Barbie Concina Imperial (; born August 1, 1998) is a Filipino actress. She is best known for her lead role in ''

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Career

In 2015, Imperial joined the '' Pinoy Big Brother: 737'' and was dubbed as ''"The Doll along the Riles of Albay"'' due to her dollface.

2015–2018: Breakthrough

She also played multiple guest roles in ''

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'' playing the various roles of Hannah, Glaiza, and herself. She played her own story in ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'' entitled ''Riles''. Later, she appeared as a Girltrends member and is one of the regular guests in '' It's Showtime''. Later in February 2018, she was cast as an antagonist in '' Wansapanataym: Gelli in a Bottle''. opposite to

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and

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. Imperial portrayed the main villain role of Rachel San Pedro in that series. Rachel is the heartless and cunning classmate who makes Gelli's life miserable as hell. She hates her due to Gelli's arrogant and harsh personality.

2018–present: Biggest break

In 2018, Imperial got her biggest break where she currently portrays the role of Michelle Verano the lead character along with her leading man

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Personal life

Imperial grew up in a broken family, not seeing her father. Imperial is a cousin of the Gumabao siblings (

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, Kat and Paolo) and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Imperial, Barbie 1998 births Living people Bicolano people Filipino television actresses People from Albay Star Magic ABS-CBN people Pinoy Big Brother contestants Filipino women comedians Filipino sketch comedians