Marian Rivera

Not to be confused with Miriam Rivera or Mariano Rivera.

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Rivera, the birth surname or paternal family name is Gracia, and the marital name is Dantes.

Marian Rivera
Rivera at her wedding to Dingdong Dantes, December 2014
Ambassador for Women and Children with Disabilities Congress of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office March 31, 2014
Personal details
Born	Marian Rivera Gracia (1984-08-12) 12 August 1984 Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spain Philippines
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Spouse	Dingdong Dantes ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	Maria Letizia Gracia Dantes Jośe Sixto Gracia Dantes IV
Education	Saint Francis of Assisi College De La Salle University – Dasmariñas
Occupation	Actress model dancer recording artist singer television personality
Known for	MariMar Mars Ravelo's Dyesebel Mars Ravelo's Darna Amaya Temptation of Wife

Marian Rivera Gracia-Dantes (Tagalog: [maɾˈjɐn ɾɪˈbɛɾa dɐnˈtɛs]; born 12 August 1984) is a Spanish Filipino actress, commercial model and entrepreneur. She gained prominence as a widely-acclaimed actress for her roles in MariMar, Dyesebel, Amaya, Darna and Temptation of Wife.

As a recording artist, Rivera has released two studio albums: the Marian Rivera Dance Hits and Retro Crazy. She has starred in films such as My Bestfriend's Girlfriend, You to Me Are Everything, and Panday 2.

She was included in 2011's Top 20 Endorsers. She was hailed as FHM Magazine's Sexiest Woman in 2008, 2013, and 2014, setting the record of three cumulative victories through voting online and SMS. She was selected as one of the members of the selection committee at the Miss Universe 2021.

Early life and education

Marian Rivera Gracia was born in Madrid, Spain to Francisco Javier Gracia Alonso, a Spaniard, and Amalia Rivera, a Filipina from Cavite. Her parents married and eventually divorced when she was three years old, after which her mother brought her to the Philippines where she grew up. However, her mother had to leave to continue her work commitment abroad and Rivera was sent to her maternal grandmother, Francisca Rivera, in Maragondon, Cavite.

Rivera pursued her elementary and high school education at Saint Francis of Assisi College System, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree from the De La Salle University-Dasmariñas. After graduation, she worked for a mental institution in Mandaluyong where she gave out medicine and conducted examinations and evaluations of patients.

Career

2004–2008: Career beginnings

Marian Rivera pursued ramp modelling in her elementary schooling years then later as TV commercial model for SkinWhite lotion, Sky Flakes biscuits, and other labels. These commercial appearances led TAPE Inc. executive producer Tony Tuviera commission her for roles in the afternoon TV soap operas Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako, Agawin Mo Man ang Lahat, and Pinakamamahal. Rivera made her first supporting role film appearance through OctoArts' Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko: The Legend Continues in 2005 as the fairy Alyssa. In 2006, she signed a contract with Regal Entertainment that featured her debut in the horror film Pamahiin.

In February 2007, GMA Network cast her for motherly roles; first in the Filipino-Malaysian TV drama series Muli. and lastly in the fantasy TV series, Super Twins as the protagonist twins' mother, and villain on later episodes that concluded on 1 June 2007.

In June 2007, Rivera auditioned for and won the lead role in GMA Network's adaptation of the popular Mexican series MariMar (based on Televisa's the 1994 Mexican telenovela of the same title). Opposite to Dingdong Dantes, the show became the highest-rated prime time drama show on Philippine television at that time and launched Rivera to stardom.

She was acknowledged as a Phenomenal TV Star in the 38th Box-Office Entertainment Awards by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc. in 2008. That year she won an award for her work in the show, as well as several product endorsements. She was named the country's sexiest woman by FHM magazine, and was also included in the "hottest" list of other magazines like Maxim and Uno.

That same year, she appeared in two films, Desperadas and Bahay Kubo, both Metro Manila Film Festival entries.

Rivera at the Sinulog Festival in Cebu, January 2009

In 2008, Rivera played the title role in Dyesebel, which aired on 28 April 2008, the famous Philippine mermaid character acted by many famous Filipinos actresses from as early as 1970. The series is another team-up with Dantes. The year marked Rivera's first lead role opposite Richard Gutierrez in My Best Friend's Girlfriend. In the same year, Dantes and Rivera debuted in One True Love, directed by Mac Alejandre. She also appeared in two Metro Manila Film Festival entries such as Shake, Rattle & Roll X, an omnibus horror trilogy in which she played "Nieves, The Engkanto Slayer", and Desperadas 2, a sequel of the 2007 film of the same with Rufa Mae Quinto, Iza Calzado, Ruffa Gutierrez, and Ogie Alcasid. She was among the third batch of stars honored in the Eastwood City Walk of Fame located in Eastwood City, Libis, Quezon City in 2008.

Rivera released her first dance music album entitled Marian Rivera Dance Hits under Universal Records in 2008. It was a compilation of 12 songs, danced and choreographed by Rivera. The album certified a 2-time Platinum Record Award by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (or PARI).

2009–2014: Rise to fame

In 2009, she released her first single, "Sabay Sabay Tayo" under her second album Retro Crazy. The single and the album both received Gold Award and later on, a Platinun Record Award from PARI.

In February 2009, she appeared in Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang, an adaptation of Carlo J. Caparas' graphic novel. It was her third team-up with Dingdong Dantes. Later that year, she was paired with Dennis Trillo in an adaptation of the famous historical fiction heroine created by Mars Ravelo, Darna. She played Narda, who turns into superheroine Darna, after swallowing a magical stone. Nestor Torre of Philippine Daily Inquirer described the series as "loud and livid", praising Rivera's acting. Trillo and Rivera later teamed-up for the second time on the horror-suspense film Tarot produced by Regal Entertainment.

She appeared on her first sitcom, Show Me Da Manny, alongside Manny Pacquiao. According to Philippine Star, Rivera showed a natural comic skill.

Rivera at LA Conferences (December 2008)

Rivera, starred in the Philippine adaptation of Endless Love, a Korean series, aired on GMA Network. Rivera reunited with Dantes in You to Me Are Everything, a romantic-comedy film under GMA Films which premiered on 5 May 2010. She played Francisca Carantes, a girl from Cordillera who turns out to be the daughter of a millionaire.

Gracia starred in her own Metro Manila Film Festival entry, Super Inday and the Golden Bibe, for which she was nominated as Best Actress at the festival's awards night. She starred on a Holy Week drama special, Anghel sa Lupa (Earth Angel), produced by APT Entertainment, as well as in a Christmas series aired on GMA Network, The Christmas Doll.

In 2011, she was cast in Temptation Island, a remake of the 1980 film of the same name. She reprised the role of Cristina G., a beauty queen aspirant who has been trapped on an island together with contenders acted by Heart Evangelista, Solenn Heussaff, Lovi Poe, and Ruffa Mae Quinto. She also starred in Bong Revilla's film, Ang Panday 2. That same year, she headlined Amaya, a historical drama fiction depicting early Filipinos in the 16th century. She won several awards and accolades including "Favorite TV Actress" on 2011 KZONE Awards, "Best Actress" in a Prime Time Television Series on NSSUA Awards, and for the first time as "Best Actress" in Golden Screen TV Awards in 2013.

That same year, she won her second "Best Actress" award for the same show at the 2013 Northwest Samar State University Annual Awards. The series is promoted by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and Department of Education due to its cultural concept that shows and depicts the Filipino material culture, beliefs, traditions and mores in the Pre-Hispanic era.

In 2012, Rivera headlined on different programs of GMA Network such as My Beloved, a Filipino romance drama-suspense-thriller series created and written by RJ Nuevas, under the helm of Dominic Zapata and Lore Reyes.

The series premiered on 13 February 2012, it follows the life and love story of an angel of death named Arlan, a fictional character portrayed by Dantes, who falls in love with a human named Sharina, played by Rivera. He was punished and sent to earth to become human being. But complications arise when he found himself trapped in the body of a notorious criminal. She was cast on her second sitcom Tweets for My Sweet, which earned her two nominations as "Best Actress in comedy show" on 2012 PMPC Star Awards and 2013 Golden Screen TV Awards.

Rivera hosted a reality show, Extra Challenge, with Richard Gutierrez and Boobay. The show is a recurring reality show originally aired in 1999, 2003 and 2006.

