Shaina Magdayao

Shaina Magdayao began her acting career when she was cast, at age seven, in the Philippine drama series Lyra, playing the lead character. She was discovered by ABS-CBN and became part of the Star Magic Family at a young age. Magdayao was included in the cast of the just-revamped Ang TV show, Kaybol. She was then brought together, with two other child actresses of the 1990s, Camille Prats and Serena Dalrymple to star in ABS-CBN's afternoon drama series Marinella, playing the role of Rina.

In 2000, when Shaina was 11 years old, she released a self-titled debut album with Star Records. The carrier single was "Sayaw Sweet Lullabye". The song's music video was often played in the afternoons right before Marinella or youth-oriented shows.

Magdayao has also played daughter to a wide-range of Philippine celebrity "parents" on screen. It was a role like this, in 2003 for the Laurice Guillien helmed project Tanging Yaman, that won her a Best Child Actress award from the FAMAS (Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards), and Most popular Child Actress Award from the 2002 Guillermo Mendoza Awards. She has also received an award-winning role in the Ai Ai De Las Alas starrer, Ang Tanging Ina. She had also previously received the Best Child Performer award from the Parangal ng Bayan in 1999, and Best New TV Personality in the 1999 Star Awards.

Since then, Magdayao has improved her entertainment career over the years. In 2002, she starred in a weekend afternoon series, called K2BU along with Bea Alonzo. At one point, she has appeared in several drama series and sitcoms, while going to school. She started to participate school at home in late 2004, as her schedule became busy.

In 2005, she was included in the cast of the much underrated Philippine primetime drama series Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin, along with Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo, and Bea Alonzo. It was here that she was paired with actor-dancer Rayver Cruz, who she was also paired with in several productions. She was also one of the lead casts of Erik Matti's television series, Rounin, under Chito Rono's direction, via ABS-CBN in 2006. She is part of the regular cast at ABS-CBN's Sunday afternoon show, ASAP.

Magdayao is a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic. She recently starred in Kambal sa uma, an afternoon drama series on ABS-CBN with Melissa Ricks, Rio Locsin, Matt Evans, and Jason Abalos.