Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (born April 19,
1990), better known as simply Kim Chiu, is a Filipina actress. Chiu was
the first winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition and is currently
part of ABS-CBN’s Star Magic. Chiu launched her career by winning Pinoy
Big Brother: Teen Edition. Chiu and the rest of the housemates entered
the Big Brother house on April 23, 2006. After 42 days in the Big
Brother house, she was named the Teen Big Winner with 626,562 votes
(41.4% of the total votes) at the Cultural Center of the Philippines
Complex in Pasay City. She was the only housemate who was never
nominated for eviction.
In the six months following after her winning, Chiu together with
on-screen partner, Gerald Anderson, appeared together in several ABS-CBN
network shows, and appeared in their first film, First Day High. Chiu
and Anderson also appeared in Love Spell and Aalog-Alog.In 2007, Chui and Anderson starred in the movie I’ve Fallen For You under Star Cinema. That same year, Chiu starred in her first primetime TV series entitled Sana Maulit Muli alongside Anderson. She was then cast in Philippine adaptation of My Girl, a Korean series. In January 2009, Chiu starred in the TV series entitled Tayong Dalawa which gave Chiu several acting awards. She also became part of Star Cinema’s official entry to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival, I Love You, Goodbye. In 2010, Chiu starred in her fourth fifth movie, Paano Na Kaya. She also starred in the primetime drama, Kung Tayo’y Magkakalayo. Chiu started performing as a regular on ASAP XV in 2006.
