Manilyn Reynes

Acting

Manilyn Reynes

Born

1972-04-27 (54)

Place of birth

Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Known for

Acting

Credits

78 titles

Manilyn Reynes-Jimenez (born April 27, 1972), simply known as Manilyn Reynes, is a multi-awarded Filipino actress, singer, television host, and commercial model. In the Philippines, Reynes has been referred to as "The Star of All Decades" today due to her acting prowess, staying power, professionalism, and being a household name these days. She was then called Star of the New Decade of the 1990s and is one of the most notable horror queens, establishing her as a Filipino pop culture icon.

Known for

Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre poster
10.0

Terra, the missing daughter of Danaya, grows up in the human world, unaware of her true heritage. She takes on the role of a superhero before returning to Encantadia to confront a new enemy.

Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre

2025

MariMar poster
6.2

MariMar is a Filipino drama series previously being broadcast in GMA Network, starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes. Though a remake-adaptation of a Mexican telenovela the setting and some of the storylines were altered. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal and Mac Alejandre, the series premiered on August 13, 2007 and ended on March 14, 2008. It was aired internationally with a one week delay on GMA Pinoy TV, which became a huge success to Filipino viewers abroad. The series also aired in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Cambodia, Uganda and in the United States And on Fil-Am Digital TV Network.

MariMar

2007

Pepito Manaloto poster
NR

The fifth season of Pepito Manaloto is the continuing comedic chronicle of the life of Pepito Manaloto, a lucky multimillion lotto winner, his family, and the merry mix of neighbors and colleagues. The program reflects the humorous realities of everyday Filipino life, highlighting family values that help the lead characters to face challenges with optimism, and celebrating the special, happy moments - big or small- that we all aspire to share with our loved ones. Set in the present-day, the stories are based on real-life experiences and portrayed with humor and wit by the country’s top-notch comedians, led by the show’s creator, lead star, and director, Michael V.

Pepito Manaloto

2010

Destiny Rose poster
NR

Joey Flores-Vergara, a woman trapped in a man's body who dreams and hoped to be the best for his parents. He struggle in life yet continue to be patient and understanding. Joey becomes a stronger person in her new life as Destiny Rose, as he faces more challenges in his journey to becoming a renowned writer and a full-fledged woman.

Destiny Rose

2015

Maria Clara and Ibarra poster
7.3

Klay, a Gen Z nursing student who wakes up and finds herself in the world of Jose Rizal’s novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

Maria Clara and Ibarra

2022

Bakekang poster
8.3

A loving heart trapped beneath an ugly facade, ignored and unappreciated by those who fail to see beyond what is skin-deep. She is a woman whose only desire is to feel a little affection from the world that has deprived her of everything she has always longed for.

Bakekang

2006

Film credits

2000s · 8 titles

Shake, Rattle & Roll 8 poster
5.0

Just like the seven previous SR&R franchise, this has three episodes-"13/F," about a children's party held in a forbidden floor; "Yaya" is about a naughty kid who discovers that her new nanny is a vampire; and "LRT" is about a freak accident in which people find themselves trapped in an LRT coach, chased by a monster.

Shake, Rattle & Roll 8

2006

Love on Line (LOL) poster
6.0

Love Online (LOL) is a modern comedy featuring the story of Samson and Lily, two individuals with different cultural backgrounds who managed to forge a connection through the Internet.

Love on Line (LOL)

2009

Grandpa Is Dead poster
5.2

A large family with lots of issues gather together to mourn the death of the family patriarch. But getting in the way of their genuine grief are a bunch of superstitions about the dead, and the family's inability to deal with their issues in a civilized way.

Grandpa Is Dead

2009

Oh, My Girl! A Laugh Story... poster
1.0

Little Opao and Biboy grew up together in an orphanage in Taal, Batangas and promised themselves to be best friends forever. As they grow older they head into separate ways; to be adopted by their respective new parents. Opao is adopted by a spinster whose failed career in acting prompts her to mould Opao into a superstar with the nickname Darling. Meanwhile, Biboy is adopted by Crisp Pops.

Oh, My Girl! A Laugh Story...

2009

'Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin poster
7.0

A Filipino drama about love, betrayal, and the painful struggle to accept a devastating truth. A woman is forced to confront the loss of the relationship and future she once believed in, testing her strength, faith, and ability to move forward.

'Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin

2000

One Night Only poster
2.3

A motley gang of characters that includes a movie star, a reporter, a congressman, a hairdresser, a jilted, suicidal lesbian and a gold-digging playgirl all end up in the same seedy motel on one very strange night.

One Night Only

2008

LRT poster
NR

Thirteen passengers take the last trip of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) at almost midnight. To make things worse, the train stops right in the middle of an abandoned train station, and with no means of communication, they have no way to get into the street below, all the while a mutant heart-eating eyeless monster pursues them and hunts them one by one.

LRT

2006

Grandma's House poster
6.0

A vacationing family heads to their remote ancestral home to celebrate Christmas, but when they begin to quarrel among themselves, opportunistic demons seize the chance to infiltrate the clan. It's up to the guardian spirit of the family's brave grandmother to save her grandkids from the terrorizing sinister forces.

Grandma's House

2001

1990s · 25 titles

Sa Piling ng Aswang poster
10.0

A Manila professional determined to unearth the mysterious disappearance of her younger brother. Plagued by guilt over neglecting and ignoring the needs of her brother, she takes a bitter and scary journey to the island of Panay where her brother was last seen. On her way to the dreaded town of Panitan, Maricel runs into a group of students who are on a research project to disprove the existence of witches in that town.

Sa Piling ng Aswang

1999

Darna poster
9.0

A girl is granted a magical stone by an angel to become the superheroine Darna to combat evil and would later battle Valentina, her future nemesis.

Darna

1991

Shake, Rattle & Roll II poster
6.3

Three terrifying tales follow a young groom in Baguio for his honeymoon is possessed by a homicidal spirit when he discovers a cursed ring and decides to wear it; in the eerie halls of a mysterious hospital, a doctor practices voodoo and dead bodies wander in the night; and a student who learns, while a guest at a town fiesta in a remote province, that the locals' hospitable ways leave her clueless about a mysterious nightly ritual.

Shake, Rattle & Roll II

1990

Shake, Rattle & Roll III poster
7.6

In three tales of extreme horror, a young couple hires a mysterious nanny for their baby; a young woman discovers that her sister has been dead and been made alive again; and a student unwittingly brings home from a beach field trip the egg of an alien monster.

Shake, Rattle & Roll III

1991

Boy! Gising! poster
NR

Vandolph plays big city streetwise kid who shacks up with a bunch of other kids like him in a makeshift home, hull of a bus, where Totoy (Babalu) lords over them as a surrogate date. Together they do their shenanigans that almost always end up in the craziest of misadventures. Until a band of underworld gangsters discover Boy's potential in one of their rackets - as a boy sumo wrestler. The kid obliges. The adventure heightens as Boy, Totoy and their cohorts go up against the bad guys in the wackiest chase ever!

Boy! Gising!

1995

Shake, Rattle & Roll IV poster
7.0

Three unrelated stories of horror include a substitute teacher who preys on a small school; neighborhood children being abducted by a tree-dwelling monster; and a group of Manila residents plagued by attacks from a Manananggal.

Shake, Rattle & Roll IV

1992

Shake, Rattle & Roll V poster
6.0

Three tales of unbridled terror follow a couple vacation on a secluded island where strange forces are at work to keep them there; a young woman whose boyfriend is ill meets a handsome young man in the woods who seems to exhibit magical powers that can cure her sick friend, on the condition that she stay with him forever; and a family who move into a new apartment, unaware of a supernatural tragedy that occurred there.

Shake, Rattle & Roll V

1994

Luv Ko Si Ma'am poster
10.0

a film by Tony Cruz.

Luv Ko Si Ma'am

1991

The Teacher poster
NR

Mr. Zerrudo is the newest teacher at Jodie’s school. Unfortunately, Jodie discovers that her heartthrob professor transforms into a hideous monster. Jodie must find a way to undo the transformations before the school becomes the monster’s prey.

The Teacher

1992

Aswang poster
NR

Returning home to her jungle village, a young woman is initially perturbed about their sudden interest in partaking in a strange series of rituals. As she spends more time in the village, the more she learns about the truth behind their beliefs and tries to leave once she's aware of the danger.

