Jennifer Adriano Arias (born May 25, 1972), better known by her stage names Rosanna Roces and Osang, is a

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actress.

Career

Roces was a contract star of

Seiko Films Seiko Films was a Philippine film production company owned and run by Robbie Tan. It is known for its bold film of the late 1990s. Seiko Films was known for its tagline "If it's from Seiko, it must be good" used from 1989 to 1994. History Seik ...

from 1994 to 1996, introduced initially as "Ana Maceda". After her years with Seiko, she appeared in the film '' Ligaya Ang Itawag Mo Sa Akin'' by Reyna Films, which paved the way for her transition to "serious acting". Roces ventured into hosting by serving as a replacement for Dawn Zulueta on

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 ...

's '' Startalk''. Roces hosted the show until 2004, after a misunderstanding between her and her manager-friend

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. She left GMA Network for

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company unde ...

. Roces also acted on TV, appearing in shows such as ''

1 for 3 ''1 for 3'' is a Philippine television situational comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Bert de Leon, it stars Vic Sotto, Rosanna Roces and Ai-Ai delas Alas. It premiered on April 10, 1997. The series concluded on June 24, 2001. ...

'' with

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 ...

and Charlene Gonzales from 1997 to 2001 and ''

Daboy en Da Girl ''Daboy en Da Girl'' is a Philippine television situational comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Starring Rosanna Roces and Rudy Fernandez, it premiered in 2002. The series concluded in 2003. The series is streaming online on YouTube. Cas ...

'' with Rudy Fernandez from 2002 to 2003. She was also part of ABS-CBN's '' Sineserye Presents: Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos?'' as Patria and appeared in the soap opera ''

Ysabella ''Ysabella'' is a 2007 Philippine drama television series starring Judy Ann Santos, Coney Reyes, Ryan Agoncillo and Derek Ramsay. The series debuted on ABS-CBN from June 25, 2007 to January 25, 2008, replacing '' Maria Flordeluna'' and was repl ...

'' as Rosario, and '' Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik'' as Veronica Rubio. She also appeared in the finale episode of ''

Tayong Dalawa ''Tayong Dalawa'' (International title: ''The Two of Us'') is a Philippine primetime drama series broadcast on ABS-CBN and worldwide on TFC from January 19, 2009 to September 25, 2009, replacing '' Dyosa'' and was replaced by '' Lovers in Paris ...

'' on September 25, 2009, on ABS-CBN. In January 2010,

MTRCB The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board ( fil, Lupon sa Rebyu at Klasipikasyon ng Pelikula at Telebisyon; abbreviated as MTRCB) is a Philippine government agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines that is respon ...

suspended It's Showtime after Roces‘ insensitive comments about the teachers as “repeaters”. It's Showtime was given a 20-day preventive suspension by the board. Roces was removed as a judge of the show by

on January 8, 2010, as part of the network's self-regulation.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival

Metro Manila Film Festival

FAMAS (Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards)

Gawad Urian (Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino)

* ''Tied with Assunta de Rossi''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roces, Rosanna Living people Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses People from Quezon City Actresses from Metro Manila 20th-century Filipino actresses 21st-century Filipino actresses Viva Artists Agency GMA Network personalities ABS-CBN personalities 1972 births