Mary Ann Lumba

Mary Ann is a Filipina-American actress and print model. She was born in a small province in the Philippines. At an early age, she showed her ambition to be an actress by putting on little scenes for her mother. She loved watching soap operas and played dramatic roles in her skits. At the age of 5, she moved with her family to California, where they settled. In high school, she was a cheerleader. She was also a fashion board model for Nordstrom. At 17, she participated in a non-profit fashion show for Bay Area Foundation for Youth. She knew she wanted to be a print model and an actress but had to go to college first.

Although acting was put on hold while she finished college, her desire to act never faded. In 2011, she finally decided to pursue acting by taking her first acting class. She loved the freedom to express herself artistically that she continued taking more classes. As the year progressed, she was able to book a role on a television show for one episode, a commercial, a short film and a couple of print articles. The following year, she played a role in a play, an independent film, a book trailer, another short film and another print article. She's a hard worker and loves what she does.