Aswang

1990

Aswang poster
6.5

This Filipino vampire film co-directed by Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes tells the story of an aswang, the traditional shape-shifting creature of local legend. Here, the vampire makes appearances as a giant snake, a young woman (Alma Moreno), and a withered old hag (Lilia Cuntapay). The aswang has a lengthy cinematic history, having been the subject of the first sound film ever produced in the Philippines (1932's Ang Aswang) and migrating, in somewhat altered form, to films in Hong Kong, India, Japan, and, in 1994, to the United States. Aiza Seguerra co-stars with Janice de Belen, Aljon Jimenez, John Estrada, and Alma Moreno.

Aswang

1992

Bulag, Pipi at Bingi poster
NR

The story follows three young boys who are cursed for their notoriety. They turn back on society's problems, not knowing they could be of relevant importance and be of big help if they can just be concerned with what's going on around them.

Bulag, Pipi at Bingi

1993

Kung Sino Pa Ang Minahal poster
NR

A 1991 Filipino drama film starring Manilyn Reynes and Janno Gibbs.

Kung Sino Pa Ang Minahal

1991

Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos 2 poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos 2

1997

Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan poster
8.0

A 1993 Filipino drama anthology film by Joey Gosiengfiao.

Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan

1993

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ging Gang Gooly Giddiyap: I Love You Daddy

1994

Michael and Madonna 2 poster
7.0

The sequel of the journey of the duo, Michael and Madonna, directed by Tony Cruz.

Michael and Madonna 2

1993

No artwork available
NR

The first Visayan film in full color

Eh, Kasi Bisaya

1991

Michael and Madonna poster
7.5

It showcases the different activities of students — the mess they get into and the troubles they encounter until the duo of Michael and Madonna discover that their professor is a drug pusher.

Michael and Madonna

1990

Mother poster
NR

Joining her friends on a field trip, a student heads out with the rest of her class to a nearby lake only to find one of the students has died after an encounter with a strange being.

Mother

1991

Daddy Goon poster
7.0

A Philippine comedy starring Paquito Diaz, Herbert Bautista, and Aiza Seguerra.

Daddy Goon

1991

Milyonaryong Mini poster
8.0

Berting and Cosme fake their social status to make the ladies they dreamed of fall in love with them.

Milyonaryong Mini

1996

No artwork available
10.0

a film by Tony Cruz.

Ganda Babae, Ganda Lalake

1990

Impakto poster
NR

Two rich opposite siblings, Lizbeth and Charlie are kidnapped with the help of their driver and his two accomplices. But when their car breaks down in the middle of the night, the kidnappers decide to stay in an old abandoned hotel to hide and await sunrise. Unbeknownst to them, Andres the Impakto is residing in the area.

Impakto

1994

Small and Terrible poster
7.0

Small and Terrible is a 1990 Filipino comedy film by Regal Films. It starred Roderick Paulate and Manilyn Reynes.

Small and Terrible

1990

1980s · 21 titles

One Day Without God poster
7.4

A cult called Wakwak headed by Papa Mundo is ready to kill and be killed to fight for their beliefs. It is a religious battle for their leader, clad in priest's robes, who they believe has supernatural powers to extinguish life out of anyone. Outnumbered, Lt. Cary Altamonte's group fights for the safety of the civilians. The situation unfolds in a battle of faith.

One Day Without God

1989

Batang Quiapo poster
10.0

In the heart of Manila, a rookie pickpocket crosses paths with Baldo, the so-called "king of pickpockets".

Batang Quiapo

1986

Horsey-horsey: Tigidig-tigidig poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Horsey-horsey: Tigidig-tigidig

1986

Once, There Was a Mother poster
10.0

A mother juggles her family's dying publishing house along with her troubled relationship with her three daughters.

Once, There Was a Mother

1983

Love Letters poster
10.0

A 1988 Filipino romantic drama anthology film starring the hottest love teams of the time: Lotlot de Leon and Ramon Christopher star in Till Death Do Us Part; Tina Paner and Cris Villanueva team up in Invisible Lover; and Manilyn Reynes and Janno Gibbs pair up in Eternally.

Love Letters

1988

To Mama with Love poster
9.0

A 1983 Filipino drama starring Gloria Romero, Snooky, Maricel Soriano. Janice de Belen, Julie Vega, William Martinez and Manilyn Reynes.

