Quincy Villanueva was born in the Philippines, but raised in Chicago from the age of 7. Along with her 3 sisters and brother, she was raised by their parents, Walter and Erlinda Villanueva who were both into music and entertainment. Being the only child who really wanted to pursue show business, Quincy finally pursued modeling at the age 17 by attending a local modeling audition called "Model Search America" and was one of those chosen from hundreds of girls and guys who auditioned. She then started working with dozens of local Chicago photographers and soon enough went on to become a promotional model for Black Magic for Hot Import Nights, Import Revolution and DUB. Her exposure led her to be featured in over 15 websites for car shows.
In 2003, at the age of 18, she was cast in "The Undead Series" for Pixel-Flick Entertainment, and also was a featured extra for a pilot called "You're Hired!" by Telepictures/Warner Bros. As a promotional model, this led her to work with a photographers in California, Indiana, Michigan and different cities in Illinois.
Director/Producer Ray Murphy, Jr. saw her on the internet and contacted her to become her Talent Manager. Only some short months later, Quincy relocated to North Hollywood, CA to fulfill acting and met with Ray, but about 3 months later, moved back home to Chicago to pursue a relationship with a former boyfriend.
She wanted to pursue music as a career choice which led her to record her first musical demo "Only You" with a local producer. In 2008, she saw a commercial for a new tv show and auditioned the very next day and became a contestant on the Fox hit show "The Moment of Truth" and walked away with $100,000. In 2009, she was cast in "It Takes A Village" as the Psychologist and was a featured extra for a Short Film called "Andy Got Whupped".
For several years, Quincy was in and out of the spotlight, continuing freelance modeling, meanwhile she was a full time mother and wife. In 2011, she became a promotional model for Dymatize Nutrition, but soon after, pursued acting again.
As soon as 2012 came, Quincy pushed herself to pursue acting full time, quit her business, and soon enough began auditioning. She was quickly cast in a short film called "Shelter" with the female lead as Aurelia. She auditioned for the Theatre Production of the 1938 film called "You Can't Take It With You" landing the role of Essie Carmichael.
Quincy continues to starr in independent films as well as working hard on the set of TV Series, NBC's "Chicago Fire", MTV's "Underemployed" and STARZ "Boss".
Quincy Villanueva and Mark Wahlberg on set of "The Moment of Truth".
