Lea Salonga
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22 febbraio 1971 (55 anni)
María Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (born February 22, 1971), better known as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino singer and actress best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplying the singing voices of two Disney Princesses, and as a recording artist and television performer, especially in the Philippines.
Her international breakthrough came with her performance as Kim in Miss Saigon, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical in 1990 and, in 1991, became the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award and the second-youngest actress to win for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. For the same performance, she also won the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World awards. In addition, she has received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Musical Theater Album, for the Broadway cast recordings of Flower Drum Song (2004) and Once on This Island (2019). In 2025, Salonga was honored with the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award at the 91st Annual Drama League Awards. Salonga has also been recognized by the Philippine government for her cultural contributions, receiving the Presidential Merit Award in 1990 and the Congressional Medal of Achievement in 2007, and being appointed Commander of the Order of Lakandula in the same year. Salonga also became a Disney Legend in 2011. She is the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award, and in 2026, became the first Filipino to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Her international breakthrough came with her performance as Kim in Miss Saigon, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical in 1990 and, in 1991, became the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award and the second-youngest actress to win for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. For the same performance, she also won the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World awards. In addition, she has received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Musical Theater Album, for the Broadway cast recordings of Flower Drum Song (2004) and Once on This Island (2019). In 2025, Salonga was honored with the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award at the 91st Annual Drama League Awards. Salonga has also been recognized by the Philippine government for her cultural contributions, receiving the Presidential Merit Award in 1990 and the Congressional Medal of Achievement in 2007, and being appointed Commander of the Order of Lakandula in the same year. Salonga also became a Disney Legend in 2011. She is the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award, and in 2026, became the first Filipino to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Filmografia
| 2026 | Forgotten Island · as Manang (voice) |
| 2025 | KPop Demon Hunters · as Celine (original Songs Performance) (voice) |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio · as Jasmine / Mulan (singing Voice) |
| 2022 | Firebuds · as Yolanda Yamada |
| 2022 | Little Demon · as Amalia |
| 2022 | Pretty Little Liars (2022) · as Elodie Honrada |
| 2022 | Plague at the Golden Gate · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | The Cleaning Lady · as Rose Alonto |
| 2021 | Centaurworld · as Woman (voice) |
| 2019 | Yellow Rose · as Gail |
| 2017 | 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · as Erzulie |
| 2016 | George Takei's Allegiance · as Kei Kimura |
| 2016 | Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary · as Special Finale Guest Star |
| 2015 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend · as Aunt Myrna |
| 2014 | Nature Is Speaking · as Inang Kalikasan (mother Nature) |
| 2012 | Sofia the First · as Mulan |
| 2010 | Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary · as Fantine |
| 2007 | Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams · as Jasmine (singing Voice) |
| 2005 | Disney Princess: A Christmas of Enchantment · as Jasmine (singing Voice) |
| 2005 | Disney Princess Sing-Along Songs: Volume 2 - Enchanted Tea Party · as Mulan (voice) |
| 2004 | Mulan II · as Mulan (singing Voice) |
| 2004 | Disney Princess Sing-Along Songs: Volume 1 - Once Upon a Dream · as Jasmine / Mulan (voice) |
| 2003 | Mickey's PhilharMagic · as Jasmine |
| 1998 | Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh · as Kim / Eponine |
| 1998 | Mulan · as Mulan (singing Voice) |
| 1997 | Johnny Bravo · as Cheerleader #1 |
| 1995 | Aladdin on Ice · as Jasmine (singing Voice) (uncredited) |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Second Chances · as Agnes |
| 1995 | Les Misérables the Dream Cast in Concert · as Eponine |
| 1995 | Redwood Curtain · as Geri RiordanSu Plex |
| 1994 | ER · as Amparo |
| 1993 | The Olsen Twins Mother's Day Special · as Inger |
| 1993 | Disney Sing-Along Songs: Friend Like Me · as Princess Jasmine |
| 1992 | Bakit labis kitang mahal · as Sandy |
| 1992 | Aladdin · as Jasmine (singing Voice) |
| 1989 | Dear Diary · as Lenny Tacorda (segment "dear Killer") |
| 1988 | Pik pak boom · as Rosie |
| 1988 | American Experience · as Narrator |
| 1986 | Captain Barbell · as Rosemarie |
| 1986 | Ninja Kids and the Samurai Sword · as Yoko |
| 1985 | Like Father, Like Son · as Angela |
| 1981 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Eponine |
| 1956 | As The World Turns · as Lien Hughes #2 (2001, 2003) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Geri Riordan |
| 2026 | Forgotten Island · as Songs |
| 1992 | Bakit labis kitang mahal · as Theme Song Performance |