To Mama with Love

1983

Jack en Poy: Hale-Hale Hoy! poster
NR

Comedy movie starring Maricel Soriano, William Martinez and Roderick Paulate.

Jack en Poy: Hale-Hale Hoy!

1987

When I Fall In Love poster
8.0

Tales of young, romantic love intertwine and reflect both the idealism and the naivete of youth.

When I Fall In Love

1986

Me And Ninja Liit poster
9.0

Zsa Zsa is a beautician who has no knowledge of his past. Little does he imagine that he comes from a line of great Ninjas. He is supposed to be the heir to the secret of his clan along with his diminutive sister. - Written by ledster

Me And Ninja Liit

1988

Petrang Kabayo at ang Pilyang Kuting poster
7.0

At the age of 21, Petra will transform into a horse. This is a fulfillment of the curse Silveria, the goddess of horses, put upon Kulas, Petra's father, after she caught him maltreated a horse. And the curse will only be lifted if Petra will do three heroic deeds.

Petrang Kabayo at ang Pilyang Kuting

1988

Super Mouse and the Roborats poster
7.0

Even as a young boy, Mickey has always wondered why he was blessed with amazing powers. But on the day his foster parent died, Mickey finally gets the much-awaited answer to his identity - he is actually the son of the wicked and powerful Master Robo-rat, leader of the Robo-rat clan who is on a mission to rule the world. Will Mickey defend the race he has grown to love or will he succumb to the calling of his bloodline?

Super Mouse and the Roborats

1989

Stupid Cupid poster
8.0

An anthology film featuring the biggest tandem love teams in Philippine cinema.

Stupid Cupid

1988

Wake Up Little Susie poster
NR

a film by Luciano B. Carlos.

Wake Up Little Susie

1988

Super Inday And The Golden Bibe poster
7.5

a film by Luciano B. Carlos.

Super Inday And The Golden Bibe

1988

I Have Three Hands poster
9.0

Four professionals — three men and a woman — leave their respective jobs to work as domestics in a rich household, where the master’s four children initially make their lives miserable.

I Have Three Hands

1985

Clown poster
9.0

St. Peter inadvertently lost his heavenly keys that the Almighty sends his jester planet earth of all places to search for the misplaced keys. Wandering the streets, the petulant clown is greatly grieved by poverty and the moral degradation of man.

Clown

1986

No artwork available
8.0

The World Is a Drop of Tear

Ang Daigdig ay isang Butil na Luha

1986

Magic to Love poster
9.0

Romance and fantasy mix in this comedy that shows how a heaven-sent cupid tries to seal the romances between two pairs of young lovers.

Magic to Love

1989

Dear Mama poster
8.0

Director: Mel Chionglo Writer: Raquel Villavicencio (story & screenplay) Stars: Snooky Serna, Julie Vega, Janice de Belen, Charito Solis, Gloria Romero, Laurice Guillen Alicia Alonzo, Rey ‘PJ’ Abellana, Manilyn Reynes, Jaypee De Guzman, Emil Sandoval

Dear Mama

1984

Family Tree poster
7.0

A magical tree has a 7 dwarves taking care of it. The tree is bearing money and only good people can take it and prove that the tree has money on it.

Family Tree

1987

Daddy Knows Best poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Daddy Knows Best

1983

Series credits

Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre poster
10.0

Terra, the missing daughter of Danaya, grows up in the human world, unaware of her true heritage. She takes on the role of a superhero before returning to Encantadia to confront a new enemy.

Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre

2025

MariMar poster
6.2

MariMar is a Filipino drama series previously being broadcast in GMA Network, starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes. Though a remake-adaptation of a Mexican telenovela the setting and some of the storylines were altered. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal and Mac Alejandre, the series premiered on August 13, 2007 and ended on March 14, 2008. It was aired internationally with a one week delay on GMA Pinoy TV, which became a huge success to Filipino viewers abroad. The series also aired in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Cambodia, Uganda and in the United States And on Fil-Am Digital TV Network.

MariMar

2007

Pepito Manaloto poster
NR

The fifth season of Pepito Manaloto is the continuing comedic chronicle of the life of Pepito Manaloto, a lucky multimillion lotto winner, his family, and the merry mix of neighbors and colleagues. The program reflects the humorous realities of everyday Filipino life, highlighting family values that help the lead characters to face challenges with optimism, and celebrating the special, happy moments - big or small- that we all aspire to share with our loved ones. Set in the present-day, the stories are based on real-life experiences and portrayed with humor and wit by the country’s top-notch comedians, led by the show’s creator, lead star, and director, Michael V.

