Lourdes Faberes (born 1974 or 1975) is a Philippines-born actress based in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her roles as Pollution in the Amazon series Good Omens, the assassin Altani on History Channel's Knightfall, Michelle Ito on ABC's series, Whiskey Cavalier and Kate Fletcher in The Sandman TV series.
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Early life and theatre
Lourdes Faberes was born and raised in Manila, Philippines. She moved to the United Kingdom in 1997, and studied and gained an MA degree in Performance (Advanced Theatre Practice) at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Faberes has stated that her mother wanted "overachieving children". Although her parents first suggested that she become a lawyer, her mother brought Faberes to various extracurricular activities, including tennis, embroidery, and arms and ammunition. She was first introduced to acting when her mother took her to the National Theatre in the Philippines to improve her elocution. Her acting debut was in a production of The King and I in 1991. Faberes performed for the Philippines repertory company in Miss Saigon.
Career
Faberes made her screen acting debut in the 'ensemble' of the television series Great Performances, production of Jesus Christ Superstar. In 2004, Faberes starred as Isabel Liu, a Flight Dynamics Officer [Fido], from mission control in the BBC's Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets. Since then, Faberes has clocked numerous TV series appearances as well as major roles in many short films.
