Sheena Halili

 ( 1987 Births ) 

Sheena Yvette Castro Halili-Manzanero (born January 16, 1987) is a Filipino people actress, host, and businesswoman. She is best known for her portrayals as a sidekick to protagonists or antagonists in hit television series.

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Career Halili entered Philippine showbusiness through the first wave of StarStruck, the reality-based star search of GMA Network. She was one of finalists, dubbed as the Final 14. Halili, together with those who were eliminated during the course of the show, are now known as Starstruck Batch 1 Avengers. She was linked with her co-survivor Rainier Castillo but it was later confirmed that they really dated after the show. She also starred in a commercial for Head & Shoulders where she was partnered with Alvin Aragon.

She considers her role in the highly acclaimed remake series Marimar (2007) as her biggest break on television. She played the role of Monica, the oppressive and ditzy best friend of Angelika, portrayed by Katrina Halili. While Katrina's character never improved, Sheena's villain role turned good in the end. After Marimar, Halili would star in another number of remake TV Series such as LaLola (2007) as the antagonist Vicky, Ako si Kim Samsoon (2008) as Cynthia, Zorro (2009) as the recurring Lena, Rosalinda (2009) as the titular protagonist's best friend Becky, and in Full House (2009).

She starred as Pepper, her first lead role, in an episode of SRO Cinemaserye called, Reunion with Jennica Garcia.

Halili had her first Christianity telemovie, Tanikala: Ang Ikalawang Libro with her StarStruck co-alumni, Mike Tan. It aired on GMA Network and was co-produced by CBN Asia in Holy Week 2010.

From 2011 to 2013, Halili became one of the news anchors in a defunct comedy news program, May Tamang Balita, which aired every Thursday night on GMA News TV (formerly Q 11). She also played a major supporting characters in historical-cultural epic, Amaya (2011).

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StarStruck

Week #

Finalists

Status

Eliminated

Date

1

Final 14

Eliminated

Alvin Aragon

2003-11-07

2

Final 13

Eliminated

Cristine Reyes

2003-11-14

3

Final 12

Eliminated

Anton Dela Paz

2003-11-21

4

Final 11

Eliminated

Jade Lopez

2003-11-28

5

Final 10

Eliminated

Sheena Halili

2003-12-05

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Personal life On August 26, 2018, Halili was engaged to Jeron Manzanero, a lawyer. They married on February 23, 2020. Their daughter, Martina, was born on December 13, 2020, followed by a son, Jio, on August 9, 2024.

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Filmography

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Television

Herself
Andrea
Herself
Devi
Julie
Lyness
Reporter
Diane
Monique
Quinee
Monica
Herself/Segment Host (Pinay Recorder)
Cynthia
Vicky
Lena
Nikki
Tracy
Becky
Pepper Pie Paras
Herself
Lisette Montemayor-Asuncion
Oxana
Lilet
Bernadette "Berna" Soriano
Shalani Powers
Ming-ming
Sabrina
Herself/Anchor
Ahak
Sinag
Carla
Lily Montecarlo
Young Yolanda Armada
Mayang/Fernando
Herself/Guest Player
Agnes Santos
Revekka Advincula
Socorro (Cora)
Yasmin
Nida Oliviado-Altamira
Cep
Sally Lim-Apolinario
Lea
April Rose Vergara
Maika Abesamis
Host/Comedian
Rose
Saling
Ninay
Susie
Herself/Guest
Rafaela "Riffy" Maniego/Rosette Cuevas
Janice
Millet
Nina Solis

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Film

Bea

Young Carmen

cameo appearance/Agnes

Pinky

Lily

May Dakono

Dahlia

Tonette

Sofia Hernandez

Dahlia

Catherine

Sasha

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Other

Herself

Back-up Dancer

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Accolades

2004	StarStruck	10th Placer
2004	FHM (Philippines)	Rank 76
2006	FHM	Rank 73
2007	FHM	Rank 46
2007	PEP Forum Awards	Most Promising Actress
2008	FHM	Rank 60
2009	Kapuso Tag Awards	NOMINATED
2009	FHM	Rank 97
2011	FHM	Rank 80
2013	Golden Screen TV Awards	Best Supporting Actress (Comedy Category) Winner for Tweets for My Sweet
2014	Golden Screen TV Awards	Best Supporting Actress (Drama Category) Nominated for Indio
2016	PCMP Star Awards for TV	Best Game Show Host (Nominated with Betong Sumaya ) for Laff, Camera, Action!
2017	FHM	Rank 87

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External links

• Sheena Halili's profile at Sparkle
• Sheena Halili on Twitter

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