Jane de Leon

Jane Florence Benitez de Leon (born November 22, 1998) is a Filipino actress, commercial model and philanthropist.

She revealed in a one-on-one interview with columnist Ogie Diaz on his YouTube channel that she often snuck out at night with her mother to travel to Metro Manila for auditions, as her father strongly opposed her pursuing acting.

The following year, De Leon signed with Glamoure Talent Agency Inc. and landed her first TV commercial for the brand Quake Overload.

[9] In 2016, she was launched as one of the members of the noontime show It's Showtime's girl group GirlTrends alongside Loisa Andalio, Maris Racal, and Barbie Imperial.

[10] The same year, she made her TV debut in a Wansapanataym episode "Tikboyong", where she played the love interest of McCoy de Leon' s character.

After Liza Soberano backed out due to finger injury, De Leon was announced as the actress to play the title character in the film Darna in July 2019.

"[15] However, in August 2020, it was announced that the film project would be postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a Darna TV series, also starring De Leon, would be developed in its place.

[16][17] While the project was indefinitely postponed, De Leon joined the cast of Ang Probinsyano in 2021 where she played the agent Natalia Mante.

"[21] De Leon starred in the comeback film of the longest-running horror franchise, Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme (2023) with Iza Calzado and Jane Oineza.

[24] In September 2019, De Leon was announced as the winner for the Belo Beauty Special Award at the annual ABS-CBN Ball.

[25] During the interview with ABS-CBN, she revealed that instead of taking the proceeds from the award, she decided to give it all to the beneficiary of the said Ball - the social welfare programme, Bantay Bata 163.

She received two nominations for Star Award for Best Single Performance by an Actress for her roles in the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya in the episodes Medal and Doctor Hero (both in 2020).

De Leon in a 2020 interview