Carmi Martin

Carmita Martin also known as Carmi Martin (born August 9, 1963) is a Filipina actress, model, and comedian.

She became a mainstay of Chicks to Chicks in 1980 on IBC-13 until its transfer to ABS-CBN 2 in 1986.

She also did Abangan ang Sususnod na Kabanata.

With these sitcoms, she was able to hone her flair for comedy.

Despite being able to do dramas like Cain at Abel (1982); Laruan (1983); Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1985); Bagong Hari (1986); Martin excels prominently in comedy; 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); the wacky stepmother in When I Fall in Love (1986).

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.

She had a weekly drama anthology entitled Carmi on BBC Two, directed by Soxy Topacio from 1985-86, 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.

She took a two-year certificate course at the Philippine School of Interior Design in 2003.

Her last movie, with Dolphy, was Dobol Trobol (2008) with Vic Sotto in 2008.

Martin has acted in film and TV projects; she has also gained new fame in the 2010s and 2020s, such as in the films In the Name of Love, No Other Woman, Working Girls (2010) remake, Four Sisters and a Wedding as the antagonist's mother-in-law.

And she graduated from Fine Arts at The Philippine Women's University on April 2, 2011.

In 2017, she came back to ABS-CBN in The Better Half as an antagonist.

In 2018, she starred in Since I Met You, and in 2022-present on the sitcom Happy ToGetHer with John Lloyd Cruz.

She first appeared in Dolphy's Angels with Liz Alindogan, Anna Marie Gutierrez, Yehlen Catral and the late comedy king Dolphy.

She did more movies with Dolphy such as Stariray, The Quick Brown Fox, John en Marsha, Dancing Master, Dino Dinero, and Father & Son.

In 2018, she 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.

In 2023, Martin starred in Ten Little Mistresses, the first Filipino-produced film to be launched on Amazon Prime Video.