Jasmine Casandra Curtis-Smith (; born 6 April 1994) is a Filipino actress. She began her screen career in television and later appeared in films such as Transit (2013), Baka Bukas (2016), and Siargao (2017).
Curtis-Smith's acting recognitions include Best Supporting Actress at Cinemalaya for Transit, Best Actress at Cinema One Originals for Baka Bukas, and Best Supporting Actress awards from the Metro Manila Film Festival and the Luna Awards for Siargao. She has also received nominations for a FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress for Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo (2014), a Gawad Urian Award for Best Supporting Actress for Siargao, three PMPC Star Awards for Movies for Movie Supporting Actress of the Year for Transit, Dementia (2014), and Siargao, and a PMPC Star Award for Television for a Tadhana episode (2019).
In 2018, she signed as an exclusive artist of the GMA Network. She is also the younger sister of fellow actress Anne Curtis.
Early life She was born on 6 April 1994 in Melbourne, Australia, as the second daughter of Carmencita Ojales, a Filipino, and James Ernest Curtis-Smith (1943–2026), an Australian lawyer. Aside from her older sister Anne, she also has a younger brother named Thomas James, who lives in Melbourne, and had a half-sister named Clare on her father's side who died in 2007 at four months old due to a cardiovascular disease. During her first stay in the Philippines, she studied at St. Paul College in Pasig before returning to Australia in 2005, where she finished her elementary and secondary schooling. She graduated high school from Loyola College in Watsonia, Melbourne. She enrolled as a communication major at the Ateneo de Manila University in 2013. However, she later took a leave of absence to focus on her growing acting career.
Career 2010–2012: Early television career Curtis first came into notice during her vacations in the Philippines visiting her sister Anne, and it was not until mid-2010, when she appeared in ABS-CBN's noontime variety show Showtime, that networks began pushing to sign her. In December 2010, Curtis signed an exclusive three-year contract with TV5 and is being groomed by the network to be one of its Primetime Princesses. In an interview after the contract signing, she mentioned that she felt really happy to have finally settled in TV5 and appreciated the network's decision to allow her to balance her studies and her showbiz career. In 2013, she signed another 3-year contract with TV5.
Curtis' first miniseries for TV5 was a television remake with JC de Vera of the 1991 Philippine action-romance film Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum, which was top billed by Robin Padilla and Vina Morales. Some of the scenes in the series were shot in Curtis's native Australia. In 2012, she played the role of Epifania "Anya" Dionisio in Nandito Ako, where she co-starred with Eula Caballero as Holly Posadas and American Idol season 7 runner-up David Archuleta as Josh Bradley.PEP REVIEW: David Archuleta charms his ways into viewers' hearts via TV5's Nandito Ako
2012–2013: Early film career and critical acclaim
Curtis started her film career with two independent film productions: Puti, a 2012 psychological thriller in which she played Nika; and Transit, where she played Yael, an Israeli-Filipino child of an Overseas Filipino who faces deportation. Transit received wide critical acclaim, competing at the 18th Busan International Film Festival, receiving 10 awards at the 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, and eventually became the Philippines' entry to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Curtis' performance as Yael, which required her to quickly learn Hebrew just before production, earned her critical praise from both local and international critics, and earned Curtis the Best Supporting Actress award
2013 also saw her featured on the cover of various magazines in 2013, including Candy, Mega, and with sister Anne was the cover story of the Philippines' maiden issue of ¡Hola!.
2016–2017: Recent projects
In 2016, Curtis-Smith won the Best Actress award at the 2016 Cinema One Originals Film Festival for playing the lead role of Alex in the LGBTQ-themed film Baka Bukas (lit. Maybe Tomorrow).
In 2017, Curtis-Smith co-starred in JP Habac's I'm Drunk, I Love You, an arthouse romantic comedy film which quickly became a viral sensation, prompting a viral fan campaign to keep it in cinemas despite lack of studio support. Popularly referred to as "IDILY" (an acronym of the film's title), the film's quirky dialogue and comedic timing turned Curtis (who played the film's romantic "antagonist", Pathy) and co-stars Maja Salvador (Carson) and Paulo Avelino (Dio) into viral meme sensations.
2018–present: As a GMA Network artist On 17 April 2018, Curtis-Smith signed an exclusive contract with GMA Network. Her first drama series in the network was Pamilya Roces. She also appeared in the Philippine adaptation of Korean drama Descendants of the Sun.
She was first paired with Alden Richards in the first installment of the romance-drama anthology I Can See You titled Love on the Balcony, and later on the drama series The World Between Us.
Method Curtis-Smith describes her method for improving her acting skills as a process of “learning and observing all kinds of people.” Remarking in an interview after winning a Cinema One best actress award for "Baka Bukas" in 2016, she notes: “I watch, but don’t stare. I listen, but don’t eavesdrop. I become inspired, but don’t necessarily imitate. Although in some cases, like in real-life stories, imitation may be required.”
