Pauline Mendoza

Pauline Bianca Cruz Esquieres (born October 5, 1999), known professionally as Pauline Mendoza, is a Filipino actress. She is also known for her various roles in Little Nanay (2015), That's My Amboy (2016), My Love from the Star (2017), and Kambal, Karibal (2017-2018) as Crisel, her biggest break to date. She was seen in Babawiin Ko ang Lahat (2021) as her first leading role in television.

2014–2016: Career beginnings and breakthrough
She began her career in 2015 where she appeared as 'Macy in Little Nanay. She has then appeared in That's My Amboy and Juan Happy Love Story in 2016, and Alyas Robin Hood.

2017–present: Breakthrough
In 2017, she got her role as Marcela in My Love from the Star. After that, she had been appearing as guest casts and given minor roles. She got her biggest break in the hit primetime series Kambal, Karibal, where in she was cast as Criselda "Crisel" Magpantay, the bitter-sweet twin sister of Crisanta "Crisan" Magpantay, portrayed by her co-star Bianca Umali in the titular roles. She had received various positive recognitions because of her portrayal of the character along with then newly signed Kapuso artist Kyline Alcantara, who was also part of the main cast in the series. Since then, she has appeared in various anthologies such as Magpakailanman and Dear Uge, and on the prime time series Cain at Abel as Patricia "Pat" Tolentino and Love You Two (2019) as Zora Babawiin Ko Ang Lahat (2021) as Iris Allegre-Salvador and Widow's Web (2022) as Elaine Innocencio-Querubin.

Personal life
Pauline Mendoza was born as Pauline Bianca Cruz Esquieres on October 5, 1999. In 2021, it was revealed that she is in a relationship with Alaminos mayor Bryan Celeste. She is currently taking up Bachelor of Science Major in Interior Design at De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde.