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Maria Ysabel Ortega Lapid (; born January 25, 1999) is a Filipino actress. She gained prominence playing Charlotte "Charlie" Quiñones on Pusong Ligaw (2017–2018). Ortega also appeared in several other television shows, such as On the Wings of Love (2015–2016), Maalaala Mo Kaya (2016–2017), Ipaglaban Mo! (2018), and Born for You (2016).
After four years with ABS-CBN, she transferred to GMA Network and played Jamie Robinson on (2023), the Filipino live-action adaptation of the Japanese animated series Voltes V.
Ortega's mother, Michelle, married police director Gregorio "Greg" Pimentel, a director-general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and a former head of the police directorate for intelligence in 2018.
Growing up, she dreamed of becoming a lawyer and an actress. She said that acting is her passion, but being a lawyer is her mission to help people.
Ortega studied at Colegio San Agustin and graduated from high school at Reedley International School in 2016. She graduated with a degree in political economy from the University of Asia and the Pacific in 2021, having already pursued an acting career while studying in college. She initially enrolled in law school after graduating from college, but dropped out to focus on her acting career.
Ortega also played a villainous and obsessed character again as the main antagonist Charlotte "Charlie" in Pusong Ligaw, and she became well known because of that role.
Later, she became one of the main cast of Araw Gabi as Nica Marcelo. In 2019, she moved to GMA Network. Her first television series with GMA Network was the drama series The Gift where she played the role of Sabina Marcelino.
In 2020, she bagged the main role of Jamie Robinson in the live-action adaptation of the hit anime series, . She did a lot of research and training for Muay Thai, Kickboxing and Mixed-martial arts before auditioning and securing the role of Jamie in the series. In 2023, She also joined the rest of the cast for the debut of live-action anime series at the San Diego Comic-con in Californina, USA.
In December of 2023, she was cast in the award-winning movie Firefly , directed by Zig Dulay. The movie was an official entry of GMA Network to the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival and won for Best Picture award. For playing the role of Erika, she was nominated and won the New Movie Actress Award at the 2024 PMPC Star Awards for Movies.
In 2023, she and her co-stars and friends Elle Villanueva and Sofia Senoron became business partners and launched their own franchise of Nailandia, a nail spa located in Quezon City. Ortega opened her bakery business, Maria Ysabel Cakes and Pastries with her mother, Michelle Ortega as business partner which is also located in Quezon City.
| 2015–2016 | On the Wings of Love | Angela Stevens-Fausto |
| 2015–2019 | ASAP | Herself / Performer / Co-host |
| 2016 | Born for You | Niña |
| Ronnie's sister | ||
| 2017 | Aiza | |
| 2017–2018 | Pusong Ligaw | Charlotte "Charlie" Quiñones |
| 2018 | Yumi | |
| Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Araw Gabi | Veronica "Nica" Marcelo | |
| 2019 | Studio 7 | Herself / Performer |
| Young Cristina | ||
| Pepito Manaloto | Tina | |
| 2019–2020 | The Gift | Sabina Marcelino |
| 2021 | Daddy's Gurl | Britney B |
| 2021–present | All-Out Sundays | Performer / Co-host |
| 2022 | What We Could Be | Cynthia Macaraeg |
| 2023 | Jamie Robinson | |
| 2024 | Ella | |
| Liezel | ||
| Judie | ||
| 2024–present | It's Showtime | Herself / Performer |
| 2025 | Slay | Yana Chua |
| Sang'gre Armea |
| 2023 | Jamie Robinson | ||
| Firefly | Erika | ||
| 2025 | Kontrabida Academy | Mirinisa | |
| Hermana Rita |
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