Career

Marla didn’t have plans of entering showbiz when she came to the Philippines for a vacation. But she enjoyed her vacation so much that she wanted to stay.

She found her reason to stay when she learned about Star Circle Quest

Star Circle Quest

Star Circle Quest was a reality-based talent search in where at least 10 teen-aged contestants, called as "Questors", will undergo talent training, physical enhancement and different challenges to test their talent skills. Every week, one will be eliminated and the last Questor who will remain...

. She admits that the idea of staying was actually what prompted her to join the talent search show. She joined the first Star Circle Quest where she didn't get picked. After a year Marla joined Star Circle Quest - Star Circle National Teen Quest where she was one of the top 15 contestants.

After getting bumped off the top 15, she received some offers for acting projects from ABS-CBN. Her first major role to star in ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN

ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

's Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin

Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin

Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin is a soap opera directed by F.M. Reyes, broadcast by ABS-CBN in the Philippines...

along ABS-CBN's biggest stars. She played, a villainess out to make Jasmin's (Bea Alonzo

Bea Alonzo

Phylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom , popularly known as Bea Alonzo, is a Filipino film and television actress, and singer. She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract talents.-Early life:...

) life miserable, Zsa Zsa Ricafort. The role gave her much notice. Marla considers this as her biggest break in Philippine

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 showbiz.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Star Circle Quest Star Circle Quest Star Circle Quest was a reality-based talent search in where at least 10 teen-aged contestants, called as "Questors", will undergo talent training, physical enhancement and different challenges to test their talent skills. Every week, one will be eliminated and the last Questor who will remain...	Herself	Contestant
2004–2005	Star Circle Quest - Star Circle National Teen Quest Star Circle Quest Star Circle Quest was a reality-based talent search in where at least 10 teen-aged contestants, called as "Questors", will undergo talent training, physical enhancement and different challenges to test their talent skills. Every week, one will be eliminated and the last Questor who will remain...	Herself	Top 15
2005	Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin is a soap opera directed by F.M. Reyes, broadcast by ABS-CBN in the Philippines...	Zsa Zsa Ricafort
2005	SCQ: Reload OK Ako!	Trixie
2006	Panday Ang Panday (TV series) Ang Panday or simply Panday is a fantaserye television series that was aired in the Philippines by ABS-CBN. The pilot episode of the first book aired on November 7, 2005 and ended with its last episode on December 9, 2005...	Violeta
2008	Your Song: You Win The Game Your Song "Your Song" is a ballad composed and performed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. It appeared on John's self-titled second album in 1970....	Sonia

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