Jodi Santamaria

In 2010, she starred in Noah alongside Piolo Pascual, who has called her a 'thinking actress'. In 2011, she played Sophia in the critically acclaimed 100 Days to Heaven. In 2012, Jodi became her special participation as Young Olivia La Peña in the daytime drama series Mundo Man ay Magunaw until she rose up when she top-billed Be Careful With My Heart as Maya dela Rosa along with Richard Yap who played her love interest Richard Lim. The show became a success worldwide, spawning albums, worldwide tours, and concerts.

Jodi is the younger of two children. She and her brother were raised by their single mother. She attended the Philippine Pasay Chung Hua Academy and was an honor student. In school, Sta. Maria was active in her school's extra-curricular activities, particularly the volleyball varsity team and the debating team. She married a politician, Panfilo Lacson Jr.,from whom she is now separated. They had a son born in 2005.

She starred in the original version of Pangako Sa 'Yo (2000) as Lia Buenavista and the 2015 remake as Amor Powers.

Jodi Chrissie García Santamaria (born June 16, 1982), better known by her screen name, Jodi Sta. Maria (sometimes credited previously as Jodie Santamaria and Jodi Santamaria), is an International Emmy nominated Filipina actress. She is under ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic, part of the Star Magic Batch 7 alumna. She found immediate success as a teenager with the popular show Tabing Ilog.