Catherine Janice Yap de Belen (born November 9, 1968), better known as Janice de Belen (), is a Filipino actress, commercial model and television host. She is dubbed as the “Queen of Horror-Drama” for her acting prowess and exceptional portrayals in both Filipino drama and horror films. De Belen is one of the most sought-after actresses and television personalities in the Philippines. In a career spanning four decades, she began her career in show business as a child star, and her breakthrough came when she played the title role in the wildly popular soap opera Flordeluna, which aired from 1979 until 1984. She was hailed as the “80s Teen Drama Princess” alongside then showbiz rival Julie Vega. As an acclaimed actress and TV personality, De Belen is a FAMAS Award winner (including three Best Actress nominations). In 2020, she won "Best Actress in a Drama Series" alongside Angel Locsin, Maricel Soriano and Eula Valdez at the 18th Gawad Tanglaw Awards. The same year, she also won "Best Drama Supporting Actress" at the 33rd PMPC Star Awards for TV. She won "Best Actress" in the 2021 International Film Festival Manhattan. In 2022, she won "Best Supporting Actress" at the 70th FAMAS Awards for her exceptional performance in Big Night. Early life Janice Catherine Yap de Belen was born on 9 November 1968 to Philip Ilagan de Belen and Cynthia Susan Jimenez Yap. She has a younger sister Gelli who is also an actress. On March 19, 2016, her mother died at the age of 67 due to multiple organ failure. Career At the age of nine, she became a newscaster for NewsWatch Kids Edition. She got her biggest break from the same channel when she got the lead role in the soap opera Flordeluna a top-rating and phenomenally successful TV soap where she played Flor from 1979 until 1984, when she momentarily quit showbiz to continue her studies. The soap continued to air a few more years after Janice left but it started going on a downward trend and never regained its popularity. (It was remade by ABS-CBN in 2007 as Maria Flordeluna but based it more closely on the original radio serial by Marcos Navarro Sacol; it was well-received as the original show). Janice re-joined showbiz after a short break, returning to TV with the soap "Jesy" and the early evening variety show The Big, Big Show Friday edition on