Isabel Oli | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Maria Olivia Daytia [1] October 20, 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Olive Oli, Liv Oli | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of San Jose–Recoletos | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2004–present | ||||||||||||||
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| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Camille Prats (sister-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蘇心心 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏心心 | ||||||||||||||
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Maria Olivia Daytia-Prats (born October 20, 1981), better known by the screen name Isabel Oli, is a Filipina model and actress.
Oli is the youngest of seven children to a Filipino father of Chinese descent and a Filipina mother of Spanish descent. She finished her secondary education at Cebu Eastern College and her tertiary education at the University of San Jose-Recoletos (Cebu) with a degree in Information Technology. She gained media attention in 2004 when she landed a role in a Max's Restaurant commercial.
In 2004, she started her acting career in ABS-CBN via It Might Be You and Maalaala Mo Kaya episode with Baron Geisler and her soon-to-be spouse John Prats, before moving to GMA Network in 2005.
It was her similarly named role of Isabel, the leading lady to matinee idol, Richard Gutierrez in Sugo , that launched her to full stardom. Her exposure on Sugo also landed her a role on the GMA Films' summer 2006 offering Moments of Love . Her face currently graces the covers of glossy magazines, billboards and print ads, and appears regularly on GMA Network shows. The latter portrayed the antagonistic Rosita, originally played by award-winning actress Lorna Tolentino, in Sine Novela: Maging Akin Ka Lamang . She then appeared in Gagambino , opposite Dennis Trillo. [2]
In 2009, she played Iza Calzado's antagonist in her second Sine Novela, Kaya Kong Abutin Ang Langit . Oli also played the much-coveted role of Elaine in the Philippine Version of the Korean 2004 television series, Full House . Isabel Oli is part of the cast for the movie Rosario , an MMFF 2010 entry to be shown on December 25, 2010. In 2014, Oli returned to ABS-CBN to appear in the special finale participation as Chef Bernadette Cruz in Annaliza .
On September 24, 2014, her long-time boyfriend, actor John Prats, organized a flash mob and proposed to her in Eastwood City. [3]
On May 16, 2015, Prats and Oli married in Batangas. [4] They welcomed their first child, a daughter, on April 18, 2016. [5]
On June 26, 2018 they announced the gender of their second baby on their Youtube channel (Pratty TV) and it is revealed to be a boy. He was born on November 25, 2018. [6]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ang Himala ni Niño: Unang Libro ng Niña Niño | Hershey |
| Lilet Matias: Attorney-at-Law | young Meredith "Mer" Magbanua- Simmons | |
| 2018 | Since I Found You | Alliya "Iya" Capistrano-Samontina |
| Ipaglaban Mo: Ate | Lisa | |
| 2016 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Anino | Marites |
| 2015 | Bridges of Love | Atty. Malaya Cabrera |
| Ipaglaban Mo: Dahil Mahal Mo Siya | Rebecca | |
| Pablo S. Gomez's Inday Bote | young & adult Lita Vargas | |
| Maalaala Mo Kaya: Takure | Maricar | |
| 2014 | Wansapanataym Presents: My App Boyfie | Young Stella Tuason |
| It's Showtime Holy Week Special | ||
| Banana Split | Herself | |
| The Singing Bee | Herself / Guest Player | |
| It's Showtime | Herself / Guest Hurado | |
| ASAP | Herself / Guest | |
| Ipaglaban Mo: Ako Ang Nauna | Rosa | |
| Annaliza | Chef Bernadette Cruz | |
| 2013 | Magkano Ba ang Pag-ibig? | Atty. Richelle Mangahas |
| Forever | Monica "Monique" Del Prado | |
| 2012 | Day Off | |
| Sports Pilipinas | ||
| Faithfully | Megan Briones | |
| 2011 | Daldalita | May |
| Captain Barbell: Ang Pagbabalik | Melanie Ocampo | |
| 2010 | Party Pilipinas | Herself |
| 2009–2010 | SOP Rules | |
| Full House | Elaine Villavicencio | |
| 2009 | Sine Novela: Kaya Kong Abutin Ang Langit | Therese Gardamonte |
| Rosalinda | Austerica Carvajal | |
| Dear Friend: Bakasyonista | Gina | |
| Suddenly Its Magic! | Tesa | |
| 2008–2009 | Carlo J. Caparas' Gagambino | Bernadette Albuento / Alakdanessa |
| 2008 | Sine Novela: Maging Akin Ka Lamang | Rosita Monteverde |
| 2007 | Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang | Selinda |
| Mga Mata ni Anghelita | Teresa | |
| 2006 | Atlantika | Alona |
| Love to Love Season 11 | Cristy / Tintin | |
| I Luv NY | Wendy | |
| 2005–2006 | Love to Love Season 9 | Arlene |
| Sugo | Isabel | |
| 2004 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Trolley | Imelda |
| It Might Be You | Aretha (credited as Olivia Daytia) |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2019 | The Mall, The Merrier | |
| 2015 | Beauty and the Bestie | Wila |
| 2014 | English Only, Please | Megan Montañer |
| 2010 | Rosario | Carmen |
| You to Me Are Everything | Megan | |
| 2006 | Moments of Love | Ava |
| Year | Award Giving Body | Category | Nominated Work | Results |
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| 2009 | 1st MTRCB TV Awards | Female Star of the Night | — | Won [7] |