Bianca King

Bianca Charlotte King-Wintle (born 18 March 1986) is a German-born Filipino-Canadian former actress best known for playing the role as Noemi Manansala in the thriller drama series Sinner or Saint (2011), as Aviona in the hit fantaserye Mulawin (2004), as well as her first lead prime time soap, Luna Blanca (2012), where in she played the title role of black-skinned Luna.

King starred in the afternoon drama Maghihintay Pa Rin of GMA Network with Rafael Rosell and Dion Ignacio.

She went to San Beda College Alabang during her grade school and high school years.

She then proceeded to take up AB Digital Filmmaking in De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde and is a music video director.

Bianca Charlotte King was born on March 18, 1986, in Germany to a Filipino mother and Canadian father.

Her career started at the age of 13, when she began modeling for print ads and TV commercials.

She did ads for a deodorant, beverage and hotdogs brands, to name a few.

In 2004, King was first cast as part of the last batch of Click, where she played the role of a golden-hearted balikbayan, Marnie.

Her on-screen partner was Warren Austria, whose claim to fame is his shampoo commercial.

Bianca was joined by then the winners of first season of StarStruck who were Mark Herras, Jennylyn Mercado, Yasmien Kurdi and Rainier Castillo.

After her role on Click, King was cast in the telefantasya entitled Mulawin led by Richard Gutierrez as Aguiluz and Angel Locsin as Alwina.

King played the role of Aviona, a female warrior who was secretly in love to Mulawin.

In 2005, King also tried her hosting skills via the gender-sensitive magazine show 3R together with Iza Calzado, Bettina Carlos and Chynna Ortaleza.

King was also part of the sixth season of the youth-oriented romance-based show, Love to Love, entitled Wish Upon a Jar starring Yasmien Kurdi and Rainier Castillo.

She also got her break in the silver screen via the independent film, Birhen ng Manaoag led by Jodi Sta. Maria.

She played the role of Marie, the daughter of the character of Cherrie Pie Picache.

She also got a role in the movie Hari ng Sablay led by Bearwin Meily as Monica.

In December 2005, King was part of 2 of the 8 film entries in the 2005 Metro Manila Film Festival.

She reprise her role of Aviona in the movie version of Mulawin wherein the film stood as the television series' sequel.

Aside from her role as Aviona, King was also part in the fourth installment of one of Regal Films' most successful movie franchises, Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife.

Aside from her Mano Po appearance, Regal Films also made King to be part of I Will Always Love You starred by Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin.

She was also hand picked by Mark Meily to star in the short film, The Sugar Affair.

One of the leading men's magazine in the Philippines featured Bianca twice on their cover, the first through their September 2005 and again on the June 2006 issue.

Bianca was voted as one of FHM's 100 sexiest women several times.

In 2006, King was signed up by Herbench to endorse their summer line.

King was also chosen by Bench to be one of the main endorsers of the Bench Fever: Underwear Fashion Show 2006.

Her billboards were scattered all over the metropolis and she wowed the crowd onstage that day at the Big Dome.

She had a cameo role in Rufa Mae Quinto's Oh My Ghost! under OctoArts Films and was part of GMA Network's multi-million underwater fantasy series, Atlantika.

King was once again became a part of Love 2 Love opposite StarStruck winner, Mark Herras, in the series entitled My Darling Mermaid as Patty and in the last installment entitled Jass Got Lucky led by Lovi Poe and Cogie Domingo.

In 2007, she was part of the success of the phenomenal television hit, MariMar, where she played Natalia Montenegro.

After her MariMar role, she landed a role in one of the casts of Sine Novela: My Only Love.

The said remake was led by Rhian Ramos and Mark Herras.

Bianca King also starred in GMA Network's telefantasya, Dyesebel, which she worked with Marian Rivera for the third time since MariMar and Super Twins.

In early 2009, King was cast as one of the leading ladies of Richard Gutierrez's character in the Philippine adaptation of Zorro together with Rhian Ramos and Michelle Madrigal.

King's biggest breaks where Sinner or Saint in 2011 and Broken Vow in 2012.

Before landing a lead role in 2011, Mulawin was considered to be her biggest break as she was one of the lead casts together with Gutierrez, Locsin and Dennis Trillo.

According to her, she consider that moment the "turning point" of her career because she was "able to show off her talent purely in acting".

In 2014, she transferred to TV5 where she started in the Tuesday primetime drama Obsession with Marvin Agustin and Neri Naig and Elizabeth Oropesa and got another main role in comedy show Mac and Chiz and hosted TV5’s Showbiz Konek na Konek.

In 2017, she came back to television on ABS-CBN's Pusong Ligaw as her first soap with the network since her transfer.

According to King, she did not tell anyone about her transfer, but only to former co-star Iza Calzado, a former GMA Television artist and her now sister-in-law.