Gelli de Belen

Actress

Birthday May 25, 1973

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Quezon City, Philippines

Age 50 years old

Nationality Philippines

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1973

Anna Gianelli Yap de Belen-Rivera, more commonly known as Gelli de Belen (born May 25, 1973), is a Filipino actress and television host.

1993

Her role in the film Gagay: Prinsesa ng brownout earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the 1993 Manila Film Festival.

1995

In 1995, De Belen won the Gawad Urian Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Sarah Jane Salazar in the movie The Secrets of Sarah Jane: Sana'y Mapatawad Mo, a biographical film about AIDS activist Sarah Jane Salazar.

1997

de Belen married Filipino recording artist and actor Ariel Rivera in 1997.

They have two children.

de Belen has rare blood type of RH negative which regularly donates on Philippine Red Cross.

She has been recognized as a Blood Galloner.

2001

She is known for her role as a host of SiS, a daytime television program that ran on GMA Network from 2001 to 2010.

The younger sister of actress and television presenter Janice de Belen, she began her career in show business at the age of 8.

Her mother was heavily involved in her early career (where she was often included on set for tapings and shootings), and as a result, her reputation developed alongside Gelli de Belen's career.

2016

On March 19, 2016, her mother Susan de Belen died of cardiac arrest at the age of 67.

2019

As of 2019, de Belen and her immediate family live primarily in Canada.