Biography: Valerie Concepcion (born Valerie Noroña Galang on December 21, 1987, Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina actress, host and celebrity endorser. A former GMA talent, she is known of her role as Nora Ferrer in the soap opera Sinasamba Kita but later transferred to its rival network ABS-CBN. She then became a host in Wowowee and Pilipinas Win na Win as well as the first incarnation of Banana Split in 2008. In June 2013, she transferred back to her home network GMA Network and was casted as Ruth Monteclaro, the main antagonist in Anna Karenina. In November 2013, she transferred back again in ABS-CBN network and was casted as Gigi in Annaliza