Lovi Poe

Early life and education

Lourdes Virginia Moran Poe was born on February 11, 1991, at St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City. She was born from a brief relationship between Filipino actors Fernando Poe Jr., and Rowena Moran, who was his co-star in Kapag Puno Na ang Salop (1987). As her father was married to Susan Roces, Poe was raised by Moran as a single mother. She was publicly acknowledged by her father in 2004 during his presidential campaign. Through her father, she has two older siblings, politician Grace and DJ Ronian, and through her mother, she has a younger sister, Mariel.

Poe finished high school at the Colegio San Agustin in Makati where she graduated in 2007. She then later took courses at the International Academy of Management and Economics and Miriam College. Poe was also a classmate of Bela Padilla.

Career

In 2006, Poe was handpicked by an international singing duo named Same Same to perform with them the song "Without You," which is included in the duo's debut album The Meaning of Happy. She was then first paired with Cogie Domingo in the youth-oriented drama Love to Love. Her biggest acting break came when she played the character of Kristal Maisog in the hit 2006 drama, Bakekang. Her co-star Sunshine Dizon pushed her to join show business as an actress. Her acting performance in Bakekang gained critical praise and was named as Best New Female TV Personality in the 21st PMPC Star Awards for Television. In 2007, Poe was cast in Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan (a Philippine spin-off of Shaider) as a newspaper journalist who is a close friend of policeman Alexis Lorenzo (played by Marky Cielo) who turned into the superhero Zaido Green.

In 2008, she played another starring role in the character of Joanna on the afternoon drama, Sine Novela: Kaputol ng Isang Awit, alongside Glaiza de Castro, Marky Cielo and Jolo Revilla.

In 2008, she won the New Movie Actress of the Year award in the 24th PMPC Star Awards for Movies for the film Shake, Rattle and Roll 9. She was also part of the Gabby Concepcion 20-city tour which started on August 17, 2008. Her Bloom solo concert at the Music Museum in San Juan, Metro Manila, was held on October 16. Bloom is also the title of her second album under SonyBMG. She was also cast in the film Paukay-Ukay by Regal Entertainment. She also co-starred in LaLola (2008) and Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang (2009).

Poe appeared on the TV5 youth-oriented drama Lipgloss; GMA Network previously did not allow her to join the series as per network policy stating their contract talents be exclusive to their network. Her manager, Leo Dominguez, defended their move saying that "Lovi does not have an existing contract with GMA." Since then, Poe has not appeared in any of GMA Network shows. It was also reported that she entertained offers from GMA's rival network ABS-CBN, until her manager decided to accept GMA's offer to cast Poe in the new sitcom Show Me Da Manny. In 2010, she was a regular host on the GMA Sunday noontime variety show Party Pilipinas. In July 2010, she appeared in the independent film Mayohan for which she won her first acting award, the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Award for Best Actress.

After 15 years with GMA Network, Poe moved to ABS-CBN on September 16, 2021. Her first television drama project was the Philippine adaptation of Flower of Evil with Piolo Pascual. She has since launched her own production company, C'est Lovi Productions, in partnership with her eventual husband, Montgomery Blencowe, as an executive. In 2023, she received her first screenwriter credit for the Netflix film Seasons, which Carlo Aquino starred as a lead with Poe.

Poe is part of the cast of the American independent film Bad Man directed by Michael Diliberti, which released in 2025. She was previously cast in The Chelsea Cowboy and My Sister's Bones, with the later releasing in January 2026, where she leads opposite Olga Kurylenko.

Poe finished her filmmaking of Regal Entertainment's Guilty Pleasure, a drama thriller directed by Connie Macatuno and written by Noreen Capili. She renewed her contract with Gracee Angles' skin care Eevor Skin Care Depot (SCD), as celebrity endorser since 2022.

Personal life

Poe endorsed her sister Grace in the 2016 presidential election and the 2019 senatorial election, sometimes joining her in campaign sorties.

On August 26, 2023, Poe married British film producer Monty Blencowe at Cliveden House near Berkshire, England. They announced their engagement publicly on August 8, 2023. The couple has residences in London, United Kingdom, and Los Angeles, United States. On September 1, 2025, retailer Bench launched an advertisement campaign featuring a pregnant Poe, revealing that she and Blencowe were expecting their first child. On October 24, she announced that she had given birth via an Instagram post quoting "The moment I met you, instinct took over. Welcome to the world, my love".

Discography

Studio albums

• The Best of My Heart (2006, Musiko/Sony BMG)
• Bloom (2008, Musiko/Sony BMG)

Singles

• "Tayong Dalawa" (Bakekang theme song) (2006)
• "Kung Pwede Lang" (2006)
• "I Never Knew Love" (2006)
• "Alone" (2006). Written by: Anthony Kirby D. Garcia, Music by: Janno Queyquep
• "I Love You" (2006)
• "Sana" (2008)
• "Nais Ko" (Kaputol ng Isang Awit theme song) with Glaiza de Castro (2008)
• "Dito sa Puso" (Wanted: Perfect Family theme song) (2009)
• "Suddenly It's Magic" (My Valentine Girls theme song) (2011)
• "Love Affair" (featuring Viktoria Vixen) (2013)
• "Even If" (The Bride and the Lover theme song) (2013)
• "Huwag Kang Mangako" (Akin Pa Rin ang Bukas theme song) (2013)
• "Lifetime" (Seasons theme song) (2023)
• "Panaginip" (Seasons theme song) (2023)

As a featured artist

• "Without You" (2006, Same Same)
• "Lov na Lov" (2007, Gloc-9)
• "One Night, One Kiss" (2016, JC de Vera)

Concerts

• Bloom (2008, Music Museum)
• Fantaisie (2016, Music Museum)

Filmography

Television

Television series

Television shows

Drama anthologies

TV specials

Film

Accolades

References

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