Advocacy and issues Curtis-Smith has spoken out in public on a number of issues, including body positivity and rural electrification. She has invited Filipino fans to become active voters, and tweeted with dismay when the Philippine Congress almost defunded the Philippines' constitutionally-mandated Commission on Human Rights in 2017.
Twinmark Media Facebook issue
In February 2021, investigative reporters Camille Elemia and Gelo Gonzales published a report about the social media accounts of several Philippine celebrities – including Curtis-Smith's Facebook account – being used to post propaganda and disinformation favoring the administration of president Rodrigo Duterte.
Vidanes Celebrity Marketing (VCM), Curtis-Smith's management agency at the until a few months later in April 2021, said at the time that Twinmark Media Enterprises, who was their source of the posts and websites involved, had engaged VCM in September 2016 "for social media marketing purposes to promote health-related, positive-vibe articles." VCM said that they were not aware of the content of Curtis-Smith's site, and that they ended "when the posts their talents were asked to share were no longer consistent" with their artists' images.
Filmography Film + Movies Year Title Role 2012 Puti Nika 2013 Transit Yael 2014 Dementia Rachel Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo Andrea 2015 Halik sa Hangin Quinn / Sister Quinn Resureksyon Amanda 2016 Imagine You and Me Clarissa / Isay Baka Bukas Alex 2017 I'm Drunk, I Love You Pathy Siargao Abi 2019 Alone/Together Aly Maledicto Sister Barbara / Barbie Cara X Jagger Cara Culion Doris 2020Alter Me Aimee 2021 Midnight in a Perfect World Mimi General Admission Katja 2023 In My Mother's Skin Fairy 2024 A Glimpse Of Forever Glenda 3 Days 2 Nights In Poblacion Gabbi Moneyslapper Jessa Real Life Fiction Paula2025Open EndingsHannahThe Time That RemainsManila's FinestJanette
Television +Television series Year Title Role 2011 Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum Bernadette Grace "Bing" Morrison 2012 Glamorosa Danica Nandito Ako Epifania "Anya" Dionisio 2013 Undercover Claire 2014 The Replacement Bride Chynna Jasmine Jasmine 2015 My Fair Lady Audrey Tiuseco2016 Ang Panday Alex Forever Sucks Izabel 2018 Pamilya Roces Pearl Renacia Quirante 2019 Sahaya young Manisan Arati 2020 Descendants of the Sun: The Philippine Adaptation Moira Defensor I Can See You: Love on the Balcony Lea Carbonel 2021–2022 The World Between Us Emilia "Lia" Libradilla-Asuncion 2024–2025 Asawa ng Asawa Ko Cristina "Cristy" Salcedo-Manansala / Bangus2026Stars on the FloorHerself (contestant)
+Guest appearancesYearTitleRole 2011 Pidol's Wonderland: Jesebilbil Episode Jessa 2012Regal Shocker: Perya Part 1NicksRegal Shocker: Perya Part 22013Tropa Mo Ko UnliVarious roles2014Wattpad Presents: My Tag BoyfriendSitti Sandoval2015Wattpad Presents: A House Full of HunksVenice MontezWattpad Presents: Unwanted GirlfriendMica2019Tadhana: Sex Slave Part 1 & 2MilaDaig Kayo ng Lola Ko: When The Clock Strikes at 12Bikay / Veronica
+HostingYearTitleNote 2013 SPINNation Host2015Move It: Clash of the Streetdancers201824 OrasSubstitute Chika Minute anchor 2021; 2022; 2023All-Out SundaysGuest host / performer
Music video appearances
Year Title Performer Director 2019The PowerDuke Dumont and Zak AbelPaco Raterta2020Nakikinig Ka Ba Sa AkinBen&BenJorel Lising
Awards and nominations Year Work Award Category Result 2013 Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum 2013 Golden Screen TV Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by An Actress Transit 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Best Supporting Actress 2014 30th PMPC Star Awards for Movies Movie Supporting Actress of the Year 11th Golden Screen Awards Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actress 2015Dementia 31st PMPC Star Awards for Movies Movie Supporting Actress of the Year 17th Gawad Pasado Awards Pinakapasadong Katuwang na Aktres (Best Supporting Actress) Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo 2015 FAMAS Awards Best Supporting Actress 2016 Baka Bukas 2016 Cinema One Originals Film Festival Best Actress 2017Siargao 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actress 2018 41st Gawad Urian Best Supporting Actress 34th PMPC Star Awards for Movies Movie Supporting Actress of the Year 36th Luna Awards Best Supporting Actress 2021 Tadhana: Sex Slave Part 1 & 2 34th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Single Performance By An Actress
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