Carmi Martin

Carmita Martin (born August 9, 1963) is a Filipino actress, model, and comedian.

Martin has acted in many film and TV projects over the years. She reached new audiences in the 2010s and 2020s with roles in the films In the Name of Love, No Other Woman, Working Girls, and Four Sisters and a Wedding. In 2017, she returned to a television role with ABS-CBN in The Better Half. In 2018, Martin starred in Since I Met You,^[1] and in 2022 joined the sitcom Happy ToGetHer with John Lloyd Cruz.^[2]

Career

Martin first appeared in 1980 in Dolphy's Angels with Liz Alindogan, Anna Marie Gutierrez, Yehlen Catral and the late comedy king Dolphy. She worked on more movies with Dolphy, including Stariray, The Quick Brown Fox, John en Marsha, Dancing Master, Dino Dinero, and Father & Son. Her last movie with Dolphy was Dobol Trobol with Vic Sotto in 2008.

Martin became a mainstay of the comedy sitcoms Chicks to Chicks in 1980 on IBC-13 until its transfer to ABS-CBN 2 in 1986, along with Abangan ang Sususnod na Kabanata. She had a weekly drama anthology entitled Carmi on BBC Two, directed by Soxy Topacio from 1985 to 1986, where she portrayed various characters and acted with other thespians. She also had a variety show with Roderick Paulate on Channel 2 (1986–87), Tonight with Dick and Carmi. One film that showed her acting prowess was Hot Property, directed by National Artist Lino Brocka as an entry to the 1983 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Martin has featured in many film dramas, including Cain at Abel (1982); Laruan (1983); Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1985) and Bagong Hari (1986). She has also played many comedy roles, such as the funny other woman in Andres de Saya (1982); the tactless office employee in Working Girls (1984); the disorganized but demanding woman in Sa Totoo Lang (1985); the sexy PE teacher in Ma'am, May We Go Out (1985) and the wacky stepmother in When I Fall in Love (1986).

In 2018, Martin starred in the ABS-CBN movie, Since I Found You. In 2022, she joined the sitcom Happy ToGetHer with John Lloyd Cruz, with whom she also starred in the ABS-CBN Primetime Soap Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin.^[2] In 2023, Martin starred in Ten Little Mistresses, the first Filipino-produced film to be launched on Amazon Prime Video.^[3][4]

Personal life

Martin took a two-year certificate course at the Philippine School of Interior Design in 2003,^[5] and in 2011 graduated in Fine Arts at the Philippine Women's University.^[6][7]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. ^ Beltran, Cito. "Carmi Martin was spot on". Philstar.com. Archived April 19, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
2. ^ Severo, Jan Milo. "Ex-ABS-CBN stars join John Lloyd Cruz in new GMA sitcom". Philstar.com. Archived April 27, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
3. ^ "'Ten Little Mistresses' premiere". Malaya Business Insight. 2023-02-13. Archived December 2, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
4. ^ Purnell, Kristofer. "First Filipino Prime Video original film 'Ten Little Mistresses' releases first-look photos, premiere date". Philstar.com. Archived June 21, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
5. ^ "A new career for Carmi Martin". 25 October 2003. Archived June 14, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 July 2024. – via PhilStar.com.
6. ^ "Carmi Martin, Bb. Pilipinas finalist graduate from college - Yahoo News Philippines". Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
7. ^ "For Carmi Martin, being single is a choice". July 18, 2012. Archived January 7, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
8. ^ "Blood Brothers in Arms: Lino Brocka's Cain and Abel (Kani Releasing)". April 26, 2022. Archived March 24, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

External links

• Carmi Martin at IMDb
• Carmi Martin Biography Archived July 16, 2014 at the Wayback Machine at PinoyStop