Kathryn Bernardo

 Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo, popularly known as Kathryn Bernardo (born 26 March 1996 in Cabanatuan City, Philippines), is a Filipina actress. She is best known for her role as Mara in the primetime Filipina.

o drama, Mara Clara. Bernardo is currently a contract artist of Star Magic and ABS-CBN and most recently starred as Ana Bartolome in the 2011 drama film, Way Back Home. She also played the main protagoni

Early life 

Bernardo was born in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija and was a student of the OB Montessori Center Inc. in Greenhills.She is the youngest of four children of parents Teodore Bernardo and Luzviminda (née Manuel).

Entertainment career

Television

Bernardo began acting in 2003, appearing as the young Cielo in It Might Be You. She went on to play different roles in other ABS-CBN shows like Krystala and Vietnam Rose before landing a permanent spot in the hit kiddie show, Goin' Bulilit.

2010–11: Mara Clara / Growing Up

2012–13: Princess and I

Film career

Kathryn Bernardo's film career started in 2004 with the movie Gagamboy. However, it was only in 2011 where she, together with her Mara Clara co-star Julia Montes, was launched as lead role in the movie Way Back Home.The film opened at first place with an estimated P18 million within its first week surpassing other foreign films shown the same week in Philippine cinemas, like The Smurfs and Conan the Barbarian according to Box Office Mojo.
In that same year, Bernardo joined Regal Film's Metro Manila Film Festival entry, Shake, Rattle & Roll 13. From being known as a young dramatic actress, Bernardo tried the horror genre by taking one of the lead roles in the third story, Parola. Her performance received positive reviews. In a review for ClickTheCity.com, Philbert Dy calls Kathryn Bernardo's performance as "fantastic". He said in his review, "A fantastic performance from Kathryn Bernardo ties it all together. It might just be one of the best things that has ever come out of Shake Rattle and Roll."
She will soon star with Vice Ganda together with her love team partner, Daniel Padilla in the upcoming 2012 MMFF entry, Sisteraka.