Janine Marie Elizabeth de Leon Gutierrez (born October 2, 1989) is a Filipino actress. In 2020, she won the Best Actress Award at the 68th FAMAS Awards and 43rd Gawad Urian Awards for her role in the film Babae at Baril (2019). Gutierrez was recognized with the Rising Star Award at the 20th New York Asian Film Festival in 2021. She was previously a talent of GMA Network through Sparkle for a decade from 2011 to 2021 before transferring to ABS-CBN Corporation in 2021.
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Early life and education
Janine Marie Elizabeth de Leon Gutierrez was born on October 2, 1989. As the eldest of four siblings, she comes from a family of actors. Her parents are Ramon Christopher Gutierrez and Lotlot de Leon and her paternal grandparents are Pilita Corrales and Eddie Gutierrez. Donald Olson and Eva Rodriguez are her biological maternal grandparents. Actors Christopher de Leon and Nora Aunor are her adoptive maternal grandparents.
Gutierrez attended preschool along with his classmate Vico Sotto at the Philippine Montessori Center. She attended St. Paul College, Pasig, an all-girls' school, for her elementary and high school. She studied at the Ateneo de Manila University for her tertiary education and graduated with a degree in European Studies in International Business.
Personal life
In August 2024, actor Jericho Rosales announced that he is dating Gutierrez.
Gutierrez's grandmothers, Pilita Corrales and Nora Aunor, died four days apart: April 12 and April 16, 2025, respectively.