Coraleen Sarah Waddell (born December 15, 1989), popularly known as Cora Waddell (), is an American-born Filipino actress, fashion model, and video blogger.
Early life
Coraleen Sarah Waddell was born in
Saipan
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,
Northern Mariana Islands
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, to Scott Waddell and Francy Roberto. Her family migrated to
Orlando, Florida when she was eight. Her family's financial problems became worse when Cora's mother was involved in a vehicle accident, had to undergo emergency surgeries and was hospitalized for a month. The subsequent surgeries and long recovery depleted the family's finances and they were unable to pay the huge medical bills. Waddell was forced to quit college and moved to the Philippines to pursue modeling in 2010. Shortly thereafter, she clinched a modelling contract with Elite Manila Management and a five-year contract with
Viva Entertainment
Viva Communications Inc., formerly known as Viva Entertainment Inc. and simply Viva, is a Philippine media and entertainment company headquartered in Pasig City. It was founded on November 11, 1981, by Vic del Rosario and his sister Tess Cruz. ...
. She then appeared in two Viva Films-produced movies ''
Diary ng Panget: The Movie'' and ''
Talk Back and You're Dead
''Talk Back and You're Dead'' is a 2014 Philippine romantic comedy- action film directed by Andoy Ranay, topbilled by James Reid, Nadine Lustre and Joseph Marco. It is based on the bestselling novel of the same name originally published on Wattp ...
''. She made guest appearances on several episodes of TV5's remake of
''Bagets''.
On October 29, 2016, Waddell was introduced as a regular housemate of the seventh regular season of ''
Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7'', and was dubbed ''“Dazzling Daughter ng Bulacan”''. She became the Seventh Big Placer.
In August 2018, Waddell married businessman Terence Lloyd, with whom she has only one child. The couple annulled in 2021. Her child with him was named Leila Celeste Waddell.
YouTube career
Prior to creating her own channel, Waddell first appeared on
Wil Dasovich
Wil Dasovich (; born August 26, 1991), is an American television personality, model, and vlogger. He is known for his Video blog, vlogs on YouTube. He has appeared on various television shows but most notably on ''Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7, Pin ...
's
The Life of a Commercial Model (Metrobank Buddy Cora Waddell)' vlog in September 2015. Ten months thereafter, she reunited with Wil and starred in the latter's
"Baddest Model in the Philippines"' vlog with Daniel Marsh, which went viral (10 million views). The ''Baddest'' viral video eventually prompted the creation of #VlogSquad.
On July 29, 2016, Waddell posted her first vlog, aptly title
''"Vlogging around the Philippines (my first vlog)"''
Filmography
Television
Film
Music video appearance
Waddell starred in
Jed Madela
John Edward Tiña Tajanlangit (born July 14, 1977), professionally known as Jed Madela, is a Filipino singer, recording artist, songwriter, TV host, entertainer, and occasional actor. He was the first Filipino to win the World Championships o ...
's ''Love Takes Time'' music video together with Tanner Mata. The music video peaked at #5 on
Myx
Myx (, stylized as MYX or myx) is a Philippine pay TV channel based in Quezon City, owned by Creative Programs Inc., a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. The channel is targeted to youth audiences and primarily airs music videos.
It was intr ...
's Daily Top Ten. On June 22, 2017, Waddell announced a cameo in Vini Uehara's music video.
Awards and recognition
Notes
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Filipino television actresses
Filipino film actresses
Filipino female models
Filipino bloggers
Pinoy Big Brother contestants
Viva Artists Agency
Filipino women bloggers