Pepito Manaloto

2010

Destiny Rose poster
NR

Joey Flores-Vergara, a woman trapped in a man's body who dreams and hoped to be the best for his parents. He struggle in life yet continue to be patient and understanding. Joey becomes a stronger person in her new life as Destiny Rose, as he faces more challenges in his journey to becoming a renowned writer and a full-fledged woman.

Destiny Rose

2015

Maria Clara and Ibarra poster
7.3

Klay, a Gen Z nursing student who wakes up and finds herself in the world of Jose Rizal’s novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

Maria Clara and Ibarra

2022

Bakekang poster
8.3

A loving heart trapped beneath an ugly facade, ignored and unappreciated by those who fail to see beyond what is skin-deep. She is a woman whose only desire is to feel a little affection from the world that has deprived her of everything she has always longed for.

Bakekang

2006

Family Feud Philippines poster
NR

GMA presents the famous game show from America that has been played all over the world and is now in the Philippines, this is Family Feud.

Family Feud Philippines

2022

Got to Believe poster
8.0

Got to Believe is a 2013 Philippine romantic comedy-drama television series directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. The series was aired on ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from August 26, 2013 to March 7, 2014,[1] replacing Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala. The series finale, dubbed as the Best Ending Ever, ranked #1 by Kantar Media nationwide TV rating.

Got to Believe

2013

Meant To Be poster
9.0

The journey of Billie's search for a career, love and a family as four men fight for her affections.

Meant To Be

2017

Wag Kukurap poster
8.5

Wag Kukurap is a horror television series hosted by Dingdong Dantes. The show is broadcast every Saturday and is divided into two shows, each containing a true paranormal story from the best selling horror books True Philippine Ghost Stories and Haunted Philippines. During the intermission, a photograph of ghostly figures is shown and later on the background revealed. Contests are sometimes held where participants must decide which of two pictures is real. At the end, footage of "real life ghosts" encountered by people is shown.

Wag Kukurap

2004

Inday Will Always Love You poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Inday Will Always Love You

2018

Once Upon a Kiss poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Once Upon a Kiss

2015

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Maid in the Heaven

2004

Madrasta poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Madrasta

2019

Magic Palayok poster
NR

Magic Palayok is a Philippine drama-fantasy-comedy series from GMA Network featuring Angeli Nicole Sanoy, Carla Abellana and Geoff Eigenmann and at the helmed of Joel Lamangan. The show premiered February 28, 2011 replacing Bantatay. The show premiered on GMA Pinoy TV on March 2, 2011, two days after its original premiere.

Magic Palayok

2011

Daldalita poster
NR

Daldalita is a Philippine drama-fantasy-musical TV series produced by GMA Network. It stars child actress Jillian Ward in the title role, with Ogie Alcasid, Manilyn Reynes, Rufa Mae Quinto, love team Elmo Magalona and Julie Anne San Jose and with the special participation of '90s hit singer/actress Donna Cruz. It is directed by Don Michael Perez and it premiered October 17, 2011. The series concluded on February 3, 2012, it ran for 16 weeks with 80 episodes in all. It will be replaced by Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis.

Daldalita

2011

My BFF poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

My BFF

2014

The Lost Recipe poster
9.2

Embark on a time-traveling culinary adventure with a struggling chef, as they uncover the hidden secrets of a legendary restaurant chain and return to the present, armed with a coveted stolen recipe that transforms their fate.

The Lost Recipe

2021

All My Life poster
NR

All My Life is a Philippine romantic drama from GMA Network starring Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal after their successful Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?. The series premiered on June 29, it tells the adventure love story of Jules and Romina. This is the first afternoon-primetime drama series in GMA.

All My Life

2009

No artwork available
NR

The Philippine edition of Celebrity Duets is an interactive reality-based singing competition airing on GMA Network jointly hosted by Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez. The show is produced by Fremantle Media and Simon Cowell through Syco Television which also produced the original version in the United States. The series premiered on August 11, 2007.

Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition

2007