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Max Collins Born Isabelle Abiera Collins
August 28, 1992
California, USAOccupation Actress, Model Years active 2006-present Max Collins (born Isabelle Abiera Collins on August 28, 1992 in California, USA) is a Filipino American actress and model.
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Biography
Early life
Collins was born in California.[1] Her mother is a Filipina who is from Kalibo, Aklan. Her father is an American of Irish-Italian descent. Her parents met in Los Angeles when her mom was working in Bloomingdale's. Her parents separated when she was four years old. Her mom remarried when she was 9. She has a younger half brother.[2]
Isabelle used to live in Vallejo, California. When she was 10, her family moved to Kalibo, Aklan. For four years she lived in Boracay and attended Brent School Boracay.[3]
Career
Collins started doing commercials when she was 10. She has also appeared in magazines like Meg, Candy, Mega, People and Seventeen. According to her, she was discovered by a talent scout when she accidentally walked in to a shop while a shoot was ongoing. After a year she was brought to ABS-CBN. Tried out a VTR with Star Magic. Got a call back after a month. Eventually she qualified for Star Magic Batch 15.[4]
Collins was just 13 when she was launched as a Star Magic Batch 15 member. She did small roles in ABS-CBN's Star Magic Presents: Astigs and Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2 She also had a short hosting stint in Channel V. However, her showbiz career was put on a hold when she left for U.S.[5]
Collins made a comeback into the Philippine showbiz industry as one of the regular hosts of the defunct noontime program Wowowee, at the same time she appeared as Veronica in the afternoon TV series Rosalka.[5] She played a planted gate crasher in Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010. When Rosalka ended, she went to play Christy in Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Alyna.
In 2010, when her contract with Star Magic ended, Collins left for the United States to figure things out. A year after, she returned to the Philippines to relaunch her showbiz career. She changed her agent and signed up to Perry Lansigan's PPL Entertainment, Inc. and changed her stage name to Max Collins.[6]
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2 Fiona 2008 Star Magic Presents: Astigs (Astigs in Haay...skul Lyf) Kimberly[7] 2008 Star Magic Presents: Astigs (Astigs in Luvin lyf) Ice 2008 Your Song: Imposible Paige's friend 2008 Your Song: Kapag Ako Ay Nagmahal Ballet dancer 2008 Maalaala Mo Kaya Neneng "Notebook" episode 2010 Midnight DJ Sasha Guest, "Monster Valentine" episode. 2010 Wowowee Herself Host 2010 Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010 Herself Gate Crasher at Ryan Bang's birthday party 2010 Rosalka Veronica Dominguez 2010 Your Song Presents: Andi Daisy's Ate "Catch Me I'm Falling" episode 2010 Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Alyna Christy References
- ^ Miralles, Nitz (2007-06-03). "Star Magic Batch 15". About Showbiz. The Philippine Star. http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Showbiz&p=50&type=2&sec=58&aid=2007060297. Retrieved 2008-07-15.[dead link]
- ^ Bautista, Mario E. (2007-07-28). "Polo launches dance group on rival network". Dream Factory. Malaya Entertainment. http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul28/ente_2.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ Cuartero, Nestor (2007-08-31). "By the way...". MovieGoer. Tempo: The Country's Fastest Growing Newspaper. http://www.tempo.com.ph/news.php?aid=32777. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ Gallardo, Ricky T. (2007-05-05). "Which one will be the next big star?". All Access. The Manila Times. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20080626023306/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/june/05/yehey/life/20070605lif2.html. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ a b Tomines, Nica (2010-08-24). "Isabelle Abiera sets career over love life as she turns 18". News. The Philippine Entertainment Portal. http://www.pep.ph/news/26568/Isabelle-Abiera-sets-career-over-love-life-as-she-turns-18. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ Garcia, Rose (2011-09-03). "Max Collins: The actress formerly known as Isabelle Abiera relaunches her career with new manager and network". News. The Philippine Entertainment Portal. http://www.pep.ph/news/30922/Max-Collins-The-actress-formerly-known-as-Isabelle-Abiera-relaunches-her-career-with-new-manager-and-network. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ "Andoy becomes a member of the Sports Club". Star Magic Presents: Astigs. http://beta.abs-cbn.com/tabid/107/Article/9074/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
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Categories:- 1992 births
- Star Magic Batch 15
- Actors from California
- Filipino child actors
- Filipino female models
- Filipino television actors
- Filipino people of American descent
- Filipino people of Irish descent
- Filipino people of Italian descent
- Living people
- People from Aklan
- Star Magic
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