In the latter part of 2012, Rivera gained another fame through the Philippine adaptation of a popular Korean series, Temptation of Wife, which aired on the same network. She played Angeline, a long-suffering wife, who has been lied to by his husband, Marcel and a friend named Heidi. Angeline returned as "Chantal", a rich sophisticated woman who takes revenge on the people who had hurt her. The series once again gave fame to Rivera on various Asian countries, resulting to a fan meeting and television guesting's in Vietnam, where the series was aired, along with her other works. The series gave Rivera a "Best Actress" award at the PMPC Star Awards for TV and a "Best Actress in a Lead Role" nomination from the 18th Asian Television Awards with Lorna Tolentino in the series Pahiram Ng Sandali. She appeared on her second movie with Richard Gutierrez in a romantic-comedy film entitled My Lady Boss. According to her, "It’s my first time to play a mean but ultraconservative character...", referring on her role as Evelyn, "the boss from hell".

Rivera made an appearance for Ekstra: The Bit Player, an official entry to the 2013 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. Rivera appeared with Ai-Ai delas Alas in Kung Fu Divas, a film distributed by Star Cinema as part of their 20th Anniversary in the Philippine Film Industry, Rivera also act as co-producer of the said film.

This prompted her to appear for the first time on ABS-CBN, rival network of GMA Network. She appeared on three consecutive episodes of Kris TV, a taped interview in Showbiz Inside Report, and a live interview on The Buzz with Delas Alas. Her last appearance on ABS-CBN was a live interview in Bandila. During the interviews, she revealed she had her on-the-job training (OJT) in ABS-CBN during her college days.

2014–present: Later years

https://aphrodite.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/articles/900_675_25__20190802122459.jpg Rivera returned to prime time with a heavy-drama project temporarily entitled as Carmela (formerly "Catarina") broadcast by GMA Network on 27 January 2014, wherein she was occasionally paired with Alden Richards.

On 19 April 2014, she headlined in another Lenten television drama anthology special, Panalangin. It was the fourth time she had starred in a Lenten series which was also produced by APT Entertainment and broadcast in the same network.

In 2015, Rivera was supposed to appear in her comeback television program entitled The Rich Man's Daughter, but due to her pregnancy, she was then replaced by fellow Kapuso celebrity Rhian Ramos respectively. Despite of her first pregnancy, Rivera pursued to continue some of her appointments in which she appeared in different television commercial ads namely Biofit Tea, Hana Shampoo, Kopiko Cafe Blanca, 555 Tuna, and the recent Del Monte Quick & Easy TV ad, together with her husband Dingdong Dantes. Magazine covers that featured Rivera such as UNO Magazine, MEG Magazine, Preview Magazine, Speed Magazine, Weddings & Beyond Magazine are to be name the few. In the cover of UNO Magazine, Rivera was quoted as saying "Pregnancy is a beautiful thing", describing her present condition in her Instagram account.

Rivera was selected as USTv's Student Leaders Choice for Female Social Media Personality Gawad Sulo ng Bayan Natatanging Pilipinang Aktres sa Pelikula at Telebisyon on Golden Torch CCA, Inc., and the 2nd PEPList Choice Awards for its Newsmaker of the Year category, with Dingdong Dantes, was accepted by ABS-CBN newscaster Korina Sanchez on behalf of the couple. Rivera was included to Rogue Magazine's Top 50 Most Influential Filipino Online.

That same year, she headlined with Ai-Ai delas Alas, joined by Alden Richards, Julie Anne San Jose, as well as comedians Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola in the comedy-variety show Sunday PinaSaya. In 2016, Rivera marked her comeback in television as part of the remake of GMA Network's fantasy TV show, Encantadia.

Rivera made her surprise cameo appearance in romantic-comedy film, Imagine You and Me which stars the love team of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza.

In 2017, Rivera debuted in her drama anthology for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), Tadhana, which premiered 20 May. She appeared in Super Ma'am since September. In 2021, Rivera was a member of the selection committee for Miss Universe 2021 held at Eilat, Israel.

