# Ellen Adarna
**Ellen Adarna** (Ellen Meriam Go Adarna) is a Filipina actress and model who came to public attention as an internet personality before joining Philippine television in 2010, and who is known for the primetime series *Pasión de Amor* (2015–2016) and for roles on the networks GMA-7 and ABS-CBN.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4347777/) • [2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) She was born in 1988 in [Cebu City](https://www.edgepedia.org/cebu-city), Philippines.[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ellen Meriam Go Adarna; later Adarna-Ramsay after marriage[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4347777/bio/) • [2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) |
| Born | 1988, Cebu City, Philippines[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) |
| Breakthrough role | Sarita "Sari" Elizondo in *Pasión de Amor* (ABS-CBN, 2015–2016), a Philippine adaptation of a Colombian drama[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) • [4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227) |
| Best-known early role | Dalikmata in the GMA Network series *Indio* (2013)[5](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/ellen-adarna.html) |
| Marriage | Married actor Derek Ramsay on 11 November 2021[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4347777/) |
| Children | Son Elias (with John Lloyd Cruz) and daughter Liana (with Derek Ramsay)[6](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/familyandrelationships/997576/ellen-adarna-enjoys-maldives-getaway-with-kids-elias-liana/story/) |
| Career pause | Began a hiatus from acting in 2018; launched her own life brand, E11ven, in 2023[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) |
## Early life and family
Adarna was born and raised in Cebu to a family with real-estate businesses and a chain of motels with branches in Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and [Metro Manila](https://www.edgepedia.org/metro-manila); her father, the late Alan Modesto Adarna, owned the motel business.[4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227) She is the only daughter and the oldest of five siblings; her brothers are Teodorico, Danton Manuel, Carlitos, and Bruno Nate.[4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227)
She attended Saint Theresa's College of Cebu, a private all-girls [Catholic school](https://www.edgepedia.org/catholic-school), for her elementary and secondary education, then took up Business Administration before dropping out in her second year.[4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227) For a brief period she worked as a secretary at her father's company before leaving Cebu for Manila in February 2010 to pursue an entertainment career.[4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227) • [7](https://www.pep.ph/celeb/22876/newbie-from-cyberspace-to-showbiz-meet-the-real-ellen-adarna)
## Modeling and internet fame
**Cover girl years.** As a teenager, Adarna appeared on the cover of Candy magazine in 2005 and 2006 and won the magazine's Teen Model Search in both years.[4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227) Early in her career she gained recognition as a gravure model, appearing on the covers of Philippine magazines including Candy, FHM, Esquire, UNO, Preview, Speed, and Women's Health.[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) From 2011 until 2017 she placed in the top 10 of FHM Philippines' 100 Sexiest Women list.[4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227)
Her path to show business ran through internet notoriety. Photos she had uploaded to the social network [Friendster](https://www.edgepedia.org/friendster) were copied and doctored, and more than 20 fake "Ellen Adarna" accounts appeared on Facebook, with bogus accounts also spreading on MySpace and Multiply.[7](https://www.pep.ph/celeb/22876/newbie-from-cyberspace-to-showbiz-meet-the-real-ellen-adarna) She was interviewed by broadcaster Jessica Soho for a February 16, 2008 episode of *Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho* about identity theft, and PEP.ph reported that the notoriety from the stolen photos, fake accounts, and her magazine shoots helped pave the way for her showbiz career.[7](https://www.pep.ph/celeb/22876/newbie-from-cyberspace-to-showbiz-meet-the-real-ellen-adarna)
## Television and film career
Adarna began acting in 2010 as a regular cast member of the GMA-7 gag show *Bubble Gang*, where she remained until 2013, and signed an exclusive contract with GMA-7 that year.[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) • [7](https://www.pep.ph/celeb/22876/newbie-from-cyberspace-to-showbiz-meet-the-real-ellen-adarna) Her film debut came the same year with a minor role in *Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote* (2010).[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) During her GMA-7 years she played Katrina "Kat" Lazatin/Fuega in *Mars Ravelo's Captain Barbell* (2011), Carla in *Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis* (2012), and Dalikmata in *Indio* (2013), the fantasy series role for which she is best known.[4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227) • [5](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/ellen-adarna.html)
A significant career move came in 2013, when she transferred to ABS-CBN and signed with its talent arm [Star Magic](https://www.edgepedia.org/star-magic).[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) This led to more prominent roles, including the main antagonist Tamara "Tammy" Herrera in the science-fiction romance series *Moon of Desire* (2014).[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) Her breakthrough was the primetime drama *Pasión de Amor* (2015–2016), in which she played Sarita "Sari" Elizondo.[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) • [4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227) She followed it with roles as young Gloria Guerrero-Alegre in *The Greatest Love* (2016), the main antagonist Isadora "Issa" Sobrevista in *Langit Lupa* (2016–2017), Tanya in *Home Sweetie Home* (2016–2017), and young Esmeralda Ardiente in *Wildflower* (2017–2018).[4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227)
Her film credits include *Ang Tag-Araw ni Twinkle* (2013, as Twinkle), *My Illegal Wife* (2014, as Clarize), *Beauty in a Bottle* (2014, as Tanya Jacinto), *You're Still the One* (2015, as Racquel), *Dukot* (2016), and *Moonlight Over Baler* (2017, as Aurora/Rory).[4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4347777/) She began a hiatus from acting in 2018 and returned to television in 2021 with the TV5 series *John En Ellen*, in which she played Ellen Kulantong.[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/) • [4](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227)
## Personal life
Adarna has a son, Elias, with actor [John Lloyd Cruz](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-lloyd-cruz), and a daughter, Liana, with [Derek Ramsay](https://www.edgepedia.org/derek-ramsay), whom she married on 11 November 2021.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4347777/) • [6](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/familyandrelationships/997576/ellen-adarna-enjoys-maldives-getaway-with-kids-elias-liana/story/) In November 2025 she announced her separation from Ramsay after accusing him of infidelity.[6](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/familyandrelationships/997576/ellen-adarna-enjoys-maldives-getaway-with-kids-elias-liana/story/) In 2023 she launched her own life brand, E11ven, and became a brand endorser for Ultherapy.[2](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/)
## References
1. [Ellen Adarna, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4347777/)
2. [Ellen Adarna, MN2S booking agency profile](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ellen-adarna/)
3. [Ellen Adarna Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4347777/bio/)
4. [Ellen Adarna: family background, education, career, romances, PEP.ph](https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/156930/ellen-adarna-a717-20210227)
5. [Ellen Adarna, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/ellen-adarna.html)
6. [Ellen Adarna enjoys Maldives getaway with kids Elias, Liana, GMA News Online](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/familyandrelationships/997576/ellen-adarna-enjoys-maldives-getaway-with-kids-elias-liana/story/)
7. [NEWBIE: From cyberspace to showbiz, meet the real Ellen Adarna, PEP.ph](https://www.pep.ph/celeb/22876/newbie-from-cyberspace-to-showbiz-meet-the-real-ellen-adarna)
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