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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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".

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.