Philanthropy

In 2009, Rivera and Dingdong Dantes, with assistance from Yes Pinoy Foundation, Philippine National Red Cross and Philippine Marines went to Cainta, Rizal to help the victim of Typhoon Ondoy. Aside from being a volunteer in GMA Network's telethon, she helped repacking relief goods from the GMA Kapuso Foundation, a charitable institution from the network.

In 2011, Rivera joined "Marriott Manila", in reaching out for victims of Typhoon Sendong particularly the children in Pasay.

In August 2012, Rivera joined the Philippine Red Cross team during their mission in Quezon City to help out the victims of the flooding. Rivera, together with former senator Dick Gordon, waded through floodwaters to get to an area where some 500 families sought refuge from the floods caused by the non-stop rains. She stated that helping out the victims is her 28th birthday gift to herself. She also said that she didn’t mind getting wet and tired during the mission, as she says it was a small sacrifice compared to the hardships that the victims are experiencing. According to Rivera, she went as a volunteer and not as a celebrity.

Rivera joined Kris Aquino in visiting affected areas throughout Metro Manila. Rivera organized a blood donation program for the Red Cross at the Ever Gotesco in Quezon City in celebration of her 28th birthday wherein it was attended by lot of people including celebrities.

In 2013, Rivera and her boyfriend Dingdong Dantes contributed for the fund-raising event at the annual Noel Bazaar, the long-running Christmas shopping event in Pasay for GMA Kapuso Foundation. During the Philippines' Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever recorded, Rivera also helped in the packing of relief goods to be distributed to the affected families and supported the Yes Pinoy Foundation's victim assistance program. In addition to that, she launched Oplan: Bangka, a livelihood project in which Rivera will shoulder the expenses for the construction of fishing boats that will be given for Cebu's fishermen.

In 2013, Rivera, along with Dingdong Dantes, joined PETA in their campaign to free the elephant Mali from the Manila Zoo.

On 31 March 2014, she lent her star power to promote the rights of women and children with disabilities in the country as she was appointed by the Congress of the Philippines as Ambassador for Women and Children with Disabilities. She proposed a public-private partnership for the establishment of a special school for children with disabilities so that they can have better access to education. On the latter part of the year, Rivera adds another advocacy to her list as she actively supports "Smile Train", an international children’s charity with a sustainable approach to a single, solvable problem: cleft lip and palate.

Public image

External images
Rivera's FHM Cover FHM Magazine cover from January 2013
Rivera's second FHM Magazine cover, March 2014

Rivera was declared as FHM Magazine's Sexiest Woman in 2008. With her victory, the FHM staff clarifies that contrary to popular impression, Rivera was already being eyed by FHM even before her career skyrocketed because of Marimar. Before arising as Top 1 in the Top 100 list, she was already listed in the list in 2006 and 2007 at #38 and #24 respectively.

She is consistently at the upper top 10 after her declaration as Philippines' finest woman, ranking #3 in 2009, #4 in 2010 and #2 losing to Sam Pinto, in 2011.

In 2012, Rivera entered the chart at #5, her lowest since topping the said list in 2008. She became a cover for the first time on FHM through its January 2013 issue, which made her one of the biggest contenders for the title, Sexiest Woman of the World for 2013. Rivera appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine in the same month. For the third time, she was given a cover of Women's Health in March 2013. She stated she owes her physique to Muay Thai and Wushu; both are forms of martial arts.

In 2013, Rivera was declared by FHM Philippines as "the sexiest woman in the Philippines", making her second to reclaim the coveted title five years after she first won it (the first was Angel Locsin, who won it in '05 and '10). According to FHM, more than 16 million votes were cast this year, and the final tally saw Rivera raking in a total of 890,490 votes against Sam Pinto's 778,681.

In 2013, Rivera became the image of popular brand Ginebra San Miguel following her successful stint for the brand way back 2009.

In 2009, Rivera was listed as #5 in "Top 20 Celebrity Endorser"'s list of Manila Standard and #1 in QTV's "Ang Pinaka..." List of Endorsers. In 2010, she was listed at SPOT's list of "Top 10 Most In-demand Celebrity Endorsers" at #3. Christine Marie Leido of AB Communications, Inc. stated, "In our choice, for instance, of Marian Rivera[...]she provided the excitement, fresh look and instant recognition the brand needed. The market understood the product and was able to relate to it because she embodied the values the brand stood for ... As could be expected, she motivated purchase because of her appeal across all classes and gender."

