Lourdes Faberes
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Born | 1974/1975 (age 46–47) Manila, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Lourdes Faberes (born c. 1974/1975)[1] is a Filipina-born actress and filmmaker now residing in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her work in television, theatre and film. She most recently played Pollution in the Amazon series Good Omens. Other recent credits include playing the assassin, `Altani' on History Channel's Knightfall, and playing the covert operative, `Michelle' Ito on NBC's series, Whiskey Cavalier. She will appear in the new Bond film, No Time to Die, due for release in September 2021.
Early life and theatre[]
Lourdes Faberes was born and raised in Manila, Philippines.[2] She moved to the United Kingdom in 1997 to study at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, gaining an MA in Performance (Advanced Theatre Practice). Faberes is currently based in London.
Faberes has stated that her mother wanted "overachieving children". Although her parents first suggested that she become a lawyer, her mother brought Faberes to various extracurricular activities, including tennis, embroidery, and arms and ammunition. She was first introduced to acting when her mother took her to the National Theatre in the Philippines to improve her elocution. Her acting debut was in a production of The King and I in 1991.[3] Faberes performed for the Philippines repertory company in Miss Saigon, despite not being able to sing.[3] She then moved to London and studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2000, going on to perform with an extensive career in many of London's top theatres.[4][3][2]
Career[]
Lourdes Faberes made her screen acting debut in the 'ensemble' of the television series Great Performances, production of Jesus Christ Superstar.[5] In 2004, Faberes starred as Isabel Liu, a Flight Dynamics Officer [Fido], from mission control in the BBC's Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets.[4] Since then, Lourdes Faberes has clocked numerous TV series appearances as well as major roles in many short films. Recent years have seen her progress when landing a more regular slot in 2018 for Season 1 of Knightfall as Altani.[6] In 2019, Lourdes followed this with further regular appearances, as Sister Li in Season 1 of Grenslanders (Floodlands), a Dutch-Belgian TV series, and as "Pollution", one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Amazon Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett TV series Good Omens.[7][8]
Lourdes will appear as a Spectre agent in the upcoming new Bond film, No Time to Die, originally to be released in November 2020, but delayed to September 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Filmography[]
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Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Joe's Palace (TV film) | Laarni | Stephen Poliakoff film |
2008 | A Dying Breed [10] | Christine Abernathie | film |
2009 | Barry Brown (Short) | Hendoo girl | Short film |
2009 | State of Play [6] | Reporter (uncredited) | film |
2009 | Spread [6] | Prince Stelio's Gang (uncredited) | film |
2011 | Bellinger's Affair (Short) | Linh Bellinger | Short film |
2011 | Cross Your Fingers (Short) | Maya | Short film |
2011 | Room 304 [6][11] | Maid | film |
2013 | 47 Cleveland (Short) | Red / Blue | Short film |
2014 | Balsa Wood (Short) [6] | Lorna | Short film |
2014 | Someone You Love [6] | Pepita Ponce | Danish film |
2014 | My Son & the Hole Punch (Short) | Sue | Short film |
2016 | The Heart of the Forest (Short) [6] | Eve | Short film |
2016 | Mother of Pearl (Short) | Pearl | Short film |
2021 | No Time to Die [9] | Spectre Agent | (for release September 2021) |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Great Performances in Jesus Christ Superstar [5] | Ensemble | 1 episode |
2001 | Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible [6] | Woo Woo | 1 episode |
2002 | Manchild (TV series) [6] | Pi Lau | 1 episode |
2004 | Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets[6][4] | Flight Dynamics Officer Isabel Liu | Regular role (BBC) |
2004 | New Tricks (TV series) [6] | Patricia Lee | 1 episode |
2008 | Coming Up (TV series) [6] | Panan | 1 episode |
2009 | Law and Order (TV series) | Dr. Julia Lam | 1 episode |
2009 | Holby City (TV series) [6] | Hansa Nichols | 2 episodes |
2012 | Safelight 19 (TV series) [12] | Alpha Feral | 1 episode |
2018 | Knightfall (TV series) [6] | Altani | 3 episodes |
2019 | Doctors (TV series) [6] | Anya Deriada | 1 episode |
2019 | Grantchester (TV series) [6] | Mya Lyall | Series 2 ( 1 episode) |
2019 | Grenslanders (Dutch TV series) [6][2] | Sister Li | Series 1 (3 episodes) |
2019 | Whiskey Cavalier [6][2] | Michelle Ito | 1 episode |
2019 | Good Omens (TV series) [8] | Pollution[2][7] | Series 1 (3 episodes) |
References[]
- ^ Tristram Fane Saunders (20 March 2017). "The 'yellowface' row proved British theatre is stuck in the past - but could a new play bring it forward?". The Daily Telegraph.
The play is staged in a Peter Brook-esque empty space, and has a British Asian cast led by 42-year-old actress Lourdes Faberes as the titular warlord.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Lourdes Faberes". sohovoices.co.uk. 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lourdes Faberes: 'All my friends were in Miss Saigon, but I can't sing'". thestage.co.uk. 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The ultimate journey of human exploration comes to BBC One November 2004" (PDF). BBC. 2004.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Great Performances » Season 29 » Jesus Christ Superstar". famousfix.com. 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Lourdes Faberes". cam.co.uk. 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "There's a ton of new footage in this new Good Omens featurette". Radio Times. 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "10 Filipino actors on US and UK TV shows". cnnphilippines.com. 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "No Time to Die". metacritic.com. 2020.
- ^ "Film Detail - A Dying Breed". British Film Council. 2018.
- ^ "Scandinavian Film Festival 2012 - Room 304". Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. 2019.
- ^ "Safelight 19 is a post apocalyptic series set in 2022". mandy.com. 2012.
External links[]
- 1970s births
- Living people
- People from Manila
- 21st-century Filipino actresses
- 21st-century British actresses
- Filipino emigrants to England
- British stage actresses
- Filipino stage actresses
- Filipino film actresses
- Filipino television actresses
- British film actresses
- British television actresses
- Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama