:Yassi Pressman
{{Short description|Filipina model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer (born 1995)}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Yassi Pressman
| image = Yassi Pressman at the 2018 PMPC Star Awards for Television. (cropped).jpg
| caption = Yassi at the 2018 PMPC Star Awards for Television
| other_names = Yassi Pressman
| birth_name = Yasmin Isabel Mae Poncardas-Pressman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|05|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = British Hong Kong
| nationality = {{hlist|Filipino|British}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|dancer|singer|VJ|host}}
| yearsactive = 2001–present
| height = 163 cm
| agent = {{Plainlist|
- Star Magic {{small|(2006–2009)}}
- Sparkle GMA Artist Center {{small|(2009–2015; 2023-present)}}
- ABS-CBN {{small|(2006–2009; 2016-2023)}}
- Viva Artists Agency {{small|(2013–present)}}
- TV5 {{small|(2015–2016, 2021)}}
}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = {{Flatlist|
- Pop}}
| label = Viva Records
| associated_acts = Pop Girls
}}
}}
Yasmin Isabel Mae Poncardas-Pressman{{#tag:ref|Yassi Pressman was born in Hongkong. Thus, she does not possess her mother's maiden name which is Yasto.|group = fn|name = sur}} (born 11 May 1995){{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|last1=Lastrilla|first1=Gary Ann|title=Get to know Yassi Pressman's family|url=http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/pbbseason7/show-updates/2016/07/23/0172316-get-to-know-yassi-pressmans-family|publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation|access-date=10 September 2016|date=23 July 2016|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919004537/http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/pbbseason7/show-updates/2016/07/23/0172316-get-to-know-yassi-pressmans-family|url-status=live}} is a Filipino model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer. As a dancer, she was given a break in her career for portraying antagonistic roles before rising to prominence after portraying Alyana Arevalo in the hit series FPJ's Ang Probinsyano.
Early life
Pressman was born in British Hong Kong to a British father and a Filipino mother from Isabela. Her second name, Isabel, is a reference to her mother's home province. Pressman has four sisters: Abby, Cara, Siobhan and Issa.
Career
Pressman is best known for her breakthrough role in Ang Probinsyano as Alyana R. Arevalo-Dalisay, she is known in the Philippine show business as a versatile actress, singer and dancer. Pressman regularly appears in TV series, variety shows, local blockbuster movies and multiple product endorsement advertisements.
She started appearing in TV commercials at the age of 6, her first being Colgate in 2001. In 2006, she was cast in the ABS-CBN drama series Gulong ng Palad as the young Luisa. In 2009, she became a regular GMA Network talent as one of the female dancers of SOP. She was dubbed as the "Princess of the Dance Floor" of Party Pilipinas. When SOP was replaced by Party Pilipinas, Pressman became a part of Sayaw Pilipinas.
In 2013, she signed a co-management contract with Viva Artists Agency. Pressman was also one of the top VJs at MTV and appeared in many online shorts.
In 2014, she was cast as Lorraine "Lory" Keet in the film Diary ng Panget with Andre Paras as her on-screen partner. Pressman also starred as Audrey Dela Cruz in the film Talk Back, and You're Dead with Nadine Lustre and James Reid.
In 2016, Pressman transferred to ABS-CBN as a housemate in Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7. She also became a regular performer in ASAP and joined the longest running teleserye on Philippine television, the teleserye adaptation of FPJ's Ang Probinsyano.{{Cite web|title=Yassi Pressman signs exclusive contract with ABS-CBN|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/25608/yassi-pressman-signs-exclusive-contract-with-abs-cbn|access-date=2020-11-09|website=PEP.ph|date=23 February 2017 |language=en|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305043735/http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/25608/yassi-pressman-signs-exclusive-contract-with-abs-cbn|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Yassi Pressman on working in ABS-CBN: "Happy naman din po ako kung saan po ako ngayon."|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/15100/yassi-pressman-on-working-in-abs-cbn-quothappy-naman-din-po-ako-kung-saan-po-ako-ngayonquot|access-date=2020-11-09|website=PEP.ph|language=en}}
Personal life
On February 6, 2020, Her father, Ronnie, died at the age of 90 due to various complications from old age.{{Cite web|last=Laurena|first=Adam|title=Yassi and Issa Pressman's father Ronnie passes away at 90|url=https://pikapika.ph/pikadaily/yassi-and-issa-pressmans-father-ronnie-passes-away-at-90|access-date=2020-11-08|website=pikapika.ph|date=3 February 2020 |language=en}}
In July 2022, Pressman confirmed her relationship with businessman Jon Semira.{{Cite web |last=Arceo |first=Therese |date=2022-07-21 |title=Yassi Pressman ibinandera ang relasyon kay Jon Semira: So happy with where life has brought us |url=https://bandera.inquirer.net/319370/yassi-pressman-ibinandera-ang-relasyon-kay-jon-semira-so-happy-with-where-life-has-brought-us |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Bandera |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=fil}}
=Philanthropy=
Pressman holds multiple charity projects every time she celebrates birthdays and holidays.
Since 2023, Pressman returned to GMA Network.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-25|title=LOOK: Yassi Pressman helps fix classrooms in Navotas|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/26/19/look-yassi-pressman-helps-fix-classrooms-in-navotas|access-date=2020-11-09|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804055431/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/26/19/look-yassi-pressman-helps-fix-classrooms-in-navotas|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2019-05-22|title=Yassi Pressman celebrates birthday by giving back|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/22/19/yassi-pressman-celebrates-birthday-by-giving-back|access-date=2020-11-09|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en|archive-date=23 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123220400/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/22/19/yassi-pressman-celebrates-birthday-by-giving-back|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Lino|first=Cha|date=2020-05-12|title=On her 25th birthday, Yassi Pressman remembers late dad, sends COVID-19 aid to hospitals|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/374947/on-her-25th-birthday-yassi-pressman-remembers-late-dad-sends-covid-19-aid-to-hospitals|access-date=2020-11-09|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en|archive-date=20 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720101730/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/374947/on-her-25th-birthday-yassi-pressman-remembers-late-dad-sends-covid-19-aid-to-hospitals|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Television / Digital Series=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gulong ng Palad | Young Luisa | {{center| ABS-CBN}} |
| 2009 | Adik Sa'Yo | Lucinda Bartolome | rowspan="5" | {{center| GMA Network }} |
| rowspan="2"| 2009–10 | Sana Ngayong Pasko | Valeria | |
| SOP | rowspan="2"| Herself / Co-Host / Performer | ||
| 2010–13 | Party Pilipinas | ||
| rowspan="2"| 2010 | Ilumina | Ayra | |
| I Laugh Sabado | Herself / Guest | {{center| Q}} | |
| 2011 | Time of My Life | Terry | rowspan="13" | {{center| GMA Network}} |
| 2011–2012 | Tween Hearts | Eunice Fuentabella | |
| rowspan="2"| 2012 | Luna Blanca | Kate | |
| Makapiling Kang Muli | Vanessa | ||
| 2012–2013 | Cielo de Angelina | Rhoda | |
| Rowspan="4"| 2013 | Magpakailanman: The Louise delos Reyes Story | Yuri | |
| Dormitoryo | Sophie | ||
| Anna Karenina | Jenna Vera | ||
| Genesis | Rina Romualdez / Pyra | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sunday All Stars | Herself / Co-Host / Performer | |
| rowspan="3"| 2014 | Paraiso Ko'y Ikaw | Young Yvette | |
| Magpakailanman: One Last Chance | Mitch | ||
| Hiram na Alaala | Wendy | ||
| rowspan="4"| 2015 | Wattpad Presents: Mr. Popular meets Ms. Nobody: Still In Love (Part 2) | Mandy Aguilar | rowspan="2"| {{center| TV5}} |
| Wattpad Presents: My Fiance Since Birth | Alexandra "Alex" Sanchez | ||
| Princess in the Palace | Perla | {{center| GMA Network}} | |
| ASAP | Herself / Performer | {{center| ABS-CBN}} | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016 | Born to Be a Star | Herself / Host | {{center| TV5}} |
| Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7 | Herself / Celebrity housemate | {{center| ABS-CBN}} | |
| 2016–2021 | FPJ's Ang Probinsyano | Alyana Arevalo-Dalisay | {{center| ABS-CBN Kapamilya Channel A2Z TV5}} |
| 2022 | Rolling In It Philippines | Herself / Host | rowspan="2" | {{center| TV5}} |
| rowspan="5"| 2023 | Kurdapya | Daphne Santillan / Kuring Bolocboloc | |
| ASAP Natin 'To | Herself / Guest | {{center| Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / TV5}} | |
| 24 Oras | Herself / Chika in a Minute / Segment Host | rowspan="5" | {{center| GMA Network}} | |
| TiktoClock | Herself / Co-Host / Performer | ||
| All Out Sundays | Herself / Performer / Guest | ||
| 2023—2024 | Black Rider | Vanessa "Bane" Bartolome /Vanessa Romero | |
| 2024 | Forever Young | ||
| 2024—2025 | It's Showtime | Herself / Performer / Guest | {{center| Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / ALLTV / GMA Network / GTV}} |
=Film=
Discography
=Albums=
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|+List of albums, with selected details {{cite web |title=Yassi Pressman via Viva Records |url=https://vivavicor.com/artists/yassi-pressman/ |website=Viva Records |access-date=5 March 2021 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805010359/https://vivavicor.com/artists/yassi-pressman/ |url-status=live }} |
| scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Album details |
|---|
| scope="row"|Yassi
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|
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles, with selected details {{cite web |title=Yassi Pressman on Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/77y4D50m5EAQjB0x7XW7Lc?si=xV3ZDjiJQU6jigQChMXCCw |website=Spotify |access-date=5 March 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729131631/https://open.spotify.com/artist/77y4D50m5EAQjB0x7XW7Lc?si=xV3ZDjiJQU6jigQChMXCCw&nd=1 |url-status=live }} |
| Title
! Year ! Album |
|---|
| scope="row" |"Edge of the World" {{small|(with Josh Padilla)}} | 2015 |
| scope="row" |"Hush" {{small|(featuring Nadine Lustre)}} | 2015 | Yassi |
| scope="row" |"Lala"
| 2015 | Yassi |
| scope="row" |"Dahil Sa 'Yo" {{small|(with Andre Paras)}} | 2015 | Yassi and Girlfriend For Hire OST |
| scope="row" |"'Di Ko Alam" {{small|(with Andre Paras)}} | 2015 | Yassi and Diary ng Panget The Movie OST |
| scope="row" |"Katakot-Takot" {{small|(with Andre Paras and Alonzo Mulach)}} | 2015 | Wang Fam |
| scope="row" |"Dumadagundong"
| 2016 |
| scope="row" |"Sandaang Habambuhay"
| 2017 | rowspan="7" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" |"Migraine"
| 2018 |
| scope="row" |"Sa Wakas"
| rowspan="3" | 2019 |
| scope="row" |"Sige Na Please" |
| scope="row" |"Basta Kasama Kita" |
| scope="row" |"Bukas Mo Na Sabihin"
| rowspan="2" | 2020 |
| scope="row" |"Kaya Natin Ito" |
Publications
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" | Publications | |||
| Year | Release | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019
| Say Yass To Happiness | Debut book |
Awards and recognitions
Pressman has been recognized multiple times by the most prestigious and honourable award giving body in the Philippines. She has won three Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Awards for Best TV Supporting TV Actress for three straight years (2018-2020).
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| bgcolor="#B0C4DE" align="center"
! Year !! Award/Critics !! Category !! Result | ||
| 2013
|Metro Manila Film Festival |Kaleidoscope World – Official Entry |{{lost|Nominated}} | ||
| rowspan="2" |2014
|Star Cinema Awards |Favorite Movie Best Friend |{{won|Won}} | ||
| rowspan="2" | FHM Philippines | rowspan="2" |100 Sexiest Woman | {{won|Rank # 78}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2015 | {{won|Rank # 57}} | |
| PhilPop Awards
|Best Music Video – "Edge of the World" (Yassi Pressman and Josh Padilla) |{{won|Won}} | ||
| rowspan="5" |2016
|Anak TV Awards |Makabata Star |{{won|Won}} | ||
| 29th Awit Awards
|Best Dance Recording for "LALA" |{{won|Won}} | ||
| PMPC Star Awards
|Female Star of the Night |{{won|Won}} | ||
| Push Awards
|Popular Dance Cover for "Work" |{{won|Won}} | ||
| Yes! Magazine
|100 Most Beautiful Stars |{{won|Included}} | ||
| |Star Awards for Music 2016
|Best New Female Recording Artist of the Year |{{lost|Nominated}} | ||
| rowspan="9" |2017
|Zalora Style Awards |Most Stylish Female |{{lost|Nominated}} | ||
| 48th Box Office Entertainment Awards
|Most Promising TV Actress of the Year |{{won|Won}} | ||
| FHM Philippines
|100 Sexiest Women |{{won|Rank # 27}} | ||
| Yes! Magazine
|100 Most Beautiful Stars |{{won|Included}} | ||
| Push Awards
|Push Dance Cover with Issa Pressman |{{won|Won}} | ||
| 7th EdukCircle Awards
|Best Actress – Television Series |{{lost|Nominated}} | ||
| 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television
|Best Drama Supporting Actress |{{lost|Nominated}} | ||
| 30th Awit Awards
|Best Dance Recording for "Dumadagundong" |{{won|Won}} | ||
| AnakTV Awards 2017
|Credible, Wholesome and Worth Emulating by the Youth |{{won|Won}} | ||
| 2018
|32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television |rowspan="2" | Best Drama Supporting Actress |{{lost|Nominated}} | ||
| 2019
|33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television |{{lost|Nominated}} | ||
| 2020
|Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Awards |Best TV Supporting Actress|Best TV Supporting Actress |{{won|Won}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
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