Acting Career
Before entering show business, she worked as a dubber for a Mexicanovela. Calzado started out as a guest teen star in the show, Click, which led to further roles. She participated in the drama Kung Mawawala Ka as the soap's villain, Phoebe Valiente and starred in her first soap opera, Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man and was paired with Argentinean actor, Segundo Cernadas.
She played the role of Amihan the Queen of goddesses in Encantadia. She also starred in Moments of Love, wherein she played the role of Divina Buenacer. Calzado starred in "Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" of Ignite Media Films, here, she worked with Taiwanese actor Ken Zhu and director, Adolf Alix. She also starred in Impostora.
On January 18, 2008, Iza Calzado won the Model Star Award from the Korea Asia Model Award Festival.
Calzado was reprised her role in The Echo, the English-language remake of Filipino director Yam Laranas’ horror film Sigaw. Calzado starred in One True Love which was released on November 19, 2008.
In 2009, she starred in All About Eve. Calzado hosted Binibining Pilipinas 2009 Pageant.
On February 28, 2010, she began appearing in Healthy Cravings on QTV-11 with Chef Jeremy Favia. She appeared in Party Pilipinas and in Pilyang Kerubin. In August 2010, she also began appearing as co-host with Lucy Torres on The Sweet Life on QTV 11. In 2011, she also began hosting Showbiz Exclusives on GMA News TV. Her last appearance as a GMA contract artist was in the sitcom, Andres de Saya.
On January 24, 2012, Iza signed a three year exclusive contract with ABS-CBN making her a certified Kapamilya. She is set to host the second season of The Biggest Loser: Pinoy Edition replacing Sharon Cuneta. She will also make an appearance in Maalaala Mo Kaya to celebrate her 10th year in showbiz. Calzado is set to join Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz in their reunion movie with Star Cinema tentatively titled, When A Man Loves A Woman.
She currently stars in her first drama series as an ABS-CBN contract artist, Kahit Puso'y Masugatan, wherein she stars alongside Andi Eigenmann, Jake Cuenca, and Gabby Concepcion.
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