Nanette Medved
American philanthropist, businesswoman, and former actress
Christopher Po
(m. 1999)Nanette Gwen Medved (born January 21, 1970) is a Russian-Chinese philanthropist, businesswoman, and former actress and model based in the Philippines.[1]
Career
In 2014, Medved founded Generation HOPE, a social enterprise that produces packaged water known as "Hope in a Bottle," "Hope in a Box" and "(Not Just) Tubig," and builds public school classrooms across the Philippines. It is the first B-Corporation certified company in the Philippines.[2][3]
In 2019, Medved founded PCX, a non-profit plastic credit program. PCX established a Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard and recycle plastic waste with programs that aim to reduce the flow of plastic pollution into nature.[4]
From 2007 to 2012, Medved served on the advisory board of Bantay Bata.[5] In 2012, she began to serve on the National Advisory Council of World Wildlife Fund Philippines and in 2019, she was invited to serve on its board of trustees.[6] In July 2019, she began to serve as part of the Board of Directors of Winrock International.[7]
Prior to her philanthropic work, Medved had a career as a commercial model and actress. In 1996, she left the Philippines to pursue studies in the United States.[8] In 2002, she decided to leave the entertainment industry to focus on her advocacy work.[9]
Personal life
Medved was born in Hawaii to a Russian father and a Chinese mother.[10] Medved married businessman Christopher Po in South Africa in 1999. The couple have two sons.[11]
Filmography
Film
- Eastwood and Bronson (1989)
- Bakit Ikaw Pa Rin? (1990)
- Sa Diyos Lang Ako Susuko (1990)
- Biktima (1990)
- Huwag Mong Salingin ang Sugat Ko (1991)
- Humanap Ka ng Panget (1991)
- Sa Kabila ng Lahat (1991)
- Hinukay Ko Na ang Libingan Mo! (1991)
- Andrew Ford Medina: 'Wag Kang Gamol! (1991)
- Darna (1991)
- Narito ang Puso Ko (1992)
- Hiram na Mukha (1992)
- Dito sa Pitong Gatang (1992)
- Dillinger (1992)
- Kapag May Gusot Walang Lusot (1993)
- Isang Bala Ka Lang Part 2 (1993)
- Tumbasan Mo ng Buhay (1993)
- An Lian Ni (1993)
- Iukit Mo sa Bala! (1994)
- Hataw Tatay Hataw (1994)
- Pamilya Valderama (1995)
- Pag-ibig Ko sa Iyo'y Totoo (1997)
- Kasangga Mo Ako sa Huling Laban (1997)
- Goodbye America (1997)
- Ang Dalubhasa (2000)
Television
- Love Me Doods (1990)
- Kate en Boogie (1993)
- Compañero y Compañera (2000–2001)
References
- ^ "Philippines Leadership Awards CMO Asia". www.cmoasia.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ "Certified B Corporation". bcorporation.net. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Certified B Corporation. Bcorporation.net. (2021). Retrieved 15 June 2021, from https://bcorporation.net/ .
- ^ Yalao, Khriscielle (November 3, 2023). "PCX to join push vs plastic pollution". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Meet the amazing Mothers for Others". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "Meet the pandas". Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "Winrock International - Nanette Medved-Po Joins Winrock International Board of Directors". www.winrock.org. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "From Darna to builder of classrooms: The many lifetimes of Nanette Medved-Po". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Ito ang Balita - 2011/04/27, retrieved 2019-09-02
- ^ Rim, Lala (October 16, 2019). "From Darna to Mogul: How Nanette Medved-Po Was Named Chairperson of the Po Family Council". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ Lee-Chua, Queena N. (2018-02-23). "Winning, the Po way". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
External links
- Nanette Medved at IMDb
