Her first television appearance was in the Manilyn Reynes starer telenovela Gintong Kristal in GMA7.
She became a Regal contract artist and then transferred to Viva Films where she did over 20 movies.
She starred in the 1992 comedy film Alabang Girls with Andrew E. She also starred in the film Oo Na, Sige Na (1994) as the partner of Robin Padilla's character and Kadenang Bulaklak (1994).
Roces is the youngest child and only daughter (after two brothers) of Rene Adad, who was the Philippine branch manager of the Coca-Cola Export Company[1] and a former president of the Philippine Football Federation,[2] and Carmina Gutierrez-Adad.
Ana Roces has two children, Carmela and Mateo,[3] and is married to Bertrand "Trandy" Baterina.