Shaina Magdayao began her acting career when she was cast in the Philippine drama series Lyra, playing the lead character. She later joined Kaybol before starring in ABS-CBN's afternoon drama seriesMarinella, playing the role of Rina. In 2000, when Magdayao was 11 years old, she released a self-titled debut album with Star Records. The carrier single was "Sayaw Sweet Lullabye". In the same year, she starred in Laurice Guillen's film Tanging Yaman, where she won a Best Child Actress award from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards. She received an award for her role in Ang Tanging Ina. Other awards under Magdayao's belt include the Best Child Performer award from the Parangal ng Bayanin 1999, and Best New TV Personality in the 1999 Star Awards. In 2005, she was included in the cast of the Philippine primetime drama series Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin along with ABS-CBN's brightest stars such as Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo, Angelika dela Cruz, Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz. She was also one of the lead casts of Erik Matti's television series, Rounin, under Chito S. Roño's direction, via ABS-CBN in 2006. She is part of the regular cast at ABS-CBN's Sunday afternoon show, ASAP. She starred in Kambal sa Uma, an afternoon drama series on ABS-CBN.
In 2010, she starred in her very first solo lead role in the afternoon soap operaAlyna. The show was very successful that Magdayao was given the title ABS-CBN's ‘Kapamilya Gold’ Queen. 2012 proved to be Magdayao's most dramatic year, career-wise. Magdayao starred in the OFW-themed series Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo with Jake Cuenca. In 2013, she was added to the main cast of Juan dela Cruz. In 2015, she was paired with Gerald Anderson on the New York Festival-nominated family television series about angels Nathaniel. She headlined Cinema One's first breakthrough series about millennials "Single/Single" as Joee. In 2016, she was Billie Pono, the female lead of Quantum Films' "My CandiDate" with Derek Ramsay. She joined Book 2 of The Story of Us as Lucia Cristobal. She rehashed her role as Joee on the second season of Single/Single. Shaina stars alongside the daytime drama queenJulia Montes in Asintado, where the portray the Ramirez Siblings.
Filmography
Television
Movies
Charity Work
Shaina Magdayao works with diverse NGO's and orphanages such as Hospicio de San Jose and St. Luke Reach Out Foundation. In 2014, using her own funds and donations from her friends in and out of the show-business, she went to remote Typhoon Yolanda-stricken towns and brought relief goods to those who were affected. On her recent trip to Italy in 2015, she stayed in a convent at San Giovanni Rotondo and served children with terminal illnesses. In 2013, Magdayao joined the PETA campaign, . Mali is the only captive elephant in the Philippines; residing at Manila Zoo where she is alone, in a tiny enclosure and in need of adequate care. The campaign focus is to have her moved from the zoo to .
