Elia Ilano

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Elia and the surname or paternal family name is Ilano.

Elia Ilano
Born	Elia Maria Norelle Ilano (2010-03-24) March 24, 2010 (age 15) Marikina, Philippines
Occupations	Actress television personality singer youth leader humanitarian
Years active	2016–present
Agent	Viva Artists Agency (2015–present)
Notable work	La Luna Sangre Ningning [1]

Elia Maria Norelle "Elia" Ilano (born 24 March 2010) is a Filipino TV, movie and theater ^[2] actress and Youth Leader in the Philippines. Labelled as the "Future Super Actress" ^[3] by the Filipino-American Community Newspaper, Asian Journal News. She is known for her performances in a variety of television shows and movie genres, she rose to fame for playing the Young Nadine Lustre in Ulan ^[4] and as Ningning in La Luna Sangre. ^[5] She became the youngest chapter leader in the world for State of Youth by KidsRights Foundation. ^[6] She is also a short story writer and poet whose works were published through The Department of Human and Family Development Studies' (DHFDS) Tsikiting Stories Samut Saring Kwento Volume 3. ^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2016	Higanti	Young Jean
2018	Distance	Young Therese
2019	Ulan	Young Maya
	Mina-Anud	Grace
2020	You With Me	Chi Chi
2021	The Housemaid	Nami
2022	Ang Babaeng Nawawala sa sarili	Young Albina
	Deleter	Young Lyra
2023	Mary Cherry Chua	Student
	Pinoy Ghost Tales	Lea
2024	Nanay Tatay	Malena
2025	Arapaap	Young Sarah
	Magkapatid, Dreamers in Tandem	Christina delos Santos
	Teresa (Short Film)	Teresa Agbayani

Television/web series

Year	Title	Role
2016	Ang Probinsyano	Gigi
	Langit Lupa	Young Corazon/Heart
2017	Maalala Mo Kaya: Mansanas at Juice	Young Kathy
	Ipaglaban Mo: Lihim	Young Letlet
	Gandang Gabi, Vice	Herself/Guest with La Luna Sangre Kids
	La Luna Sangre	Young Ningning
	ASAP	Herself/Guest Performer
	Oh My Guardians	Ela
2018	Sana Dalawa ang Puso	Tamtam Tabayoyong
2019	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Rattle	Young Anna
	Love You Two	Yumi Batungbakal
	Ghost Adventures	Gab-Gab
	Mars	Herself/Guest
2020	Unconditional	Young Agnes Martinez
2022	Abot-Kamay na Pangarap	Young Grace Villar
2023	Roadkillers	Young Stacey
2024	Rise and Shine Pilipinas	Herself/Guest
	Chasing in the Wild	Sofia Camero
2024–present	Artsy Craftsy	Herself/Host

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Producer
2024	Maria Goretti The Musical [8]	Maria Goretti	Philippine Stagers Foundation
	The Miracle of Fatima The Musical [9] [10]	Lucia dos Santos	The Miracle of Fatima Foundation Inc. USA

Awards and honors

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee(s)/work(s)	Result	Ref
LionheartTV Rawr Awards	2018	Bibo of the Year	Sana Dalawa ang Puso	Won	[11]
9th OFW Gawad Parangal	2019	Most Promising Child Actress		Won
LionheartTV Rawr Awards		Bibo of the Year	Ulan (film)	Won	[12]
PMPC Star Awards for Movies	2021	Best Child Performer	Ulan (film)	Nominated	[13]
PMPC Star Awards for Movies	2023	Best Child Performer	The Housemaid	Won	[14]
International Children's Peace Prize			Youth Development and Welfare Category	Nominated	[15]
FAMAS Award	2024	Best Child Actress	Pinoy Ghost Tales	Won	[16]
Gawad Dangal Filipino Awards		Best Child Actress of the Year	Pinoy Ghost Tales	Won	[17]
Dangal ng Lahing Filipino Awards		Most Outstanding Child Actress of the Year	Pinoy Ghost Tales	Won	[18]
PMPC Star Awards for Movies		Best Child Performer	Deleter	Nominated	[19]
Rising Filipino Awards		Best Child Performer	Nanay Tatay	Won	[20]
7th Gawad Lasallianeta		Most Outstanding Educational Show Host	Artsy Craftsy	Nominated
37th Aliw Awards		Best Child Performer (Female)	Maria Goretti the Musical	Nominated	[21]
13th OFW Gawad Parangal		Best Child Actress	Nanay Tatay	Won	[22]
4th Primetime Media Choice Awards	2025	Best Child Actress	Nanay Tatay	Won	[23]
PMPC Star Awards for Television		Best Children Show Host	Artsy Craftsy	Nominated	[24]
Philippine Faces of Success 2025 (2nd Young Faces of Success)		Official Awardee	For outstanding contribution as a TV, Movie, Stage Actress and TV Host	Won	[25]
World Icon of Excellence and Leadership Awards		Best Child Actress	Nanay Tatay	Won
Asia Pacific Topnotch Men and Women Achievers		Teen Actress of the Year		Won	[26]
2025 Gawad Parangal sa mga Natatanging Propesyonal		Gawad Parangal sa Natatanging Propesyonal sa Larangan ng Sining at Pagtatanghal		Won

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