Lourdes Faberes

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Lourdes Faberes
Born1974or1975(age 50–51) [1]
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Alma mater Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Lourdes Faberes (born 1974or1975) [1] is a Philippines-born actress based in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her work in television, theatre, and film. She played Pollution in the Amazon series Good Omens , the assassin Altani on History Channel's Knightfall and covert operative Michelle Ito on ABC's series, Whiskey Cavalier . In 2021 she appeared on the Bond film, No Time to Die, and in 2022 played Kate Fletcher in The Sandman TV series.

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Early life and theatre

Lourdes Faberes was born and raised in Manila, Philippines. [2] She moved to the United Kingdom in 1997, and studied and gained an MA degree in Performance (Advanced Theatre Practice) at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. [3]

Faberes has stated that her mother wanted "overachieving children". Although her parents first suggested that she become a lawyer, her mother brought Faberes to various extracurricular activities, including tennis, embroidery, and arms and ammunition. She was first introduced to acting when her mother took her to the National Theatre in the Philippines to improve her elocution. Her acting debut was in a production of The King and I in 1991. [4] Faberes performed for the Philippines repertory company in Miss Saigon. [4]

Career

Faberes made her screen acting debut in the 'ensemble' of the television series Great Performances , production of Jesus Christ Superstar.[ citation needed ] In 2004, Faberes starred as Isabel Liu, a Flight Dynamics Officer [Fido], from mission control in the BBC's Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets . [5] Since then, Faberes has clocked numerous TV series appearances as well as major roles in many short films. Recent years have seen her progress when landing a more regular slot in 2018 for Season 1 of Knightfall as Altani. [6] In 2019, Faberes followed this with further regular appearances, as Sister Li in Season 1 of Grenslanders (Floodlands), a Dutch-Belgian TV series, and as "Pollution", one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Amazon Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett TV series Good Omens . [7] [8]

Faberes appeared as a SPECTRE agent in the Bond film, No Time to Die . [9] In 2022, she appeared as Kate Fletcher in an episode of The Sandman . [3]

In 2022, she starred as Emilia in Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre alongside Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Eddie Marsan, and Hugh Grant. For her performance in the role, she was nominated, [10] and won the 2023 9th National Film Awards UK Award for Best Supporting Actress. [11]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008A Dying Breed [12] Christine Abernathie
2009Barry BrownHendoo girlShort film
2009 State of Play [6] ReporterUncredited
2009 Spread [6] Prince Stelio's GangUncredited
2011Bellinger's AffairLinh BellingerShort film
2011Cross Your FingersMayaShort film
2011 Room 304 [6] [13] Maid
201347 ClevelandRed / BlueShort film; also as producer
2014Balsa Wood [6] LornaShort film
2014 Someone You Love [6] Pepita PonceDanish film
2014My Son & the Hole PunchSueShort film; also as producer
2016The Heart of the Forest [6] Eve
2016Mother of PearlPearl
2021 No Time to Die [9] SPECTRE Agent
2021 Boiling Point Sara Southworth
2022Bus GirlMs. MauveShort film
2022 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Emilia
2023Surprised by OxfordProfessor Rutledge
TBAA Dying BreedChristine AbernathiePost production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Great Performances in Jesus Christ Superstar[ citation needed ]EnsembleEpisode: "Jesus Christ Superstar"
2001 Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible [6] Woo WooEpisode: "Frenzy of Tongs"
2002 Manchild [6] Pi LauEpisode: "Jealousy"
2004 Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets [6] [5] Flight Dynamics Officer Isabel LiuRegular role (BBC)
2004 New Tricks [6] Patricia LeeEpisode: "ID Parade"
2007 Joe's Palace LaarniTV film
2008 Coming Up [6] PananEpisode: "The Thai Bride"
2009 Law and Order Dr. Julia LamEpisode: "Love and Loss"
2009 Holby City [6] Hansa Nichols2 episodes
2012Safelight 19 [14] Alpha Feral1 episode
2018 Knightfall [6] Altani3 episodes
2019 Doctors [6] Anya DeriadaEpisode: "Remorse"
2019 Grantchester [6] Mya LyallSeries 2 (1 episode)
2019 Grenslanders (Dutch TV series) [6] [2] Sister LiSeries 1 (3 episodes)
2019 Whiskey Cavalier [6] [2] Michelle ItoEpisode: "Mrs. & Mr. Trowbridge"
2019 Good Omens [8] Pollution [2] [7] Series 1 (3 episodes)
2022TakeoverCelia2 episodes
2022 The Sandman [3] Kate FletcherEpisode: "24/7"
2024 Anansi Boys TaraEpisode: 1.1

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2016Accolade CompetitionAward of Excellence (shared with Jessica Henwick and Giles Alderson)The Heart of the ForestWon [15] [16]
2017Asians on Film FestivalBest Original Script (shared with Jessica Henwick)Won [15] [17]
Best Best Ensemble Cast (shared)Nominated [15] [17]
2023 9th National Film Awards UK Best Supporting Actress Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Won [10] [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Tristram Fane Saunders (20 March 2017). "The 'yellowface' row proved British theatre is stuck in the past - but could a new play bring it forward?". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020. The play is staged in a Peter Brook-esque empty space, and has a British Asian cast led by 42-year-old actress Lourdes Faberes as the titular warlord.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Lourdes Faberes". sohovoices.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - Alumni News Roundup - Autumn 2022". cssd.ac.uk. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Lourdes Faberes: 'All my friends were in Miss Saigon, but I can't sing'". thestage.co.uk. 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 "The ultimate journey of human exploration comes to BBC One November 2004" (PDF). BBC. 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Lourdes Faberes". cam.co.uk. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. 1 2 "There's a ton of new footage in this new Good Omens featurette". Radio Times. 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. 1 2 "10 Filipino actors on US and UK TV shows". cnnphilippines.com. 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  9. 1 2 "No Time to Die". metacritic.com. 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Nominees for the 9th annual National Film Awards 2023 announced". National Film Awards. 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  11. 1 2 Sara Joseph (4 July 2023). "The National Film Awards 2023 Celebrates Outstanding Talent and Achievements in the Film Industry". National Film Awards.
  12. ↑ "Film Detail - A Dying Breed". British Film Council. 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Scandinavian Film Festival 2012 - Room 304". Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Safelight 19 is a post apocalyptic series set in 2022". mandy.com. 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  15. 1 2 3 "Lourdes Faberes Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Winners November 2016 |".
  17. 1 2 "Asians on Film Festival of Shorts 2016 Summer Quarter Winners". asiansonfilm.com. 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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