{{Short description|Filipina actress (1981–2026)}} {{Use Philippine English|date=April 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Philippine name|Mera|Prado}} {{Infobox person | name = Sue Prado | image = Cropped_Photo_of_Sue_Prado.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Marissa Sue Mera Prado | birth_date = {{birth date|1981|5|18}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2026|4|14|1981|5|18}} | death_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2006<ref name="Roots 2014" />–2026 | education = University of the Philippines Los Baños (AB)<ref name="Roots 2014" /> }}
'''Marissa Sue Mera Prado'''<ref name=Viewing/> (May 18, 1981 – April 14, 2026) was a Filipino actress best known for her performances in Philippine New Wave films such as ''Oro'' and ''Barber's Tales'' (both in 2013), among other roles in film, television, and theatre.<ref name="Roots 2014">{{citation | url=http://manilastandard.net/lifestyle/164930/sue-prado-goes-back-to-her-roots.html | title=Sue Prado goes back to her roots | date=December 6, 2014 | accessdate=February 10, 2017 | author=Barros Sanchez, Seymour | work=Manila Standard | archive-date=February 11, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080051/http://manilastandard.net/lifestyle/164930/sue-prado-goes-back-to-her-roots.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Early life and education== Marissa Sue Mera Prado was born on May 18, 1981,<ref name=Prado>{{cite web |last=Bardinas |first=Mary Ann |title=Remembering Sue Prado: A look back on her notable performance in “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/4/17/remembering-sue-prado-a-look-back-on-her-notable-performance-in-fpj-s-batang-quiapo-0005 |website=ABS-CBN News |publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation |access-date=24 April 2026 |date=April 17, 2026}}</ref> to Corazon Mera and was among five siblings.<ref name=Viewing>{{cite web |title=Sue Prado's cause of death revealed by family |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/191814/sue-prado-cause-of-death-a4113-20260418-lfrm |access-date=April 25, 2026 |website=PEP.ph |date=April 17, 2026}}</ref> She finished high school in 1998 at the Quezon City Science High School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts, majoring in theatre at the University of the Philippines Los Baños.<ref name="Roots 2014" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Basina |first=Carby Rose |title=Who was Sue Prado? What you need to know about the late indie film actress |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/984130/who-is-sue-prado-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-late-indie-film-actress/story |website=GMA News |publisher=GMA Network Inc. |access-date=24 April 2026 |date=April 16, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Garcia |first=Nikko Miguel |title=Sue Prado’s now-viral yearbook profile brims with wisdom, humility |url=https://radar.ph/sue-prados-now-viral-yearbook-profile-brims-with-wisdom-humility/ |website=Radar |access-date=25 April 2026 |date=April 17, 2026}}</ref>
==Career and death== Prado began her career in 2006.<ref name=Prado/> She is the first appearance of Abadeha Neo-Ethnic Rock Cinderella, named character Abadeha in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Filipino Cinderella film screens in West Hollywood |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/content/62081/filipino-cinderella-film-screens-in-west-hollywood/story/ |website=GMA News |publisher=GMA Network Inc. |access-date=25 April 2026 |date=September 26, 2007}}</ref> She died on April 14, 2026, from cardiac arrest at the age of 44.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sue Prado's sister reveals actress' cause of death |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/984580/sue-prado-s-sister-reveals-actress-cause-of-death/story/ |access-date=April 20, 2026 |work=GMA News Online |date=April 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260420070543/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/984580/sue-prado-s-sister-reveals-actress-cause-of-death/story/ |archive-date=April 20, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> Public viewing of her cremation remains took place from April 17 to 20 at the Loyola Memorial Chapels and Crematorium in Quezon City and inurned on April 26 at Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sue Prado, ihahatid na sa kanyang huling hantungan sa April 26 |trans-title=Sue Prado to be delivered to her final destination on April 26 |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/191910/sue-prado-inurment-details-a4118-20260424 |website=PEP |publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. |access-date=24 April 2026 |date=April 24, 2026}}</ref><ref name=Viewing/>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | 2007||''Abadeha Neo-Ethnic Rock Cinderella'' || Abadeha (credited as Marissa Sue Prado) |- |2008||''No Way Out'' || Gina |- |2009||''Manila Skies''|| Diana |- |2011||''Thelma'' || Marie |- |2012|| ''Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang'' || Concha |- |2013||''Barber's Tales'' || Rosa |- |2014||''Shake, Rattle & Roll XV'' (Segment: "Flight 666") || Norma |- |rowspan="2"|2018||''Rainbow's Sunset''|| Nena |- | ''Aurora'' ||Mrs. Amado |- |2019|| ''Dagsin''||Grace |- |2023|| ''GomBurZa''|| Teodora Alonso Realonda |- |rowspan="2"|2024||''Your Mother's Son''||Sara |- |''How to Slay a Nepo Baby''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cerezo |first1=Anna |title='How to Slay a Nepo Baby' holds red carpet with a cause |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/7/29/-how-to-slay-a-nepo-baby-holds-red-carpet-with-a-cause-041 |access-date=August 5, 2024 |work=News.ABS-CBN.com |date=July 30, 2024 |archive-date=August 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805093825/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/7/29/-how-to-slay-a-nepo-baby-holds-red-carpet-with-a-cause-041 |url-status=live }}</ref>|| |- | rowspan="2" |2025 || ''Elsewhere at Night (Ailleurs la nuit)'' || |- |''Quezon''||Ana Ricardo (Last film appearance) |}
===Television / digital series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- |2011 || ''Munting Heredera'' || Nerissa |- |2012 || ''Legacy'' || young Sofia Altamirano |- |rowspan="2"| 2013|| ''Kakambal ni Eliana'' || Cora |- |''Titser'' || Mrs. Reyes |- |rowspan="3"| 2014 || ''Ilustrado'' || Saturnina |- | ''Sa Puso ni Dok'' || Lisa |- | ''Pure Love'' || Sally |- |2015 || ''Ricky Lee's Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita'' || Kristel |- | 2016 || ''Alyas Robin Hood'' || Cynthia de Jesus |- |2016–2017 || ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' || Lita Escaño |- |rowspan="4"| 2017 || ''Ipaglaban Mo!: Kulam'' || Mercy |- | ''Wagas: Tiyanak (Bantayan ang Inyong Anak!)'' || Selma |- | ''Tadhana: Millionaire Maid'' || Lilibet Bulan |- | ''Karelasyon: Finale'' || Isabel <!-- Date: 13 May 2017 --> |- |2017–2018 || ''Hanggang Saan'' || Marjorie |- | rowspan="8"| 2018 || ''Wagas: Hanggang Langit'' || Anna |- | ''Tadhana: DH for Sale'' || Sharon |- | ''Maalaala Mo Kaya: Bantay Bata'' || Gigi |- | ''Magpakailanman: Ina, Dapat Ba kitang Patawarin?'' || Mila |- | ''Inday Will Always Love You'' || Terry <!-- Date: 21 May 2018 --> |- | ''Wagas: Baliw na Puso'' || Jerry's Mother |- | ''Tadhana: Ang Disgrasyada'' || Neefa |- | ''Sirkus'' || Nemila <!-- Date: 4 March 2018 --> |- | rowspan="8"| 2019 || ''Tadhana: Yaya CEO'' || Pilar |- | ''Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken'' || Maria |- | ''Magpakailanman: Ang Batang Sinagip ng Kapre'' || Darla |- | ''Magpagkailanman: Male Sex Slave sa Saudi'' || Madam Sadeem <!-- Date: 27 April 2019 --> |- | ''Tadhana: Chop-Chop Lady'' || Ruth <!-- Date: 27 April 2019 --> |- | ''Sahaya'' || Lorie <!-- Date: 25 April 2019 --> |- | ''Maalaala Mo Kaya: 600 Pesos'' || Tita |- | ''Magpakailanman: Fathers and Lovers'' || Aling Dina |- | rowspan="2"| 2020 || ''Descendants of the Sun: The Philippine Adaptation'' || Sheila |- | ''Madrasta'' || Beth <!-- Date: 2 January 2020 --> |- | rowspan="2"| 2021 || ''Wish Ko Lang!: Maling Akala'' || Loida |- | ''The Lost Recipe'' || Honey Napoleon |- | rowspan="4" |2022 | ''Lolong'' || Riza dela Torre |- | ''Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune'' || Elena "Ellen" Garces |- | ''Bolera'' || P/CMS Romana "Roma" Canlas |- | ''Mano Po Legacy: The Flower Sisters'' || Belinda Morales |- | 2023 ||''Sparkle U: #Frenemies''||Zarah Martinez |- | 2023–2024 ||''Abot-Kamay na Pangarap''||Mildred |- | 2023 ||''The Iron Heart'' || Diana Salonga |- | rowspan="2" | 2024 |''Makiling''|| Elena Dimasalang- Lirio |- |''Black Rider'' |Rose |- |rowspan="2" | 2025 |''Prinsesa ng City Jail'' |Vanessa "Bane" |- |''My Father's Wife'' |Nora |- |rowspan="2" | 2026 | ''FPJ's Batang Quiapo'' | Gina <br /> {{small| (Prado's finale & last television series, appearance before her death)}} |- |''Born to Shine'' |Dolor <br /> {{small| (Prado's Posthumous apperance)}} |- |}
===Online series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | 2020 || ''Gameboys'' | Leila Lazaro |}
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