Jaclyn Jose biography: 13 things about actor born in Angeles, Philippines

Mary Jane Santa Ana Guck was a Filipino-German-American actor born in Angeles, Philippines. She never saw her German-American father, who was part of the U.S. Armed Forces and stationed at Clark Air Base in Angeles.

Guck’s sister Lorraine McCollum is a former actress professionally known as Veronica Jones. Their mother Rosalinda Santa Ana was a bar singer.

Professionally known as Jaclyn Jose, Guck played a mother with underground meth business in Brillante Mendoza‘s “Ma’Rosa”. For this role, she became the first ever Southeast Asian actor to win Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2016 in Cannes, France.

Guck has five siblings and two children. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 1968, her parents separated.
2. In 1984, she made her film debut.
3. In 1995, she made her television debut.
4. From 1988 to 1991, she was in a romantic relationship with Raphael John Gil Eigenmann, an actor professionally known as Mark Gil.
5. On June 25, 1990, she gave birth to Andrea Nicole Guck Eigenmann in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines.
6. On June 15, 2001, she gave birth to Gwen Garimond Ilagan Guck.
7. Her mother turned 72 on December 9, 2010 and died on January 14, 2011.
8. On November 23, 2011, her granddaughter Adrianna Gabrielle “Ellie” Eigenmann was born.
9. On July 23, 2019, her granddaughter Keliana Alohi “Lilo” Eigenmann Alipayo was born.
10. On January 17, 2021, her grandson Koa Eigenmann Alipayo was born.
11. In September 2023, she joined the cast of the ABS-CBN series “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” as Dolores Espinas, which was her final TV role.
12. On October 21, 2023, she turned 59. Released on December 25, 2023, Lemuel Lorca‘s “Broken Hearts Trip” was her last film theatrically filmed while she was still alive.
13. On March 2, 2024, she died of heart attack in her residence in Quezon City, Metro Manila.