Maria Katrina Irene Halili (born January 4, 1986 in Quezon City, Philippines), is a Filipina actress. She is an alumna of the StarStruck talent search and was the cover girl of FHM Philippines during its December 2005 issue. Kat was the country’s sexiest woman for two straight years (2006, 2007) according to FHM Philippines. She continues to hone her craft, proving that her sexy body comes with undeniable talent.
Screen Name: Katrina Halili
Nick Name: Kat, Cheque
Real Name: Ma. Katrina Irene Halili
Birthday: January 4, 1986
Birth Place: Quezon City
Height: 5′5
Hobbies: Listening to music, watching TV
Sports: volleyball, swimming, badminton
FAVORITES:
Actors/Actress: Regine Velasquez, Richard Gomez and Claudine Baretto are her favorite local actors.
Movies: A Walk to Remember and Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita are her movies of choice.
Singers: Regine Velasquez, Janno Gibbs and Ogie Alcasid.
Music: She likes listening to sentimental rock.
Unforgettable childhood memory:
“Nang tinulak ako ng kalaro ko tapos nagkapeklat [na kita] hanggang ngayon.”
Katrina Halili is an alumna of the StarStruck talent search and the cover girl of leading magazines such as FHM Philippines and Maxim Philippines. She was voted as FHM Philippines’ sexiest woman for the year 2006 and bagged the title yet again in 2007. She is the first StarStruck contestant to top the FHM Philippines’ 100 Sexiest list and the only Filipina celebrity to have won the title twice in a row. She is a three-time FHM Philippines covergirl. With 123,000 votes, she placed 2nd to Marian Rivera in the 2008 Philippines’ Finest (FHM 100 Philippines sexiest women list, cover girl). During the same year, she was chosen as the calendar girl for FHM Philippines for the second time. In addition, she also launched her own line of lingeries and swimsuits she called Playmates, and became an image model for the Belo Medical Group.
Halili was formally launched as a character actress on Philippine television by way of Majika and Darna, two fantasy-themed series, wherein she played the villain to the character portrayed by Angel Locsin. GMA 7, her home studio, once again tapped her to play another villain role, and it was in the Philippine version of Marimar that she became a household name. After her stint as villain on these TV programs, she finally starred on her first lead role in a daytime soap entitled Sine Novela: Magdusa Ka, where she was paired with her leading man Dennis Trillo. Before the last few episodes of this soap were shown, she began shooting for Obra, a primetime drama anthology where she showcased her versatility as an actress. In the October 2008, Katrina once again collaborated with Dennis Trillo in Gagambino.
Trivia
* She is part-Chinese, a fact that she has mentioned in several of her interviews.
* She has posed twice on FHM-Philippines: October 2006 and December 2005
* She appears in several shows of GMA Network as an antagonist but in Atlantika, she is one of the protagonists.
* Although born in Quezon City, she grew up in Palawan where she joined a province-wide beauty contest, representing the municipality of El Nido.
* She is the only Starstruck finalist who did not audition at the audition studio. She was interviewed in a café. Still, she earned a slot at the Final 14.
