Mara Hautea Schnittka ( ; born March 19, 1995), known professionally as Julia Montes (), is a Filipino-German actress and model. She is one of the most sought-after actresses in the country and has been hailed as the “Royal Princess of Drama” for her acting prowess and versatility. Montes is a 2-time winner for Best Actress in a TV series at Gawad Tanglaw Awards and has won a FAMAS Award. In 2014, she scored a Best Actress nomination at the 62nd FAMAS Awards. In 2013, Yes! Magazine listed her at number one spot on their list of 100 Most Beautiful Stars and placed fourth as one of the most influential celebrities the year prior. She was also listed six consecutive times (2012-2017) on FHM's annual list of Philippines Sexiest Women. She is dubbed as the reigning "Daytime Drama Queen" by the media. She began acting as a child on television by playing guest roles and starring in Goin' Bulilit. Montes gained widespread recognition with her first significant role and breakthrough playing the mean and spoiled Clara del Valle in the remake of Mara Clara (2010–11), following which she made her film debut in the family drama Way Back Home (2011). After Mara Clara ended, she starred in the critically acclaimed romantic drama Walang Hanggan (2012), as Katerina Alcantara, for which she won the Princess of Philippine Television Award, and in Muling Buksan ang Puso (2013), as Sarah Beltran. For her role as Mona Hidalgo in the period drama Ikaw Lamang (2014), she won a Gawad Tanglaw Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the PMPC Star Award for Best Drama Supporting Actress. Montes subsequently won her second Gawad Tanglaw Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the PMPC Star Award for Best Drama Actress when she headlined the melodrama Doble Kara (2015–17), as identical twin sisters Kara Dela Rosa and Sara Suarez. She currently stars in the lead role of Ana Dimasalang in the political drama Asintado (2018). In films, she starred in the romantic drama A Moment in Time (2013), as Jillian Linden, for which she was nominated for the FAMAS Award for Best Actress, and the romantic horror Halik sa Hangin (2015), as Mia Generoso, for which she earned a nomination for the Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance. Other film appearances include the romantic comedy The Reunion (2012), the horror adventure The