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American philanthropist, businesswoman, and former actress
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Nanette Gwen Medved
Medved at a classroom turn-over in Upper Tambler Elementary School, General Santos City, June 2014
BornNanette 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 ​(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.

Career

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.

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.

From 2007 to 2012, Medved served on the advisory board of Bantay Bata. 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. In July 2019, she began serving as part of the Board of Directors of Winrock International.

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. In 2002, she decided to leave the entertainment industry to focus on her advocacy work.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

  • 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

References

  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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