Jessy Mendiola

Jessy Mendiola

Born Jessica Mendiola Tawile
3 December 1992
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Alma mater Far Eastern University

Jessy Mendiola (born Jessica Mendiola Tawile; December 3, 1992) is a Filipino actress. She played the titular character in the 2013 remake of the 1992 Mexican telenovela Maria Mercedes.

Mendiola was born in Dubai where her father used to work. She is the second of three siblings, of a Filipino mother and a half Lebanese, half British father.She was three years old when her mother moved and brought her and her elder sister, Pamela, to the Philippines. Her mother left her father due to his infidelity. Her younger sister, Megan, was born in Mexico where her parents reconciled but eventually separated again because of unknown reasons. She remains in contact with her father, who now works overseas as a marine anthropologist. She studied mass communication at Far Eastern University.

In 2016, Mendiola was recognized as the No. 1 Sexiest Woman in the Philippines by the men's magazine FHM Philippines.