In 2011, YES! Magazine listed her on their "Top 20 Endorsers" list which was a result of cumulative earnings of each celebrity on their endorsements alone.

In 2012, she charted at #9 on the "Top 10 International Beauties of 2012" published by TopTenz, the only Asian who made it to the list. According to the web site, Rivera belongs to the major stars in the Philippines.

Personal life

Rivera walking down the aisle at her wedding, December 2014

In August 2014, during a live airing of Rivera's dance program, Dantes, her longtime boyfriend, made a special guest appearance. Dantes made a surprise live proposal to Rivera. It was the second proposal by Dantes; the first one was in Macau. In order to marry him, she had to be received into the Roman Catholic Church via conditional baptism as her baptism in Spain was not recognized as valid.

On 30 December 2014, she married Dingdong Dantes. The wedding was held at Cubao Cathedral in Quezon City, while the reception took place at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, and was televised on GMA Network. Dantes and Rivera had invited over 1,200 guests to their wedding. In April 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. Rivera gave birth to a daughter, Maria Letizia (named Zia), at the Makati Medical Center on 23 November 2015.

Rivera supports breastfeeding in public. She was given the Breastfeeding Influencer and Advocate Award by the Mother and Child Nurses Association of the Philippines on 25 November 2016, citing her advocacy for public breastfeeding.

On 25 September 2018, Dantes and Rivera announced that they were expecting their second child. Their son, Jose Sixto Gonzalez (named Ziggy), was born at the Makati Medical Center on 16 April 2019.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko: The Legend Continues	Alyssa	Nominated—STAR Awards for New Movie Actress of the Year
2006	Pamahiin	Becca
2007	Bahay Kubo	Lily
2008	Desperadas	Courtney
	My Best Friend's Girlfriend	Grace	Nominated—Enpress Golden Screen Awards for Best Actress Won—Box-Office Entertainment Awards for Valentine Box-Office Queen
	One True Love	Joy
	Scaregivers	Cameo role
	Shake Rattle & Roll X	Nieves
	Desperadas 2	Courtney
2009	Tarot	Cara
2010	You to Me Are Everything	Francisca/Iska Florantes
	Noy	Herself/cameo
	Super Inday and the Golden Bibe	Inday/Super Inday	Nominated—Metro Manila Film Festival Awards for Best Actress
2011	Temptation Island	Cristina G.
	Tween Academy: Class of 2012	Cameo role
	Ang Panday 2	Arlana	Nominated—FAMAS Awards for Best Actress
2013	Dance of the Steelbars	Cameo role
	My Lady Boss	Evelyn Vallejo
	Ekstra	Herself/Belinda (cameo)	Nominated—Worldfest-Houston International for Best Supporting Actress
	Kung Fu Divas	Samantha	Nominated—FAMAS Awards for Best Actress
2014	Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2	Cameo role	40th Metro Manila Film Festival Entry
	My Big Bossing's Adventures	Clarissa
2016	Imagine You and Me	Cameo role
2018	Fantastica	Cameo role	44th Metro Manila Film Festival Entry

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2005–06	Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako	Clarisse Pelaez	GMA Network
2006	Agawin Mo Man ang Lahat	Almira Dueñas / Isadora Valencia / Alegra		Won—Star Awards for Best New Female TV Personality
	Pinakamamahal	Carissa Crismundo
2007	Super Twins	Ester Paredes		Last mother role on Philippine television
	Muli	Racquel Estadilla	GMA Network / TV1	First international drama stint
2007–08	MariMar	MariMar Perez / Bella Aldama	GMA Network	Won—Fil-Am Visionary Awards for Favorite Actress Won—USTv Student Choice for Most Popular Actress in a Drama/Miniseries Won—Guillermo Box-office Awards for Most Promising Female Star Won—Guillermo Box-office Awards for Phenomenal TV Star
2008	Dyesebel	Dyesebel/Isabel/Cassandra		First Mars Ravelo's super heroine lead
2009	Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang	Proserfina J. Valdez/Andrea
2009–10	Mars Ravelo's : Darna	Narda/Darna		Second Mars Ravelo's super heroine lead
2010	Endless Love	Jenny Dizon/Jenny Cruz
	Jillian: Namamasko Po	Odessa Fuentes
2011–12	Amaya	Amaya / Bai Amaya / Dian Amaya		Nominated—Golden Screen TV Awards 2011 for Best Actress Won—KZONE Awards for Favorite TV Actress Won—NSSUAA 2012 for Best Actress Won—NSSUAA 2013 for Best Actress Won–Golden Screen TV Awards 2013 for Best Actress First Ever Historical Epic Period Drama on Philippine Television
2012	My Beloved	Sharina Quijano
2012–13	Temptation of Wife	Angeline Santos-Salcedo / Chantal Gonzales / Angeline Santos-Armada		Won—STAR Awards for TV for Best Drama Actress Nominated—Asian TV Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated—Enpress TV Awards for Best Actress Won—NSSUAA for Best Actress
2014	Carmela	Carmela Fernandez/Catarina Bulaong
2015	Pari 'Koy	Cameo role
2016; 2017	Encantadia	Ynang Reyna Minea
2017–18	Super Ma'am	Bb. Minerva Henerala		Title role

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2005	Ang Mahiwagang Baul: Ang Alamat ng Kawayan	Rahinda	GMA Network
2009	Sugat ng Kahapon	Hilda
2009–11	Show Me Da Manny	Ella Paredes		First comedy program
2010	Anghel sa Lupa	Theresa San Miguel
2011	Spooky Nights: Bampirella	Cinderella "Cindy" Dela Paz/Bampirella
2012	Tweets For My Sweet	Megan "Meg" Reyes		Nominated—STAR Awards for TV 2012 for Best Comedy Actress Nominated—Enpress Screen TV Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Gag or Comedy Program
2013	One Day, Isang Araw: Ang Sikreto ni Milette	Milette
2014	Panalangin	Lauren
2014	Ismol Family	Angge
	Vampire ang Daddy Ko	Dang
2015	Eat Bulaga Lenten Special: Aruga ng Puso	Vanjie		Nominated—EB Dabarkads Awards for Best Actress
	Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay na Kwento	Melissa
2016	Magic of Christmas: The 2016 GMA Christmas Special	Herself		Performer
2017	Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko	Gracia Idlefonso/Grasa		Episode guest
2018		Princess Annie		Episode: "The Runaway Princess Bride"
2021	70th Miss Universe	Herself		Judge
2022	Jose & Maria's Bonggang Villa	Maria

Hosting

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2007–10	SOP Rules	Herself / performer	GMA Network
2010–12	Party Pilipinas	Herself/performer
2012	Pinoy Adventures	Herself/co-host		First hosting stint
	Showbiz Central	Herself/guest co-host
2012–13	Extra Challenge	Herself/co-host		Nominated—STAR Awards for Best Reality-Competition Host
2014–15	Eat Bulaga!	Herself/co-host
2014	Marian	Herself/host		Self-titled dance program
2015–19	Sunday PinaSaya	Herself/mainstay
2016	Yan ang Morning!	Herself/host
2017–present	Tadhana	Herself/host

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Sales	Certification
2008	Marian Rivera Dance Hits Released: March 2008 Label: Universal Records Formats: CD, CD+VCD, digital download Length: 21:46	15,000 copies	PARI: Platinum
2009	Retro Crazy Released: January 2009 Label: Universal Records Formats: CD, digital download		PARI: Gold

Singles

Year	Title	Album	Sales	Certification
2009	"Sabay Sabay Tayo"	Retro Crazy	15,000 copies	PARI: Platinum ASAP 24K Gold Award

