2. Bianca King
• Bianca Charlotte King-Wintle (born 18 March 1986) is a
German-born Filipino-Canadian former actress best known for
playing the role as Noemi Manansala in the thriller drama
series Sinner or Saint (2011), as Aviona in the
hit fantaserye Mulawin (2004), as well as her first lead prime
time soap, Luna Blanca (2012), where in she played the title
role of black-skinned Luna.
• King starred in the afternoon drama Maghihintay Pa
Rin of GMA Network with Rafael Rosell and Dion Ignacio.
3. • She went to San Beda College Alabang during her
grade school and high school years. She then
proceeded to take up AB Digital Filmmaking in De
La Salle–College of Saint Benilde and is a music
video director.
4. • King's biggest breaks where Sinner or Saint in 2011 and Broken Vow in
2012. In 2014, she transferred to TV5 where she started in the Tuesday
primetime drama Obsession with Marvin Agustin and Neri Naig and
Elizabeth Oropesa and got another main role in comedy show Mac and
Chiz and hosted TV5’s Showbiz Konek na Konek. In 2017, she came
back to television on ABS-CBN's Pusong Ligaw as her first soap with the
network since her transfer. According to King, she did not tell anyone
about her transfer, but only to former co-star Iza Calzado, a former GMA
Television artist and her now sister-in-law.
5. Biography
• Early life and career beginnings
• Bianca Charlotte King was born on March 18, 1986, in
Germany to a Filipino mother and Canadian father. Her
career started at the age of 13, when she began modeling
for print ads and TV commercials. She did ads for a
deodorant, beverage and hotdogs brands, to name a few.
6. Career
• 2004–2014: Mulawin and supporting roles
• In 2004, King was first cast as part of the last batch of Click, where she
played the role of a golden-hearted balikbayan, Marnie. Her on-screen
partner was Warren Austria, whose claim to fame is his shampoo
commercial. Bianca was joined by then the winners of first
season of StarStruck who were Mark Herras, Jennylyn Mercado, Yasmien
Kurdi and Rainier Castillo. After her role on Click, King was cast in
the telefantasya entitled Mulawin led by Richard Gutierrez as Aguiluz
and Angel Locsin as Alwina. King played the role of Aviona, a female
warrior who was secretly in love to Mulawin. Before landing a lead role in
2011, Mulawin was considered to be her biggest break as she was one of
the lead casts together with Gutierrez, Locsin and Dennis Trillo.
According to her, she consider that moment the "turning point" of her
career because she was "able to show off her talent purely in acting".
7. • In 2005, King also tried her hosting skills via the gender-sensitive
magazine show 3R together with Iza Calzado, Bettina Carlos and Chynna
Ortaleza. King was also part of the sixth season of the youth-oriented
romance-based show, Love to Love, entitled Wish Upon a
Jar starring Yasmien Kurdi and Rainier Castillo. She also got her break in
the silver screen via the independent film, Birhen ng Manaoag led by Jodi
Sta. Maria. She played the role of Marie, the daughter of the character
of Cherrie Pie Picache. She also got a role in the movie Hari ng
Sablay led by Bearwin Meily as Monica. In December 2005, King was
part of 2 of the 8 film entries in the 2005 Metro Manila Film Festival. She
reprise her role of Aviona in the movie version of Mulawin wherein the film
stood as the television series' sequel. Aside from her role as Aviona, King
was also part in the fourth installment of one of Regal Films' most
successful movie franchises, Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife. Aside from
her Mano Po appearance, Regal Films also made King to be part of I Will
Always Love You starred by Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin. She
was also hand picked by Mark Meily to star in the short film, The Sugar
Affair.
8. • In 2006, King was signed up by Herbench to endorse their summer
line. One of the leading men's magazine in the Philippines featured
Bianca twice on their cover, the first through their September 2005
and again on the June 2006 issue. Bianca was voted as one of
FHM's 100 sexiest women several times.
9. • King was also chosen by Bench to be one of the main endorsers of
the Bench Fever: Underwear Fashion Show 2006. Her billboards
were scattered all over the metropolis and she wowed the crowd
onstage that day at the Big Dome. She had a cameo role in Rufa
Mae Quinto's Oh My Ghost! under OctoArts Films and was part of
GMA Network's multi-million underwater fantasy series, Atlantika.
10. • King was once again became a part of Love 2
Love opposite StarStruck winner, Mark Herras, in the series
entitled My Darling Mermaid as Patty and in the last installment
entitled Jass Got Lucky led by Lovi Poe and Cogie Domingo.
• In 2007, she was part of the success of the phenomenal television
hit, MariMar, where she played Natalia Montenegro. After
her MariMar role, she landed a role in one of the casts of Sine
Novela: My Only Love. The said remake was led by Rhian
Ramos and Mark Herras. Bianca King also starred in GMA
Network's telefantasya, Dyesebel, which she worked with Marian
Rivera for the third time since MariMar and Super Twins
11. 2009–2014: Breakthrough shows,
directorial debut and further projects
• In early 2009, King was cast as one of the leading ladies of Richard Gutierrez's
character in the Philippine adaptation of Zorro together with Rhian
Ramos and Michelle Madrigal. She was also part in the first story under SRO
Cinemaserye series, Ganti. She co-starred with Marvin Agustin, Sheryl
Cruz and Geoff Eigenmann. For the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival, King was
part of the film entry Wapakman led by the boxing champ, Manny Pacquiao.
• The year 2009 marked Bianca King's directorial debut through Hale's first single
in their fourth album, "Bahay Kubo". GMA Network also gave Bianca the
director's job for Frencheska Farr's debut single, "Today I'll See The Sun". Both
songs directed by King were able to be in the hit charts in the local music scenes.
12. • During the first quarter of 2010, King was cast in The Last Prince.
She portrayed the role of Bawana, the one who loved Prinsipe
Almiro/Haring Almiro (Abrenica) but the latter chose to love Lara
Fernandez (Bernal).
• In 2013, she starred in her last project with the
network, Maghihintay Pa Rin.
13. Move to TV5 (2014–2016): Failed
projects, unrated shows
• She signed an exclusive contract with TV5 after thirteen
years being a Kapuso. She started getting main roles
in Obsession and Mac and Chiz and started her hosting
career in Showbiz Konek na Konek. She stayed with the
Kapatid Network until 2016.
14. Transferring to ABS-CBN: Pusong
Ligaw as an extra role and other
supporting roles (2016–2019)
• She left TV5 after two years and moved to ABS-CBN, she
was cast in Pusong Ligaw as her first major project in the
network and became a performer on ASAP. In 2018–
2019, she starred as Aliyah Torres in an extended stint
on Halik.
