasy drama Aryana.
Career
• She started her career on GMA Network in 2006, her first project being Majika. Cruz moved to
rival network, ABS-CBN in 2007. In 2009, she returned to GMA Network for Panday
Kids and Ilumina. She once again moved to ABS-CBN to appear in Maalaala Mo Kaya, Cruz made
another return to GMA Network in 2011, but later quickly moved to TV5 for Inday Wanda, but
officially transferred to ABS-CBN and Star Magic as a contract artist.
• She was known for playing the teen character of Cristine Reyes in the TV series Dahil sa Pag-ibig.
Cruz was often paired with Francis Magundayao who played the teen Piolo Pascual in the same
TV series. She starred in Aryana as Philippines' first teen mermaid. She also played as a teen
mom in Bagito.
• She starred in several shows on TV5 like #ParangNormal Activity and played the role of Avah
Chen in TV5's Wattpad Presents: Avah Maldita (Oh! Aarte pa?). She also became a host in a
Sunday variety show, Happy Truck HAPPinas. Cruz made her last appearance as part of the
Kapamilya Family in Ipaglaban Mo in 2016.
• She recently[when?] became popular when a video of her dancing to "Twerk It Like Miley" turned
viral
• In 2017, she got her very first leading role in her movie Fangirl, Fanboy with Julian Trono. Within
the same year, she alongside Trono published a book, under VRJ Books Publishing,
entitled Jump In where past photos and stories of their love team, JulianElla, can be found, as
well as some of the poems that Trono made for her on Twitter. Also, Cruz and her team Daphny
Red and Eunice Creus were the representative in a Jakarta Indonesia Competition [clarification
needed]
with South Korean girl group Blackpink.[4]
• In 2019, she returned to the Kapamilya network and is currently appearing as Lisa in FPJ's Ang
Probinsyano.
• In 2022, she was cast to play the role of Irene Marcos in the film Maid in Malacañang,
a historical drama telling an alternative account of the last 72 hours of the Marcos family in
the Malacañang Palace before their exile to Hawaii in the wake of the People Power
Revolution in 1986. The film is directed by Darryl Yap and produced by Viva Films.[5] During an
interview with The Philippine Star on July 2, 2022, in the context of the film, she described
Philippine history as "tsismis" (gossip), calling it "filtered" and "biased",[5] drawing controversy
from Filipinos on social media.[6]
• She is currently a freelancer signed to Viva Artists Agency.
Filmography
Angels Kerubi
2007 The Promise Young
Resiklo Kiara
2012 Shake, Rattle and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion Linda (
2013 A Moment in Time Mai-M
2014 Somebody to Love Amelie
Dilim Mia
The Prenup Mocha
Hawa
Darkroom Maine
Fangirl, Fanboy Aimee
Squad Goals! Leigh
Cry No Fear Wendy
Edward Agnes
Steal
Biyernes Santo Grace
Maid in Malacañang Irene M
Rooftop
Martyr or Murderer Irene M
Television
2020 Ipaglaban Mo!: Yes Sir Jessica Episode Guest
Ipaglaban Mo!: Pariwara Jacky Episode Guest
2019
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano Lisa Supporting Cast
2018 Aja Aja Tayo! Herself/Guest
Operation: Break The
2017 Naomi Mikael "Nami" Perez with Julian Trono
Cassanova's Heart
Ipaglaban Mo!: Groufie Anna Marcelo
with Marlon
Road Trip Herself/Guest
Stockinger & Joyce
The Lolas' Beautiful Show Herself/Guest with Julian Trono
Bulagaan Olympics Herself/Player Guest Player
Wish Ko Lang: Hanggang Sa
Ella Episode guest
Huli
Real Talk Herself/Guest with Julian Trono
first comeback pro
Karelasyon: She Maid It! Aida
with GMA Networ
Unang Hirit Herself/Guest Performer with Julian Trono
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho Herself/Guest
#LIKE Herself/Celebrity Contestant
