Giovannie Pico
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Giovannie Pico is a Filipina
television, film and stage actress whose most visible role has been that of medical student Ludlow in 2004-05 episodes of NBC
's top-rated hospital drama ER
.
A native of Tondo
, the poorest district of Manila
, and one of the most densely-populated areas in the world, Giovannie Anne Cabangis-Espiritu became a performer at a young age and, by her early twenties, starred in a number of Philippine-made internationally-produced films and TV programs. She was cast as the female lead in the movie American Yearbook
and earned plaudits for her performance, notably in view of the fact that the producers originated the part with a Caucasian
actress in mind.
Upon arriving in the United States, Giovannie Pico matriculated at Harvard Law School
, intending to study advanced negotiation
skills, but the pressures of her show business career constrained to keep her in Hollywood. In addition to her role as ERs Ludlow, she has also appeared on 2007 episodes of Bones
(as Rose Allipo) and Gilmore Girls
(as Karen). While playing a starring role in the 2006 independently-produced 40-minute TV movie
Kambal: The Twins of Prophecy, she received a credit as the film's executive producer. As an activist in the area of domestic violence awareness and prevention, she has donated her time by directing benefit productions of Eve Ensler
's play The Vagina Monologues
at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
television, film and stage actress whose most visible role has been that of medical student Ludlow in 2004-05 episodes of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's top-rated hospital drama ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
.
A native of Tondo
Tondo, Manila
Tondo is a district of Manila, Philippines. The locale has existed prior to the arrival of the Spanish, referred to as "Tundun" in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription. One of the most densely populated areas of land in the world, Tondo is located in the northwest portion of the city and is primarily...
, the poorest district of Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, and one of the most densely-populated areas in the world, Giovannie Anne Cabangis-Espiritu became a performer at a young age and, by her early twenties, starred in a number of Philippine-made internationally-produced films and TV programs. She was cast as the female lead in the movie American Yearbook
American Yearbook
American Yearbook is an award-winning 2004 American drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Brian Ging. While the film itself is finished, and has been shown at various film festivals, there is currently no public release date...
and earned plaudits for her performance, notably in view of the fact that the producers originated the part with a Caucasian
Caucasian race
The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
actress in mind.
Upon arriving in the United States, Giovannie Pico matriculated at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, intending to study advanced negotiation
Negotiation
Negotiation is a dialogue between two or more people or parties, intended to reach an understanding, resolve point of difference, or gain advantage in outcome of dialogue, to produce an agreement upon courses of action, to bargain for individual or collective advantage, to craft outcomes to satisfy...
skills, but the pressures of her show business career constrained to keep her in Hollywood. In addition to her role as ERs Ludlow, she has also appeared on 2007 episodes of Bones
Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
(as Rose Allipo) and Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
(as Karen). While playing a starring role in the 2006 independently-produced 40-minute TV movie
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
Kambal: The Twins of Prophecy, she received a credit as the film's executive producer. As an activist in the area of domestic violence awareness and prevention, she has donated her time by directing benefit productions of Eve Ensler
Eve Ensler
Eve Ensler is an American playwright, performer, feminist and activist, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues.- Personal life :...
's play The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at AFRICA in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production which was produced by David Stone, Nina Essman, Dan Markley, The Araca Group, Willa Shalit, Mike Skipper...
at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco.