Anne Curtis appeared in supporting roles or in ensemble casts during the early part of her career since the mid-1990s. Her first movie was Magic Kingdom, where she played the role of a princess. Most of her early TV shows airing on the GMA-7 Network in the Philippines.
The move to primetime TV (ABS-CBN) in 2004 became successful, when she was cast in the role of Stephanie Borromeo in Hiram along with Geoff Eigenmann, Heart Evangelista, Kris Aquino and Dina Bonnevie, mother of her ex-boyfriend, Oyo Boy Sotto and her close friend, Danica Sotto. The role was a departure from her earlier teenager-roles.
In 2005, her portrayal in Hiram led to her first title role as Imang/Fatima in the fantasy TV series Kampanerang Kuba. It was a remake of the movie Kampanerang Kuba played before by Vilma Santos who was the mother of Luis Manzano, Anne's long-time bestfriend. In 2006, she returned to primetime TV as Celine Magsaysay in the drama series Maging Sino Ka Man where she landed one of the lead roles together with Bea Alonzo, John Lloyd Cruz, and Sam Milby. The following year, she became part of MTV Philippines as a VJ on Gimme 10. She also reprised her role as Celine in Maging Sino Ka Man: Book 2. In 2008, she played the role of a goddess in the fantasy series Dyosa. The popularity of the show even made her fans call her Dyosa. Her leading men in the fantaserye were Sam Milby, Luis Manzano, and Zanjoe Marudo. That same year, she got a lead role in the Metro Manila Film Festival entry Baler. For her work in this film, she won the Festival Best Actress Award, her first major acting award. She was also reportedly set to star as the super-heroine Darna opposite Richard Gutierrez in Captain Barbell Meets Darna, but turned the role down to remain with her mother studio, ABS-CBN.
In 2009, she finished taping the romantic primetime series The Wedding co-starring Zanjoe Marudo and Derek Ramsay. She is also set to do a movie with Richard Gutierrez entitled Maybe This Time.
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