Iza Calzado - Filipina Actress in Hollywood

Iza Calzado (born 12 August 1982) born as Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado, named after the legendary dancer, Isadora Duncan. Her father is choreographer and TV director Lito Calzado and her mother was the late Irish-Spanish-Filipina, Mary Ann Ussher. Iza's brother, Dash Calzado, is a member of Legit Misfitz, a Pinoy rap group.

She started out her career in the local Philippine show business around the year of 2002 as a shampoo commercial model and later on a guest teen star show Click! Her inclusion in the drama Kung Mawawala ka made everyone notice her acting skills thus making GMA decide that she should be given lead roles. Iza won her first heroine role on the soap opera Te Amo (I Love You) with the Argentine actor Segundo Cernadas. Later on she starred in different movies.

On January 18, 2008, Iza Calzado won the Model Star Award from the Korea Asia Model Award Festival. In 2008, she bagged her original role in The Echo, the English-language remake of Filipino director Yam Laranas' horror film Sigaw. Calzado will be sharing the screen with Hollywood actor Jesse Bradford, who was last seen in Clint Eastwood's World War II epic Flags of Our Fathers.

Television

2009 StarStruck V Council GMA network

2009 Sine Novela: Kaya Kong Abutin Ang Langit Clarisse Gardamonte / Clarrisa Rosales

2009 SRO Cinemaserye: Rowena Joy Rowena Joy/RJ

2009-present SOP Rules Host/Performer

2009 Binibining Pilipinas 2009 Host

2009 All About Eve Nicole Gonzales

2009 Bubble Gang guest

2009 Dear friend Debbie

2008 Obra Various Roles

2008-2009 LaLola Sera Romina (Special Guest Role)

2008 ESP Cassandra

2008 Joaquin Bordado Sofia Apacible / Carol Aguila

2007 Impostora Lara / Sara Carreon

2007 Magpakailanman: The Rosa Rosal Story Young Rosa

2007 Lola Basyang Episode - Ang Prinsipeng Mahaba ang Ilong Prinsesa Isabella

2007 Magpakailanman: Paano ba maging ina? (The Babymaker Story) Rebecca

2006 Atlantika Amaya / Cielo

2006 Sandwichlandia (Fantasy Commercial Series) Tina Tinapay

2006 Encantadia: Pag-Ibig Hanggang Wakas Sanggre Amihan

2005 Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia Sanggre Amihan

2005 Encantadia Reyna Amihan

2005 At Your Service: Star Power Herself-Host

2005 3R (Respect, Relax, Respond) Herself-Host

2005 Love To Love Season 4: Sweet Exchange Trisha Rogelio

2004 Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man Rosela Atilado

2001 Kung Mawawala Ka

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Films

2010 Working Girls

2009 Dukot (Desaparecidos) (2009 film) Maricel Salvacruz

2009 Ang Panday Maria

2009 Yaya and Angelina: Spoiled Brat The Movie (2009 film) Eve(Terrorist leader)

2009 Bente

2009 Fuchsia Sandra

2009 Sundo cameo role

2008 The Echo Gina

2008 Desperadas 2 Stephanie

2008 Scaregiver Marsha

2008 One True Love Bella

2007 Desperadas Stephanie

2007 Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan Pam

2007 Ouija Sandra

2007 Mona: Singapore Escort Mona

2007 Blackout Belen

2006 Shake, Rattle & Roll 8 Cecille

2006 Eternity Milagros

2006 Moments of Love Divina Buenacer

2005 Mulawin The Movie Reyna Amihan

2005 Ispiritista: Itay, may moomoo! Linda

2005 Pinoy Blonde Yanni

2004 Sigaw (The Echo) Anna

2004 Sabel Jenny

2004 Annie B. Trisha

2004 Milan Mary Grace

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