Laisha Wilkins
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Born | Laisha Wilkins Pérez 18 May 1976 Mexico City, Mexico |
Occupation(s) | Actress, TV Hostess, producer |
Years active | 1997–present |
Laisha Wilkins Pérez (born 18 May 1976) is a Mexican actress, talk show host and producer.
Biography
[edit]She is the daughter of Federico Wilkins, not to be confused with Federico Wilkins, a Televisa producer,[1] and Susana Pérez. Originally studying the culinary arts, she later joined the Center for Arts Education (CEA) of Televisa to study acting. Her first television appearances were a number of small roles in Otro Rollo with Adal Ramones.
Laisha made her debut in 1997 with the series Mi generacion (My Generation), then eventually went on to appear in a few telenovelas, including Soñadoras, the highly-popular Locura de Amor (Madness of Love), Primer amor... a mil por hora, and Bajo la Misma Piel. Subsequently, she received an opportunity as host in TeleHit video channel. Also, between 2001 and 2002 she participated in several "Mujer, casos de la vida real" chapters.
Apart from acting, Laisha has appeared on several talk shows as a fill-in hostess, most notably on the Miami-based El Gordo y La Flaca. In 2006, she made a performance in the telenovela La fea más bella. In 2007, she made his first foray into film in the movie "Mejor es que Gabriela no se muera".
On January 1 of 2008, Laisha started hosting a new show on Televisa's Canal 4, titled Metrópolis. She is set to reprise her role of Lt. Lucia Alvarez in Mujeres Asesinas, but this time she will transform into one of the killers.
That same year Angelli Nesma offered her the role of Constanza in "Un gancho al corazón". Later, she debuted as co-producer and actress of the 2010 Mexican film Ángel caído, playing the role of Perséfone. Laisha also made a comeback in Corazón Salvaje. In 2011 she returned as an antagonist in La fuerza del destino. In 2013, she participated in special performance in Mentir para vivir. In 2015, she returned as an antagonist in Que te perdone Dios, where Angelli Nesma Medina offered Laisha the role of twin sisters Ximena / Daniela.
Private life
[edit]She is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Siganme los buenos | Herself | Television film |
2004 | Los grandes de Acapulco | Host | Television film |
2007 | Mejor es que Gabriela no se muera | La Chica del Tiempo | |
2010 | Ángel caído | Persefone | |
2011 | Contratiempo | Valeria | |
2014 | The Zwickys | Erica |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Mi pequeña traviesa | Lorena | Supporting Role |
1997 | Mi generación | Mariana | Supporting Role |
1998 | Soñadoras | Emilia González | Co-Protagonist |
2000 | Locura de amor | Rebeca Becerril | Main Antagonist |
2000-2002 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Various roles | 6 episodes |
2001 | Primer amor, a mil por hora | Tamara | Supporting Role |
2003 | Bajo la misma piel | Paula Beltrán Ortiz | Antagonist |
2003 | Don Francisco Presenta | Herself | CoHost |
2006-2007 | La fea más bella | Carmina Muñoz | Special Appearance |
2008 | Mujeres asesinas | Teniente Álvarez |
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2008-2009 | Un gancho al corazón | Constanza Lerdo | Main Antagonist |
2009 | Corazón salvaje | Constanza Montes de Oca | Supporting Role |
2011 | La fuerza del destino | Maripaz Lomelí Curiel | Main Antagonist |
2013 | Mentir para vivir | Inés Valdivia | Special Appearance |
2015 | Que te perdone Dios | Ximena / Daniela | Antagonist |
2016-2017 | Tres veces Ana | Jennifer | Supporting Role |
2016-2017 | La Candidata | Lorena | Recurring Role |
As producer
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Into the Wolf's Den | Executive producer | Pre-production |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Telenovela | Result |
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1999 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Female Revelation | Soñadoras | Nominated |
2004 | Best Female Antagonist | Bajo la misma piel | ||
2012 | La Fuerza del Destino | |||
2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Tres veces Ana |
References
[edit]- ^ 👑Lai Reina de Dinamarca Latam [@laishawilkins] (28 July 2018). "@richo_2712 Mi papá se llama Federico Wilkins pero no es productor. El productor es mi medio hermano quien entró a Televisa años después y nunca hemos tenido relación laboral. *No todo lo que encuentras en la red es la verdad🙄" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2021 – via Twitter.
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