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Iza

Calzado

12 August 1982

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Quezon City, Philippines

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Asian

Roman Catholic

She started doing TV commercials and eventually shifted to acting.

Filipino

Female

Iza Calzado (born Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado on August 12, 1982) is a Filipina actress, TV host, performer and model, working as one of GMA-7's contract artists.

Actor/Actress

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Biography Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado, popularly known as Iza Calzado is a Filipina actress/commercial model/tv host who gained big attention in show business in May 2002. Her biggest breaks in Philippine showbiz include teaming-up with Argentine actor Segundo Cernadas in GMA Network`s Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man and taking the role as Amihan in Encantadia. Although, she considers playing the role of Mary Grace in Star Cinema`s Milan as the turning point of her career. She is considered to be one of today`s most beautiful faces in the Philippine Cinema and Young dramatic/award winning actresses. Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado, born on August 12, 1982 was named by her father after a modern dance legend, Isadora Duncan. She is the daughter of choreographer and TV director Lito Calzado, and the late Irish-Spanish-Filipina, Mary Ann Ussher. Iza`s brother, Dash, is a member of Legit Misfitz, a Pinoy rap group. In the late 1990s, she finished her high school in Miriam College and after which finished her undergraduate education in the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Fine Arts. Acting Career Iza started out as a guest teen star in the defunct youth oriented show “Click”, but her short-lived stint in the said program led to continuous showbiz tales. Many believe that she acts like a veteran actress and is lucky enough to do challenging projects. Despite the fact that most of her TV assignments in GMA 7 cater young adults she still impresses entertainment authorities with her dramatic prowess. Iza won her first ever heroine role through the soap opera “Te Amo” with the Argentinean actor Segundo Cernadas. A beautiful face with talent and charisma that’s why she was suited to play a rural Cinderella who falls in love with a runaway Prince. Amihan the Queen of goddesses in “Encantadia” was the hit character she marked in 2005 for the fantasy- driven market. In that tele-fantasya she worked with other Kapuso stars like Diana Zubiri , Jennylyn Mercado , Yasmien Kurdi, Mark Herras , Karylle, Dingdong Dantes and with Cogie Domingo and Sunshine Dizon in “Kung Mawawala Ka”. The success of her reel partnership with Dingdong Dantes goes on and on in `Atlantika`. After being the deity of air in Encantadia and Etheria, she’s the candidate to be the princess of the civilization under the sea in this top rating series. In the past Iza never thought that she would be an actress. But as a daughter of TV Director Lito Calzado, the hidden beauty soon surfaced as a commercial model, which became her ticket to stardom. Iza adds that good opportunity was her earlier blessing because she didn’t have to join any talent search or reality shows that can make or break a young talent. Watching local movies or TV shows was not her habit before but she admires the dramatic styles of Maricel Soriano , Hilda Coronel and Caridad Sanchez. When it comes to dream roles Iza wants the offbeat ones just like a madwoman or drug dependent. Incidentally on her first two movies this year, "Blackout" with Robin Padilla , she would be drug dependent and "Mona" as a prostitute in Singapore. For local counterpart she’s looking forward to working again with Piolo Pascual . They played an estrangeg couple in the flick “Milan”. Aside from Piolo she’d be thrilled to have a movie or TV project with Jericho Rosales , Dennis Trillo , Jay Manalo, and Victor Neri as she really marvels at their acting ability. But of course, Richard Gomez and Aga Muhlach would definitely be part of her A-list. Calzado will be the leading lady of F4 member Ken Zhu in the movie to be filmed in Philippines, "Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" of Ignite Media Films, with director, Adolf Alix. Iza just finished Impostora and returned to the country on September 23, 2008. On January 18, 2008, Iza Calzado won the Model Star Award from the Korea Asia Model Award Festival. Freddie Aguilar received the Asia Star Award. Model Robby Mananquil got the Male Model Star Award. Iza Calzado bagged her original role in The Echo, the English-language remake of Filipino director Yam Laranas’ horror film Sigaw. Calzado will be sharing the screen with Hollywood actor Jesse Bradford, who was last seen in Clint Eastwood’s World War II epic Flags of Our Fathers. Bradford will portray an ex-convict who is entangled in the troubles of a battered wife (Calzado). Although she will be reprising a role that won her an Urian Best Supporting Actress award in 2005, she still had to audition. One of her co-stars, Carlos de Leon, asked her if she is Hispanic because of her facial features. Iza is also working on a movie with Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera entitled One True Love. Shooting started the first week of September. Iza Calzado wants to take time off from TV projects to concentrate on movies. In 2009, she will star on a

Miriam College

Fine Arts, University of Santo Tomas (Graduated)

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Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado

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Lito Calzado (Floor Director / Choreographer)

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