Andrea "Andi" Dennise Lim Abaya (born January 8, 2002) is a Filipino-Chinese actress, singer, dancer and television personality. She was first seen on Philippine TV in December 2020 as a housemate of ''
Pinoy Big Brother: Connect'' where she was dubbed as the "Cheerdance Sweetheart ng Parañaque" and was placed as 2nd Big Placer.
Early life
Abaya was born on January 8, 2002. She attended
De La Salle Santiago Zobel and San Beda Alabang and was part of the school's cheerdance team. Before entering
Pinoy Big Brother
''Big Brother'' () is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel, TV5, and GMA Network based on the Dutch reality television franchise '' Big Brother''. Originally hosted by Willie Revillame, ...
, she was a freshman at
De La Salle University
De La Salle University (), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private, Catholic coeducational research university run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools with main campus in Taft Avenue, Malate, Man ...
. Andi also appeared on various commercials and TV advertisements like
Eskinol and Charmee.
Career
In May 2021, Abaya was introduced as part of
Dreamscape Entertainment
Dreamscape Entertainment is a Philippine television production and entertainment company of ABS-CBN Studios, a division of ABS-CBN Corporation, that supplies telenovelas for its namesake television network ABS-CBN, and sister channels and onlin ...
's The Squad Plus, where she was nicknamed "Andi".
Fresh out of the Big Brother house, Andi scored her first ever showbiz stint: a lead role in the film ''Caught in the Act''.
In July 2021, Andi was announced as new cast member of hit series ''
Huwag Kang Mangamba'' as Mikay. Later that year, she was cast together with her
love team
In Philippine media, a love team (or loveteam) is an actor and actress depicted to the public as a romantic couple. Some of these onscreen pairs have become couples in real life.
Background
The concept of love teams can be traced back to the ...
Kobie Brown in
iQiyi
iQIYI (, pronounced in English as ), formerly Qiyi (), is a Chinese subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Baidu. Headquartered in Beijing, iQIYI primarily produces and distributes films and television series.
i ...
's first Filipino local original Saying Goodbye, which premiered in December 2021.
They also starred in the series ''
Love in 40 Days'', which premiered in May 2022 and in the Netflix film ''The Entitled'', which premiered in July 2022.
In June 2022,
Star Magic
ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., doing business as Star Magic (formerly known as ABS-CBN Talent Center), is a Philippine talent agency owned by ABS-CBN Corporation based in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Founded in 1992, Star Magic ha ...
released its first ever produced film "Connected", where she starred with other Pinoy Big Brother: Connect ex-housemates.
Filmography
Film
Television
Discography
Awards and nominations
References
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Living people
2002 births
Pinoy Big Brother contestants
Star Magic personalities
De La Salle University alumni
21st-century Filipino actresses
Filipino actors of Chinese descent
Filipino film actresses
Filipino television actresses