Who is Ivana Alawi?

Professionally known as Ivana Alawi, Mariam Sayed Sameer Marbella Al-Alawi is a Moroccan-Filipino entrepreneur, actor and model. She is the chief executive officer of her own skincare company Ivana Skin, a premium skincare line meant to offer topnotch products at purse-friendly prices.

Ivana has an elder sister named Amira Alawi, an elder brother named Hashim “Hash” Alawi and a younger sister named Mona Al-Alawi, an actress professionally known as Mona Louise Rey. Their father Samier Al-Alawi is Moroccan while their mother Fatima Marbella is Filipino.

In 2018, Ivana started her YouTube channel. Here are 13 things about her:

  1. She was born Mariam Sayed Sameer Marbella Al-Alawi.
  2. She spent her childhood in Bahrain.
  3. Her parents separated when she was young.
  4. She is 5’2″ tall.
  5. In 2011, she played Alexa in the GMA Network series “Tween Hearts” and was credited as Mariel Rey.
  6.  In 2015, she competed against 34 other aspiring actors in “StarStruck” Season 6 on GMA Network as Mariam Al-Alawi and finished in the Top 22.
  7. In 2016, she appeared in the GMA Network shows “Magpakailanman,” “Juan Happy Love Story” and “Once Again.”
  8. From 2018 to 2019, she played Amor/Madonna in the ABS-CBN series “FPJ’s Ang Probinsiyano.”
  9. In December 2018, her father died of a heart failure.
  10. In 2019, it was revealed that she was a victim of identity theft. A website called Manila Bookings was using her photos claiming that she was offering escort services.
  11. In 2020, she was brought to tears after being pranked by Raffy Tulfo on his show “Wanted Sa Radyo” with the help of her sister Mona and their mother.
  12. From 2023 to 2024, she played Bubbles in the ABS-CBN series “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo”.
  13. On December 25, 2024, she turned 28.
Amira Alawi, Ivana Alawi
Amira Alawi, Ivana Alawi
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TIMELINE

2018

  • In 2018, she played Rina in the ABS-CBN series “Araw Gabi”., which aired from April 30, 2018 to October 12, 2018.

2019

  • She played Lolita del Rio in the ABS-CBN series “Sino ang Maysala? Mea Culpa,” which aired on ABS-CBN from April 29, 2019 to August 9, 2019.
  • She played Monique in Andoy Ranay‘s film “Open”, which was released in the Philippines on October 4, 2019.
  • She played Stacy Ramirez in Coco Martin‘s film “3pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon!”, which was released in the Philippines on December 25, 2019.

2020

  • She played Joyce in Ato Bautista and Erin Pascual‘s film “Sitsit”, which was released in the Philippines on October 31, 2020.

2021

  • She appeared in the music video of Bella Poarch and Sub Urban‘s song “Inferno“, which was released on August 13, 2021.

2022

  • She played Cherry Rose Pie / Magwayen-Estrella in the ABS-CBN series “A Family Affair”, which aired from June 2022 to October 2022.
  • She played Barbara Nicole Rose Albano in “Partners in Crime”, which was released in the Philippines on December 25, 2022.

2023

  • Marian Rivera pranked her in her own vlog, which she published on December 27, 2023.

2024

  • In October 2024, she was hospitalized due to polycystic ovary syndrome

2025

  • She was a guest housemate in “Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition”, which premiered on GMA Network on March 9, 2025.
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