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Angelika de la Cruz
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Maria Lourdes Egger dela Cruz, better known by her screen name Angelika dela Cruz, born on October 29, 1981, is a Filipina actress and singer of Italian-Austrian-Filipino descent.

Dela Cruz started her career in 1995, and has since appeared in a lot of television shows and movies, mostly with ABS-CBN, and has recorded a couple of albums as well.

Dela Cruz was born of a Filipino father and an Italian-Austrian mother. She is 1.57 metres tall and has dark brown hair and eyes. She has a younger sister, Mikyla, who is an upcoming child actress, and two brothers, Edward and Erick, the former being the lead singer for the boy band "Freshmen". She currently resides in Malabon, Metro Manila. She used to be the girlfriend of fellow actors Jericho Rosales, Victor Neri and the late Miko Sotto. She is currently dating a non-showbiz man named Orion.

Dela Cruz started her career in 1995. She became part of the movie Nights of Serafina which made her won the 1997 New Best Actress of the Year award. After that, ABS-CBN spotted her and she became part of the noontime soap opera Mara Clara. Angelika, whose passion is singing made two albums under BMG records and she also made one album under Imperial Records. Though she really wanted to be a singer, Angelika found more success in the acting field. After her stint in Mara Clara, she was seen again in another Judy ann Santos series Esperanza. She was also paired with Jericho Rosales in the teen horror film Oka Tokat and in the movie Magandang Hating Gabi. She also starred in some movies such as Seventeen so Kaka, Huwag Mo nang Itanong and Esperanza: The Movie which gave her a Best Supporting Actress nomination.

After being with ABS-CBN, Dela Cruz decided to transfer to GMA Network. On GMA, she became part of a Jessa Zaragosa series, Di Ba't Ikaw. She became part of the youth-oriented show, Click, the noontime variety show, SOP and to the action-adventure series Pintados. But Angelika's biggest break on TV came when she starred in the sries Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin where she played the role of Katherine, a girl who lost her memory when she was still young and soon found out that she was the heir of the Fuentebella clan. Her performance in the said series crowned her as the GMA's Soap Opera Princess. However, though she was very active in primetime TV, Angelika didnt stop making films. She did a mature role in the movie Hari ng Selda: Anak ni Baby Ama 2 with Robin Padilla. She also did the movie S2pid Luv with Andrew E. After doing Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin, Angelika starred in another GMA Network's soap series Habang Kapiling Ka where she played the role of Erika. In this series, she was paired with Victor Neri. Her performance in the series gave her a best actress nomination.

When Dela Cruz's contract with GMA expired, Angelika moved back to her first home studio ABS-CBN. She was paired again with ex-boyfriend Jericho Rosales in the hit series Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas with Kristine Hermosa and Diether Ocampo. After doing the soap, Angelika refrained from drama and concentrated in her hosting talent. She did hosting in the showbiz-oriented show ETK: Konek, ASAP, Morning Star and the 2004 Himig Handog Love Songs.

After that, Angelika made another primetime series, Ikaw ang Lahat Sa Akin with Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo, John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo. Prior to that series, Angelika received offers such as playing the role of Eden in the series Panday and playing the role of Alena in the hit fantasy series Encantadia but she had to turn down the role due to the said soap with Claudine. After doing a supporting role in Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin, Angelika made another soap opera and it is the remake of a Sharon Cuneta movie, Bituing Walang Ningning, this time, she is the anti-heroine to the series which also starred Sarah Geronimo and Ryan Agoncillo. Angelika is currently seen in Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao where she plays the role of Kalagua, the ultimate evil.