Isabella Daza De Leon (born on July 30, 1994), also known as Isabelle De Leon, is a
Filipino
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** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
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actress, singer-songwriter and beauty queen. She was a former child actress, known to many as Duday in
GMA-7
DZBB-TV, Channel 7 (analog) and Channel 15 (digital), is the flagship TV station of Philippine television network GMA. The station is owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. with its studios are located at the GMA Network Center, EDSA corne ...
's sitcom ''
Daddy Di Do Du'' (2001). She garnered a
FAMAS
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Best Child Actress award for her role in ''
Magnifico'' (2003). Isabelle was crowned as Miss Multinational Philippines at Miss World Philippines 2019. She was supposed to represent Philippines at the Miss Multinational pageant but it was postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the pandemic.
Career

Isabelle De Leon was featured in the title role of the
GMA drama series ''
Munting Anghel'' in 2000. She played
Vic Sotto
Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto (; born April 28, 1954), professionally known as Vic Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer and comedian known far and wide for his various television and film projects on the major Philippine television networks GMA ...
's daughter in the 2001-2007 sitcom ''
Daddy Di Do Du''. De Leon also appeared in a string of TV shows including ''
Love to Love'', ''
Mulawin
''Mulawin'' is a Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Don Michael Perez and Dode Cruz, it stars Richard Gutierrez, Angel Locsin and Dennis Trillo. It premiered on August 2, 2004 on the network's Tele ...
'', ''
Fantastikids
''Fantastikids'' is a 2006 Philippine television drama fantasy adventure series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Jun Lana and Zoren Legaspi, it stars Marky Cielo, Isabella de Leon and BJ Forbes. It premiered on May 6, 2006 replacing '' W ...
'', ''
Mga Mata ni Anghelita'' and as Chrissy Altamira in ''
Nasaan Ka, Elisa?
''Nasaan Ka, Elisa?'' () is a Philippine crime drama television series loosely based on the 2010 Telemundo telenovela '' ¿Dónde está Elisa?'', an adaptation of the original 2009 Chilean telenovela of the same name. It is topbilled by Melissa ...
''. She also played the role of Digna in ''
Maria Mercedes''.
She also appeared in movies such as ''
Magnifico'', ''Bahay ni Lola'', ''Super-B'', ''Sanib'', ''Padre de Pamilya'', ''Litsonero'' and ''Soliloquy''.
In 2013, she made her debut as a recording artist under
PolyEast Records
PolyEast Records (formerly Canary Records, OctoArts International, OctoArts EMI Music Inc. and EMI Philippines) is a record label in the Philippines. It is a member of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry and from 2008 until 2013, ...
. She released her debut album, ''LoveZone'', which consisted of original songs, all written by her. On September 13, 2014, she starred in the
TV5 TV series ''
Trenderas'' alongside Lara Maigue and
A.K.A. Jam
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member Katrina Velarde. De Leon starred recently in a
Wattpad
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entitled ''Diary ng Hindi Malandi, Slight Lang'' by Owwsic where she played the lead character Pilar Payoson a.k.a. Pipay. She also starred in another Wattpad series entitled ''Mistakenly Meant for You'' as the lead character Irina Sobel Samonte a.k.a. ICE.
In 2019, she has played as young
Maricar de Mesa's character from ''
Dragon Lady
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'' to opposite
Bea Binene
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which portrays as young
Diana Zubiri after her first antagonist in ''
Magkaibang Mundo
''Magkaibang Mundo'' (International title: ''My Secret Love'' / ) is a 2016 Philippine television drama romance fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mark Sicat dela Cruz, it stars Louise delos Reyes and Juancho Trivino. It pre ...
'' to opposite
Louise delos Reyes.
In 2020, she went freelance and returned to
ABS-CBN
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and is currently portraying the role of Marielle Lascano in the longest-running teleserye,
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 ...
. De Leon will also co-bill a new drama show on
TV5 titled ''Ate ng Ate Ko'' , along with
Kris Bernal
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,
Jake Cuenca
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, and
Joem Bascon
Joseph Emmanuel Bascon, popularly known by the stage name Joem Bascon, (born August 29, 1986) is a Filipino actor. He is currently a freelance actor under Regal Entertainment and Viva Artists Agency.
Career
Bascon's first relevance in the e ...
. Her role will be Mayumi Gonzales.
Filmography
Television series
Television anthologies
Film
*''Unli Life'' (2018)
*''
My Big Bossing
''My Big Bossing'' is a Filipino comedy anthology film starring Vic Sotto, Ryzza Mae Dizon and Marian Rivera. The standalone sequel to the 2013 family film ''My Little Bossings'', it is one of the official entries of the 40th Metro Manila Film ...
'' (2014)
*''Soliloquy'' (2009)
*''Litsonero'' (2009)
*''Padre de Pamilya'' (2009)
*''
Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!'' (2007)
*''
Lastikman: Unang Banat'' (2004)
*''Santa Santita'' (2004)
*''Kilig... Pintig... Yanig...'' (2004)
*''Sanib'' (2003) as Magdalene "Magda" Santiago
*''
Magnifico'' (2003)
*''
Super B'' (2002)
*''Bahay ni Lola'' (2001)
*''Ano Bang Meron Ka?'' (2001)
Discography
Album
*''LoveZone'' (2013)
**"1 Week to Move On"
**"Feelingero"
**"Friend Zone"
**"Sa Yakap Mo"
**"Alice Wonders"
**"Pag-ibig Ko'y Sa'yo"
Awards and nominations"Awards for Isabella De Leon"
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*2003 Best Child actress Pasado Award
*2004 Best Child Actress
FAMAS Award
The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards (also known as the FAMAS Awards) are the annual honors given by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), an organization composed of award-winning writers and movie columni ...
*2004 Best Child actress Gawad Tanglaw
*2004 Most Popular Child Actress Guillermo mendoza memorial scholarship foundation
*2004 Best supporting actress PMPC Star awards for Movies
All awards are won, and it’s from the movie “MAGNIFICO”
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Actresses from Manila
Filipino child actresses
21st-century Filipino women singers
Filipino television actresses
GMA Network personalities
ABS-CBN personalities
TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities
Miss World Philippines winners
Filipino comedy actresses