Awards and recognition

Performance awards
Year	Award giving body	Category	Nominated work	Result	Source
2019	33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Female TV Host	Sunday PinaSaya	Nominated
2018	32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television			Nominated
	8th Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Gawad Parangal.	Best Actress	Tadhana: Milya-milyang Agwat ng Mag-ina	Won
2017	31st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Female TV Host	Sunday PinaSaya	Won
2016	30th PMPC Star Awards for Television			Nominated
2015	Worldfest-Houston International Film & Video Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Ekstra: A Bit Player	Nominated
	2nd EB Dabarkads Awards	Best Actress	Eat Bulaga Lenten Special: Aruga ng Puso	Nominated
2014	62nd FAMAS Awards	Best Actress	Kung Fu Divas	Nominated
	4th Northwest Samar State University Awards	Best Actress in a Primetime Teleserye	Temptation Of Wife	Won
	5th Enpress Golden Screen Television Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated
2013	18th Asian Television Award	Best Actress in a Lead Role		Nominated
	27th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Drama Actress		Won
		Best Reality-Competition Host	Extra Challenge	Nominated
	4th Enpress Golden Screen Television Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Gag or Comedy Program	Tweets For My Sweet	Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series	Amaya	Won
	3rd Northwest Samar State University Awards	Best Actress in a Primetime Teleserye		Won
2012	4th Favorite Movie, Television, & Music Choice Awards	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Temptation Of Wife	Nominated
	60th FAMAS Awards	Best Actress	Ang Panday 2	Nominated
	26th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Comedy Actress	Tweets for my Sweet	Nominated
	2nd Northwest Samar State University Awards	Best Actress in a Primetime Teleserye	Amaya	Won
2011	3rd Enpress Golden Screen Television Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated
2010	36th Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Festival Actress	Super Inday and the Golden Bibe	Nominated
	Blogazine Philippines	Best Actress in a Drama	Carlo J. Caparas:Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang	Won	none
2009	6th Enpress Golden Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role (Musical or Comedy)	My Best Friend's Girlfriend	Nominated	none
2006	22nd PMPC Star Awards for Movies	New Movie Actress of the Year	Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko: The Legend Continues	Nominated	none
	20th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best New Female TV Personality	Agawin Mo Man Ang Lahat	Won	none

Special recognition
Year	Award giving body	Category
2019	Anak TV Seal Awards	Makabata Hall of Fame Award
	9th EdukCircle Awards	Most Influential Female Endorsers of the Year
	33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	TV Queens at the Turn of the Millennium
	50th Box-office Entertainment Awards	Bert Marcelo Lifetime Achievement Award
2018	Inding-indie Film Festival	Huwarang Aktres sa Telebisyon
	ANAK TV Seal Awards	Makabata Star Awardee
	Comguild Academe's Choice Awards	Advertisers Friendly Female Host of the Year
		Most Admired Family Endorser of the Year (
	Mother and Child Nurses Association of the Philippines	Celebrity Breastfeeding Influencer
	1st NCST Dangal ng Bayan Award 2018	Media Excellence Award
	Provincial Government of Cavite CGDFPS	2018 Cavite Outstanding Women Leader Award
2017	Anak TV Seal Awards	Anak TV Makabata Awardee
	De LaSalle Araneta University	Gawad Lasallianeta
	University of the Philippines	Certificate of Appreciation for Breastfeeding
2016	Mother and Child Nurses Association of the Philippines	Breastfeeding Award
	FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the Philippines	Hall of Famer
	ANAK TV Seal Awards	Anak TV Makabata Awardee
	National Council on Disability Affairs	Plaque of Appreciation - Kababaihang May Tanging Pangangailangan
2015	Rogue Magazine	The Top 50 Most Influential Filipino Online – Included
	USTv Student Choice Awards	Student Leaders' Choice of Female Social Media Personality Awardee
	Golden Torch CCA, Inc.	Gawad Sulo ng Bayan Natatanging Pilipinang Aktres sa Pelikula at Telebisyon Awardee
2014	ANAK TV Seal Awards	Anak TV Makabata Awardee
	FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the Philippines	Philippine's Finest – Rank #1
	Yahoo! OMG Awards	Media Magnet Awardee
	Philippine for Woman & Disabilities	Chosen Ambassadress for Women and Children with Disability
	Personal Collection Direct Selling Inc.,	Dealer's Choice Awardee
2013	Vietnam’s Today TV & SNTV's Face of the Year Award	Best Female Foreign Artist Awardee
	ANAK TV Seal Awards	Anak TV Makabata Awardee
	Movie Writers Welfare Foundation	Gintong Palad Public Service Award with Dingdong Dantes
	FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the Philippines	Philippine's Finest – Rank #1
2012	TopTenz.net	Top 10 International Beauties of 2012 – Rank #9
2009	40th Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Valentine Box-Office Queen for My Bestfriend's Girlfriend
		Most Phenomenal Loveteam (with Dingdong Dantes)
2008	Philippine Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame Awardee
	FAMAS Awards	German Moreno Youth Achievement Awardee
	Filipino-American Visionary Awards	Favorite Television Actress Awardee for MariMar
	FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the Philippines	Philippine's Finest – Rank #1
	USTV Student's Choice Awards	Most Popular Actress in a Drama/Miniseries Awardee for MariMar
	38th Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Most Promising Female Star Awardee for MariMar
		Phenomenal TV Star Awardee for MariMar

