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Nanette Medved

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Nanette Gwen Medved
Medved at a classroom turn-over in Upper Tambler Elementary School, General Santos City, June 2014
Born
Nanette Gwen Medved

(1970-01-21) January 21, 1970 (age 54)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S
Alma materBabson College
OccupationActress
Known forDarna (1991 film), GenerationHope
Spouse
Christopher Po
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(m. 1999)​
Children2

Nanette Gwen Medved (born January 21, 1970) is a Russian-Chinese philanthropist, businesswoman, and former actress and model based in the Philippines.[1]

Career

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In 2014, Medved founded Generation HOPE, a social enterprise that produces packaged water known as "Hope in a Bottle," "Hope in a Box", and "(Not Just) Tubig," and builds public school classrooms across the Philippines. It is the first B-Corporation certified company in the Philippines.[2][3]

In 2019, Medved founded PCX, a non-profit plastic credit program. PCX established a Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard and recycles plastic waste with programs that aim to reduce the flow of plastic pollution into nature.[4]

From 2007 to 2012, Medved served on the advisory board of Bantay Bata.[5] In 2012, she began to serve on the National Advisory Council of the World Wildlife Fund Philippines and in 2019, she was invited to serve on its board of trustees.[6] In July 2019, she began serving as part of the Board of Directors of Winrock International.[7]

Prior to her philanthropic work, Medved had a career as a commercial model and actress. In 1996, she left the Philippines to pursue studies in the United States.[8] In 2002, she decided to leave the entertainment industry to focus on her advocacy work.[9]

Personal life

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Medved was born in Hawaii to a Russian father and a Chinese mother.[10] Medved married businessman Christopher Po in South Africa in 1999. The couple have two sons.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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  • Eastwood and Bronson (1989)
  • Bakit Ikaw Pa Rin? (1990)
  • Sa Diyos Lang Ako Susuko (1990)
  • Biktima (1990)
  • Huwag Mong Salingin ang Sugat Ko (1991)
  • Humanap Ka ng Panget (1991)
  • Sa Kabila ng Lahat (1991)
  • Hinukay Ko Na ang Libingan Mo! (1991)
  • Andrew Ford Medina: 'Wag Kang Gamol! (1991)
  • Darna (1991)
  • Narito ang Puso Ko (1992)
  • Hiram na Mukha (1992)
  • Dito sa Pitong Gatang (1992)
  • Dillinger (1992)
  • Kapag May Gusot Walang Lusot (1993)
  • Isang Bala Ka Lang Part 2 (1993)
  • Tumbasan Mo ng Buhay (1993)
  • An Lian Ni (1993)
  • Iukit Mo sa Bala! (1994)
  • Hataw Tatay Hataw (1994)
  • Pamilya Valderama (1995)
  • Pag-ibig Ko sa Iyo'y Totoo (1997)
  • Kasangga Mo Ako sa Huling Laban (1997)
  • Goodbye America (1997)
  • Ang Dalubhasa (2000)

Television

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References

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  1. ^ "Philippines Leadership Awards CMO Asia". www.cmoasia.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  2. ^ "Certified B Corporation". bcorporation.net. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  3. ^ "Certified B Corporation". bcorporation.net. 2021. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  4. ^ Yalao, Khriscielle (November 3, 2023). "PCX to join push vs plastic pollution". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Meet the amazing Mothers for Others". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  6. ^ "Meet the pandas". Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  7. ^ "Winrock International - Nanette Medved-Po Joins Winrock International Board of Directors". www.winrock.org. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  8. ^ "From Darna to builder of classrooms: The many lifetimes of Nanette Medved-Po". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  9. ^ Ito ang Balita - 2011/04/27, retrieved 2019-09-02
  10. ^ Rim, Lala (October 16, 2019). "From Darna to Mogul: How Nanette Medved-Po Was Named Chairperson of the Po Family Council". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  11. ^ Lee-Chua, Queena N. (2018-02-23). "Winning, the Po way". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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