Lourdes Faberes
{{Short description|Philippine-born actress}}
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{{Infobox actor
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| name = Lourdes Faberes
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|42|2017|March}}
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| nationality = Filipino
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse =
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Lourdes Faberes (born {{Birth based on age as of date|42|2017|March|noage=y}}){{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/yellowface-row-proved-british-theatre-stuck-past-could-new/ |title=The 'yellowface' row proved British theatre is stuck in the past - but could a new play bring it forward? |author=Tristram Fane Saunders|quote=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.|date=20 March 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph}} is a Philippines-born actress based in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her work in television, theatre, and film. She played Pollution in the Amazon series Good Omens, the assassin Altani on History Channel's Knightfall (TV series) and covert operative Michelle Ito on ABC's series, Whiskey Cavalier. In 2021 she appeared on the Bond film, No Time to Die, and in 2022 played Kate Fletcher in The Sandman TV series.
Early life and theatre
Lourdes Faberes was born and raised in Manila, Philippines.{{cite web|url= https://sohovoices.co.uk/product/lourdes-faberes/ |title= Lourdes Faberes |publisher= sohovoices.co.uk |access-date= June 3, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190603001734/https://sohovoices.co.uk/product/lourdes-faberes/ |archive-date=June 3, 2019}} She moved to the United Kingdom in 1997, and studied and gained an MA degree in Performance (Advanced Theatre Practice) at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.{{cite web|url= https://www.cssd.ac.uk/news/alumni-news-roundup-autumn-2022|title=Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - Alumni News Roundup - Autumn 2022 |publisher= cssd.ac.uk |date=November 1, 2022|access-date= February 19, 2023}}
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. Faberes performed for the Philippines repertory company in Miss Saigon.{{cite web|url= https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2017/lourdes-faberes-friends-miss-saigon-cant-sing/ |title= Lourdes Faberes: 'All my friends were in Miss Saigon, but I can't sing' |publisher= thestage.co.uk |date=2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170320095233/https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2017/lourdes-faberes-friends-miss-saigon-cant-sing/|archive-date=20 March 2017}}
Career
Faberes made her screen acting debut in the 'ensemble' of the television series Great Performances, production of Jesus Christ Superstar.{{cite web|url= https://www.famousfix.com/topic/great-performances-jesus-christ-superstar |title= Great Performances » Season 29 » Jesus Christ Superstar |publisher= famousfix.com |year=2000|access-date=3 Jun 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/10_october/13/space_odyssey.pdf |title= The ultimate journey of human exploration comes to BBC One November 2004 |publisher= BBC |date=2004}} Since then, 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. In 2019, Faberes 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2019-04-18/good-omens-featurette-new-footage-david-tennant-michael-sheen/ |title= There's a ton of new footage in this new Good Omens featurette |publisher= Radio Times |date=2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/2019/7/1/filipinos-uk-us-shows.html|title=10 Filipino actors on US and UK TV shows|publisher=cnnphilippines.com|date=2019|access-date=27 February 2020|archive-date=27 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227182204/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/2019/7/1/filipinos-uk-us-shows.html|url-status=dead}}
Faberes appeared as a SPECTRE agent in the Bond film, No Time to Die.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/no-time-to-die/details |title= No Time to Die |publisher= metacritic.com |date=2020}} In 2022, she appeared as Kate Fletcherin in an episode of The Sandman.
In 2022, she starred as Emilia in Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre alongside Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Eddie Marsan, and Hugh Grant. For her performance in the role, she was nominated,{{cite web|title= Nominees for the 9th annual National Film Awards 2023 announced |date= 17 May 2023 |url= https://www.nationalfilmawards.org/nominations-for-the-9th-annual-national-film-awards-are-announced/ |publisher=National Film Awards |access-date=May 17, 2023}} and won the 2023 9th National Film Awards UK Award for Best Supporting Actress.{{cite web|title= The National Film Awards 2023 Celebrates Outstanding Talent and Achievements in the Film Industry |author= Sara Joseph |url= https://www.nationalfilmawards.org/3596-2/|publisher=National Film Awards |date=July 4, 2023}}
Filmography
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=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Christine Abernathie | |
| 2009
| Barry Brown | Hendoo girl | Short film |
| 2009
| Reporter | Uncredited |
| 2009
| Spread | Prince Stelio's Gang | Uncredited |
| 2011
| Bellinger's Affair | Linh Bellinger | Short film |
| 2011
| Cross Your Fingers | Maya | Short film |
| 2011
| Room 304{{cite web|url=http://sffla.net/film-detail.php?film_id=335&date_id=59&year_id=23 |title= Scandinavian Film Festival 2012 - Room 304 |publisher= Scandinavian Film Festival L.A |date=2019}} | Maid | |
| 2013
| 47 Cleveland | Red / Blue | Short film; also as producer |
| 2014
| Lorna | Short film |
| 2014
| Pepita Ponce | Danish film |
| 2014
| My Son & the Hole Punch | Sue | rowspan="3" | Short film; also as producer |
| 2016
| Eve |
| 2016
| Mother of Pearl | Pearl |
| 2021
| SPECTRE Agent | |
| 2021
| Sara Southworth | |
| 2022
| Bus Girl | Ms. Mauve | Short film |
| 2022
| Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Emilia | |
| 2023
| Surprised by Oxford | Professor Rutledge | |
| TBA
| A Dying Breed | Christine Abernathie | Post production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2000
| Great Performances in Jesus Christ Superstar | Ensemble | Episode: "Jesus Christ Superstar" |
| 2001
| Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible | Woo Woo | Episode: "Frenzy of Tongs" |
| 2002
| Manchild | Pi Lau | Episode: "Jealousy" |
| 2004
| Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets | Flight Dynamics Officer Isabel Liu | Regular role (BBC) |
| 2004
| Patricia Lee | Episode: "ID Parade" |
| 2007
| Laarni | TV film |
| 2008
| Panan | Episode: "The Thai Bride" |
| 2009
| Dr. Julia Lam | Episode: "Love and Loss" |
| 2009
| Hansa Nichols | 2 episodes |
| 2012
| Alpha Feral | 1 episode |
| 2018
| Altani | 3 episodes |
| 2019
| Doctors | Anya Deriada | Episode: "Remorse" |
| 2019
| Mya Lyall | Series 2 (1 episode) |
| 2019
| Grenslanders (Dutch TV series){{cite web|url= http://www.cam.co.uk/client/lourdes-faberes/|title= Lourdes Faberes |publisher= cam.co.uk |year=2019|access-date=1 Jun 2019}} | Sister Li | Series 1 (3 episodes) |
| 2019
| Michelle Ito | Episode: "Mrs. & Mr. Trowbridge" |
| 2019
| Series 1 (3 episodes) |
| 2022
| Takeover | Celia | 2 episodes |
| 2022
| Kate Fletcher | Episode: "24/7" |
| 2024
| Tara | Episode: 1.1 |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name| 0264525 }}
- [http://www.cam.co.uk/client/lourdes-faberes/ Lourdes Faberes Agent: Cam.co.uk]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Ad7q9B5i4&t=22s LFCC 2019 - Lourdes Faberes interview with PuddyGeeks]
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Category:Actresses from Manila
Category:21st-century Filipino actresses
Category:21st-century British actresses
Category:Filipino emigrants to England
Category:British stage actresses
Category:Filipino stage actresses
Category:Filipino film actresses
Category:Filipino television actresses
Category:British film actresses
Category:British television actresses
Category:Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama