Janella Maxine Desiderio Salvador (Tagalog: [dʒaˈnɛlɐ]; born March 30, 1998) is a Filipino actress and singer.

[2] Her parents are West End musical actress Jenine Desiderio and Juan Miguel Salvador, Awit Award winning songwriter[3][4] and former lead singer of Rage Band.

[19][20][21] After being selected to interpret the theme song "Happily Ever After" for Hong Kong Disneyland's 10th anniversary,[22] she made her film debut in director Jun Lana's Haunted Mansion.

Following a portrayal as a singing mermaid in fantasy film My Fairy Tail Love Story, she would garner praise as a love-struck waitress in director Jason Paul Laxamana's rom-com So Connected.

Her role as Emma, a mortuary cosmetologist who becomes possessed by the town's spirit won her Princess of Philippine Television at the national Box Office Entertainment Awards.

[32] By year end, Salvador starred opposite veteran actress Maricel Soriano in film The Heiress, which was based on the Philippine barang folklore.

[34][35] On November 19, 2021, she was confirmed as supervillain Valentina / Regina Vanguardia in Mars Ravelo's Darna, to be directed by Chito S. Roño.

In July 2023, she also concluded principal photography in Hong Kong for the international romance film Under Parallel Skies.

It had its world premiere at the 17th Asian Film Awards, its nationwide theatrical release in the Philippines on April 17, Singapore on May, 1 and Thailand on May 9 2024, as well as limited screening in Laos, Cambodia, UAE and Vietnam.

[40][41] For Pride Month 2024, Salvador released a music video for her song Hey You that features a sapphic romantic storyline.