Melissa Ricks Biography – Melissa Ricks Wiki
Melissa Ricks (Melissa Marie Ricks-Macatangay) is a Filipino actress of American descent. She was a runner-up in the reality talent search Star Circle Quest on ABS-CBN. In 2004, she joined the reality talent search of ABS-CBN, Star Circle Quest. She was one of the top 10 Questors or Magic Circle of 10, and after few weeks of training, made it to the final 5 or Magic Circle of 5. In the Grand Questor’s Night, she was declared the 4th runner-up. After the contest, she featured as a guest in some television shows of ABS-CBN particularly in the youth-oriented drama SCQ Reload and variety show ASAP Fanatic. She got one of her biggest breaks when she portrayed Hiyas, the apple of Pedro Penduko’s eyes in the Fantaserye Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko, and when she starred in the primetime drama series Iisa Pa Lamang led by Claudine Barretto.
She starred in Kambal sa Uma, an afternoon drama series on ABS-CBN with Shaina Magdayao, Rio Locsin, Matt Evans, and Jason Abalos. She came back abruptly to Primetime on the hit series Tanging Yaman in 2010 alongside Erich Gonzales. She is currently a member of ABS CBN’s Star Magic. During the 2011-2012 season, she took the role of Elisa Altamira in Nasaan Ka, Elisa?, the Philippine adaptation of the Chilean 2009 drama ¿Dónde está Elisa? (later remade in the United States in 2010). She then played her biggest break in the role of Johanna Montenegro in the multi-acclaimed phenomenal primetime drama series, Walang Hanggan. She currently appears as Leah Layer in Honesto, where she reunites with her Walang Hanggan co-stars’ Paulo Avelino and Noni Buencamino. In 2015, she became the lead actress of the upcoming kick-off film of The Light Cinema entitled Ligaw as Criselle.
Melissa Ricks Age
She was born Melissa Marie Ricks on January 9, 1990 in Philippines.
Melissa Ricks Husband
On Sunday, May 23, 2021, she got married to her husband, Michael Macatangay. They got married in a ceremony in the United States, attended by her family. The couple got engaged in August 2020 during an intimate gathering with Melissa’s friends and family in Batangas. She narrated how she met Michael in church just a few months after she prayed for someone like him.
Melissa Ricks Children
She has one child, a daughter named Kiera from her previous relationship with her non-showbiz partner Charles Togezaki.
Melissa Ricks Parents
She is the daughter of Kelly Ricks, the president and director of S&R Philippines, and her mother, Josie Ricks.
Melissa Ricks Height
She stands at a listed height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.7 m) tall.
Melissa Ricks Instagram
Her Instagram account is @mellyricks09.
