{{short description|Filipino actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Marife Necesito | image = Marifenecesito.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1980}} | birth_place = Manila, Philippines | occupation = Actress film and theater, former prose writer | years_active = | spouse = | website = | othername = }} '''Marife Necesito''' is a Filipino actress on stage, film, and television productions. After portraying several obscure roles, she was cast in the 2009 film ''Mammoth'' with Mexican actor Gael García Bernal and American actress Michelle Williams.
==Early life and career== Necesito was born in Manila and raised in Valenzuela City, a suburb of Metro Manila which at that time was part of Bulacan Province. After finishing high school at St. Jude Academy in Valenzuela's Malinta district, she pursued creative writing for Tagalog ''komiks'' and romance novels. When the komiks industry went downhill, she then shifted to acting for theater where she was trained by senior thespians Cecile Guidote-Alvarez and Angie Ferro. Her theatrical stint paved the way for her to act for television commercials and independent films.<ref name=Pinay>{{cite news| first=Ruben V.| last=Nepales| title=Pinay lands important role in Williams-Bernal starrer|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer| date=September 19, 2008| url=http://archive.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1&story_id=161721| access-date=January 4, 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727152700/http://archive.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1| archive-date=July 27, 2009}}</ref>
==Role in ''Mammoth''== In ''Mammoth'', Necesito portrays the role of Gloria, a mother of two sons who leaves the Philippines to work as a nanny of the daughter (Sophie Nyweide) of an American couple played by Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams. When Bernal's character goes to Thailand for a business trip, he decides to change his life that would set off a chain of events that impact the rest of the family, including Gloria.<ref name=Pinay /> Necesito bested other local actresses in the auditions, which she revealed took more than a year, including Alessandra de Rossi, Chin Chin Gutierrez, Joyce Jimenez, and Pinky Amador.<ref name=Pinay /><ref name=Filipina>{{cite news| first=Boy| last=Villasanta| title=Filipina actress in 'love triangle' with two Hollywood stars| work=ABS-CBN News| date=April 27, 2008| url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/04/26/08/filipina-actress-love-triangle-two-hollywood-stars| access-date=January 4, 2009| archive-date=July 7, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707090228/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/04/26/08/filipina-actress-love-triangle-two-hollywood-stars| url-status=dead}}</ref> She said in an interview with ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' that she considers ''Mammoth'' as her biggest break so far.<ref name=Pinay />
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | 1996 || ''Mumbaki'' ||Village Woman |- | 1998 || ''Sa Pusod ng Dagat'' || Maya's friend |- | 2001 || ''Going Back'' || Dong Ha bargirl |- | 2003 || ''Kikay: Kaakit-akit, Kaaya-aya, Kikiligin Ka''|| |- | 2004 || ''Evolution of a Filipino Family'' || Gilda |- | 2006 || ''Pandanggo'' || Aling Espie |- |rowspan="3"| 2008 || ''Heremias Book Two: The Legend of Tagabulag Island'' || |- | ''Tropical Manila'' || Kara |- | ''Black Market Love'' || Momma |- |rowspan="3"| 2009 || ''Mammoth'' || Gloria |- | ''Fidel'' || Jovi |- | ''Pitik Bulag'' || Merly |- |rowspan="6"| 2011 || ''Taksikab'' || Marife |- | ''Brod'' || Mrs Parapara |- | ''Lilet Never Happened'' || |- | ''Sponsor'' || Delia |- | ''Linabo'' || Andrea |- | ''Kapatid'' || Nanay |- |rowspan="3"| 2012 || ''Mondomanila'' || |- | ''Graceland'' || Mrs. Marcy Changho |- | ''Darkest Night'' || Agira Espino |- |rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''Gabriel (Ito ang Kuwento Ko)'' || |- | ''Ang Misis ni Meyor'' || |- | 2014 || ''Bacao'' || |- | 2022 || ''Connected'' || Gabbie's mother |- | TBA || ''Kuya: The Governor Edwin Jubahib Story''<ref name="PEPGonzales">{{cite news|last=Gonzales|first=Rommel|title=Christian Vazquez grateful for being part of 2 shows that are presently airing on ABS-CBN, GMA-7|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/174538/christian-vasquez-manny-villar-biopic-movie-a745-20230716|access-date=August 3, 2023|work=PEP.ph|publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc.|date=July 16, 2023|language=English, Filipino|quote=Ang ''Kuya: The Governor Edwin Jubahib Story'' as [sic] isang biopic movie na pagbibidahan ng award-winning actor na si Richard Quan, sa direksiyon ni Francis 'Jun' Posadas.|archive-date=August 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803102512/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/174538/christian-vasquez-manny-villar-biopic-movie-a745-20230716|url-status=live}}</ref> || |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- |2005 |''Wag Kukurap'' |Tess |- |2010 |''Tanging Yaman'' |Brenda |- |2011 |''Amaya'' |Uripon |- | 2016 || ''Be My Lady'' || Dahlia |- | 2016–2018 || ''Ika-6 na Utos'' || Yaya Vicky |- |2018 |''The Stepdaughters'' |Diana |- |2019 |''Dahil sa Pag-ibig'' |Aileen |- |2021 |''Ang Dalawang Ikaw'' |A Waitress |- |2023 |''Abot-Kamay na Pangarap'' |A Restaurant Owner |- |2024 |''Lilet Matias: Attorney-at-Law'' |Maya Serrano |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1323778|Marife Necesito}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Necesito, Marife}} Category:Filipino film actresses Category:Filipino television actresses Category:Living people Category:Filipino stage actresses Category:Actresses from Manila Category:Actors from Valenzuela, Metro Manila Category:1980 births