Entertainment awards
Year	Award giving body	Category	Result
2018	2018 Box Office Entertainment Awards	Female TV Host of the Year	Won
2016	OFW Gawad Parangal	Most Popular Family in the Showbiz Industry (DongYanZia)	Won
	PEPList Choice Awards	Favorite Wedding of the Year (w/ Dingdong Dantes)	Won
	Gazette Review	Top 10 Most Beautiful Filipino Celebrity - Included (Top 1)	Included
2015	OFW Gawad Parangal	Most Popular Couple(with Dingdong Dantes)	Won
	Push Awards	Favorite Female Celebrity	Nominated
	MYX Music Award	Favorite Guest Appearance in a Music Video (with Dingdong Dantes)	Nominated
	PEPList Choice Awards	FAB Star of the Year	Nominated
		Celebrity Pair of the Year (with Dingdong Dantes)	Nominated
		Newsmaker of the Year (with Dingdong Dantes)	Won
		Female TV Star Of The Year Editor's Choice	Nominated
2014			Won
	CLASS Awards	Most Popular TV Personality of the Year	Won
	OFW Gawad Parangal	Favorite Actress	Won
	Yahoo! OMG Awards	Celebrity of the Year	Nominated
		Actress of the Year	Nominated
		Love Team of the Year (with Dingdong Dantes)	Nominated
	Style Bible Best of 2013	Best Celebrity of the Year	Won
	FHM Magazine Best of the Best	FHM Best Photos of 2013 – Rank #1	Won
	Cosmopolitan 2014	Favorite Cosmo Girl	Won
2013	PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Dressed Celebrity	Won
	Viki Blog	Global Crossover Asian Stars	Included
	Kzone Awards	Favorite Television Actress	Nominated
	PEPsters Choice Awards	Female News Maker of the Year	Nominated
	Yahoo! OMG Awards	Celebrity of the Year	Won
		Actress of the Year	Nominated
2012	Inside Showbiz Magazine	Inside Showbiz Sexiest Women	Included – Rank #3
	Meg Top Choice Awards	Best Red Lips	Won
		Top Cover Star	Won
		Hottest Couple (with Dingdong Dantes)	Won
	Party Pilipinas Most Liked Awards	Most Liked Kapuso Drama Actress	Won
		Most Liked Kapuso Artist	Won
		Most Liked Party Pilipinas Performance	Won
		Most Liked Kilig Moments (with Dingdong Dantes)	Won
		Most Liked Love Team (with Dingdong Dantes)	Won
	Yahoo! OMG Awards	Celebrity of the Year	Nominated
		Actress of the Year	Nominated
2011		Hottest Celebrity	Nominated
	KZone Awards	Favorite Television Actress	Won
2010	Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Love Team of the Year (with Dingdong Dantes)	Won
2009	SOP Kapuso Tag Awards	Kapuso Female Fan Fave	Won
		Most Romantic Smooch (with Dingdong Dantes)	Won
		Kapuso Most Wanted	Won
2008	YES! Magazine Reader's Choice Awards	Cover Star of the Year	Won
		Most Popular Love Team (with Dingdong Dantes)	Won
	38th Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Face of the Night	Won
	Supreme to the Extreme Awards	Best in Chemistry (with Dingdong Dantes)	Won
	Candy Rap Awards	Best Local Female Star	Won
	Meg Teen Choice Awards	Favorite Female Celebrity	Won

External links

• Marian Rivera on GMANetwork.com
• Marian Rivera at IMDb